Designation:F1344-121 INTERNATIONAL StandardSpecificationfor RubberFloorTile1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1344; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense. e'NOTEHardness requirements were updated to Table1 editorially in May 2013. 1. Scope Floor Coverings by Optical Measurement F710 Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive 1.1 This specification covers requirements for the com- Resilient Flooring pound and physical characteristics of rubber floor tile. F925 Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of Resilient 1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded Flooring as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical F970 Test Method for Static Load Limit conversions to SI units that are provided for information only F1482 Practice for Installation and Preparation of Panel and are not considered standard. Type Underlayments to Receive Resilient Flooring 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the F1514 Test Method for Measuring Heat Stability of Resilient safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Flooring by Color Change responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- F2055 Test Method for Size and Squareness of Resilient Floor Tile by Dial Gage Method priate safety and healthpractices and determine the applica- F2199 Test Method for Determining Dimensional Stability bility of regulatory limitationspriortouse. of Resilient Floor Tile after Exposure to Heat 2.Referenced Documents 2.3 American National Standards: 2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the ANSVASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for In- date of this material purchase form a part of this specification spection by Attributes3 to the extent referenced herein: 3. Terminology 2.2 ASTM Standards:2 D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics 3.1 Definitions-For definitions of other terms used in this D1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber standard, see Terminology F141. D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property--Durometer Hard- ness 4. Classification D3389 Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance 4.1 Rubber floor tile covered by this specification shall be (Rotary Platform Abrader) F141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor Coverings classified as: F373 Test Method for Embossed Depth of Resilient Floor Type IHomogeneous Rubber Floor Tile A. Solid Color Coverings B. Through Mottled F386 Test Method for Thickness of Resilient Flooring Ma- Type Il—Heterogeneous (Laminated) Rubber Floor Tile terials Having Flat Surfaces A.Solid ColorWear Layer B.MottledWearLayer F410 Test Method for Wear Layer Thickness of Resilient GradeBased on Shore A durometer hardness Grade1≥85 Grade 2 ≥ 70 but less than 85 'This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committe F06 on 4.2 The tile in 4.1 may have either smooth, embossed, or Resilient Floor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.80 molded pattern wearing surfaces. onSpecifications. Current edition approved May 15,2012.Published June 2012.Originally 4.3 These products shall not contain asbestos. approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1344-10. DOI: 10.1520/F1344-12E01. 2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org,or [email protected] Standards volume information, refer to the standard's Document Summary page on 3 Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., the ASTM website. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org. CopyrightASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959.UnitedStates Copyrigh