ASTM C1288

This standard covers dimensionally stable discrete non-asbestos fiber-cement interior substrate sheets suitable for decoration as paint, wallpaper, natural stone, tile, or resilient flooring in internal wet and dry areas. The list of materials for this specification does not include asbestos-cement flat sheets, non-asbestos fiber-cement flat sheets used for claddings, facades, curtain walls, and soffits, gypsum backing boards and coreboards, water-resistant gypsum backing boards, glass mat gypsum backing boards, fiber mat cement boards, or cement-bonded particleboards. The sheets may be coated or uncoated and are classified into four grades according to flexural strength. Materials should essentially consist of an inorganic binder or a calcium silicate binder and optional compatible process aids, fillers, and pigments. To meet property requirements, the products may be formed with or without pressure and cured under natural or accelerated conditions. All products should conform to the required values of flexural strength, density, and modulus of elasticity, and to the qualities of workmanship, finish, and appearance.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers discrete non-asbestos fiber-cement sheets manufactured to be dimensionally stable and suitable for decoration as paint, wallpaper, natural stone, tile, or resilient flooring in internal wet and dry areas.

1.2 This specification is not applicable to asbestos-cement flat sheets (Specification C 220), non-asbestos fiber cement flat sheets for exterior applications such as claddings, facades, curtain walls, and soffits (Specification C 1186), gypsum backing board and coreboard (Specification C 442), water-resistant gypsum backing board (Specification C 630), glass mat gypsum backing board (Specification C 1178), particle boards (Definitions D 1554), fiber mat cement boards (Specification C 1325 and ANSI A118.9), or cement-bonded particleboards (Specification BS 5669: Part 4) and (ISO 8335).

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

2. Referenced Documents

C1154 Terminology for Non-Asbestos Fiber-Reinforced Cement Products
C1178/C1178M Specification for Coated Glass Mat Water-Resistant Gypsum Backing Panel
C1185 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Non-Asbestos Fiber-Cement Flat Sheet, Roofing and Siding Shingles, and Clapboards
C1186 Specification for Flat Fiber-Cement Sheets
C1325 Specification for Non-Asbestos Fiber-Mat Reinforced Cementitious Backer Units
C220 Specification for Flat Asbestos-Cement Sheets
C442/C442M Specification for Gypsum Backing Board, Gypsum Coreboard, and Gypsum Shaftliner Board
C630/C630M Specification for Water-Resistant Gypsum Backing Board
D1037 Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
D1554 Terminology Relating to Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
G21 Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi
A118.1 Specification for Dry-Set Portland Cement Mortar
A118.4 Specification for Latex-Portland Cement Mortar
A118.9 Test Methods and Specifications for Cementitious Backer Units
A136.1 Standard for Organic Adhesives for Installation of Ceramic Tile
BS 5669: Part 4 Specification for cement bonded particleboard
ISO 8335 Cement-bonded particleboards-Boards of Portland or equivalent cement reinforced with fibrous wood particles

Index Terms

acceptance; air cured; appearance; autoclaved cured; cellulose fiber; polyvinyl alcohol fiber; density; edge straightness; exterior applications sheet grading; finish; flex-ural strength; frost resistance; heat/rain resistance; inspection; interior wet area application; length and width tolerance; mechanical properties; minimum equilibrium strength; minimum wet strength; moisture content; moisture movement; nominal length; nominal thickness; nominal width; non-asbestos fiber; packaging; physical properties; polyethylene fiber; polypropylene fiber; coated glass fiber; polyacrylonitrile fiber; surface burning characteristics; pressure cured; sampling; shipping; squareness tolerance; storage; supplementary tests; thickness requirements; thickness tolerance; third party certification; tolerance; type tests; warm water resistance; water tightness; workmanship; Cellulose fiber--specifications; Coated glass fiber; Exterior building applications; Interior wet area application; Mechanical properties; Nonasbestos fiber-cement materials--specifications; Physical properties/dimensions/characteristics; Polyacrylonitrile fiber; Polyethylene (PE) fiber; Polypropylene (PP) fibers; Poly(vinyl alcohol) fiber; Surface burning characteristics; ICS Number Code 91.100.40

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