Designation:F1700−18aStandardSpecificationforSolidVinylFloorTile1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1700;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverssolidvinyl2floortilesthataremonolithic,surfacedecoratedorprinted,andprotectedbyaclearwearlayer.1.2Thistypeoffloorcoveringisintendedforuseincommercial,lightcommercial,andresidentialbuildings.Gen-eralinformationandperformancecharacteristicswhichdeter-mineserviceabilityandrecommendeduseareincludedinthisspecification.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3F137TestMethodforFlexibilityofResilientFlooringMa-terialswithCylindricalMandrelApparatusF141TerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoveringsF373TestMethodforEmbossedDepthofResilientFloorCoveringsF386TestMethodforThicknessofResilientFlooringMa-terialsHavingFlatSurfacesF410TestMethodforWearLayerThicknessofResilientFloorCoveringsbyOpticalMeasurementF925TestMethodforResistancetoChemicalsofResilientFlooringF1514TestMethodforMeasuringHeatStabili...
