13. Qualification Requirements
13.1 The following requirements are generally employed
for the purpose of initial material or product qualification in
accordance with Practice C390:
13.1.1 Standard sizes and dimensions,
13.1.2 Apparent thermal conductivity,
13.1.3 Diameter of fiber,
13.1.4 Hot surface performance,
13.1.5 Tensile strength, and
13.1.6 Non-combustibility.
14. Sampling
14.1 The insulation shall be sampled for qualification test-
ing and for inspection in accordance with Practice C390.
Specific provision for sampling shall be agreed upon between
the purchaser and the supplier.
15. Inspection Requirements
15.1 Inspection for Quality Assurance—The following re-
quirements are generally employed for purposes of acceptance
sampling of lots or shipments of qualified felted insulation.
15.1.1 Thickness.
15.1.2 Mass per unit area.
15.2 Points of Inspection—When agreed to by the purchaser
and the manufacturer, and when specified in the purchase order
or contract, the inspection of the material shall be made at
either the point of shipment or point of delivery.
16. Test Methods
16.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
determined in accordance with the following test methods:
16.1.1 Thickness—Test Methods C167. Follow the specified
pressure alternative procedure of Test Methods C167 except
that the expansion procedure for sample preparation is not
necessary. A test specimen shall be taken that is 4 ft long by the
full width of the insulation felt. The test specimen shall be
ruled off into 20 approximately square and equal areas, and the
thickness measurement taken at the center of ten areas, no two
of which shall have a contiguous side. The specimen shall be
placed on a hard flat surface and the thickness shall be
measured using a dial gage indicator. The gage shall have a
circular presser foot 3–4 in. (76–102 mm) in diameter. The foot
shall exert a pressure of 0.1 lb/in.
2
(7 gm/cm
2
)610 %. The
gage shall be calibrated before use with a gage block. The
average of the ten thickness measurements shall be taken as the
thickness of the test specimen.
16.1.2 Area Weight—Test Methods C167, except that the
expansion procedure for sample preparation is not necessary.
The weight per unit area shall be reported in ounces per square
foot (kilograms per square metre). The test specimen shall be
4 ft long by the full width of the felt. It is acceptable for the
specimen taken for the thickness measurement to be used for
the weight per unit area measurement.
16.1.3 Apparent Thermal Conductivity—Apparent thermal
conductivity shall be determined in accordance with Test
Methods C177,C335 or C518. In case of dispute, Test Method
C177 shall be used.
16.1.3.1 See Practice C1045 for requirements and guide-
lines for the determination of thermal transmission properties.
16.1.3.2 See Practice C1058 for guidelines for reporting
thermal properties.
16.2 Hot Surface Performance—Test Method C411. The
test temperature shall be that specified in 3.1, or the manufac-
turer’s recommended temperature, whichever is higher.
16.3 Tensile Strength—The tensile strength shall be deter-
mined by the grab test method described in Method 5100 of
FED-STD-191 with the following exceptions: The test sample
shall be from 12 to 14 in. long by the full width of the felt. Five
test specimens measuring 12 in. in the width direction by 12 to
14 in. (305 by 355 mm) long shall be cut from the sample. The
specimens shall be clamped at the top and bottom sections by
a nominal
1
⁄
2
in. (12 mm) pipe covered with 0.25-in. (6-mm)
thick sponge rubber to prevent cutting and slipping of the
specimens. The clamped specimens, having a test area of about
1 ft
2
(0.09 m
2
) shall be attached to the grips of the testing
machine that shall separate at a rate of 2 60.2 in. (51 65
mm)/min until rupture occurs. Tensile strength determinations
shall be made on specimens before and after being subjected to
soaking heat to 1200°F (650°C) for 6 h. The tensile strength
shall be expressed in pounds per square inch (kilopascals)
based on the nominal cross-sectional area. The tensile strength
for purposes of determining conformance shall be the average
of the five measurements on these specimens (see Table 2).
16.4 Noncombustibility—Test Method E136, 46 CFR
164.009, or IMO 1182:1990 per FTP Code Annex, Part 1.
17. Rejection and Rehearing
17.1 It is acceptable to reject material that fails to conform
to the requirements of the agreed upon specification. Rejection
shall be reported to the producer or supplier promptly and in
writing. In case of dissatisfaction with the results of the test, the
producer or the supplier may make claim for a rehearing.
17.2 The certification of an independent third party indicat-
ing conformance to the requirements of this specification is an
acceptable substitute to the manufacturer’s certification, upon
the request of the purchaser in the contract or order.
17.3 In case of rejection, the manufacturer or supplier shall
have the right to reinspect the rejected shipment and resubmit
the lot after removal of the portion of the shipment not
conforming to the specified requirements.
18. Certification
18.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, the
producer or the supplier shall furnish a certificate to the
purchaser that the material was manufactured, sampled, and
tested or inspected in accordance with this specification and
TABLE 4 Standard Parameters
Nominal
Thickness,
in. (mm)
Mass per Area
oz/ft
2
(kg/m
2
)
0.3 (7.6) 3.5 (1.07)
0.5 (12.7) 6.0 (1.83)
0.75 (19.1) 12.25 (3.74)
1.0 (25.4) 15.0 (4.58)
C1086 − 20 (2025)
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