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ASTM C584 – Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss of Glazed Ceramic Whitewares and Related Products Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method provides a means of establishing specular gloss limits for bright, semi-mat, and mat glazed surfaces. It is realized that specular gloss measurements do not always correlate well with visual rankings of glossiness …
ASTM C580 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength and Modulus of Elasticity of Chemical-Resistant Mortars, Grouts, Monolithic Surfacings, and Polymer Concretes Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method is generally applicable to rigid and semirigid materials. Although flexural strength cannot be determined for those materials that do not break, tangent modulus of elasticity can …
ASTM C579 – Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Chemical-Resistant Mortars, Grouts, Monolithic Surfacings, and Polymer Concretes Description: Significance and Use 4.1 These test methods offer a means of determining the compressive strength of chemical-resistant mortars, grouts, monolithic surfacings, and polymer concretes. Scope 1.1 These test methods cover the determination of the compressive strength of chemical-resistant …
ASTM C578 – Standard Specification for Rigid, Cellular Polystyrene Thermal Insulation Description: Abstract This specification covers the standards for the types, physical properties and dimensions of cellular polystyrene boards with or without facings or coatings made by molding (EPS) or extrusion (XPS) of expandable polystyrene proposed for use as thermal insulation. This specification, however, does …
ASTM C577 – Standard Test Method for Permeability of Refractories Description: Significance and Use 3.1 This test method is used to measure the rate of flow of air or nitrogen through refractory brick and monoliths and to thus determine the permeability of tested products. 3.2 This test method is useful in research and development for establishing the …
ASTM C567 – Standard Test Method for Determining Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The measured or calculated equilibrium density of structural lightweight concrete determines whether specified density requirements have been met. Unless otherwise specified, determine equilibrium density by calculation using the procedures in 9.2. 5.2 Test Method C138/C138M shall be used to determine the density …
ASTM C566 – Standard Test Method for Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method is sufficiently accurate for usual purposes, such as adjusting batch quantities of ingredients for concrete. It will generally measure the moisture in the test sample more reliably than the sample can be made …
ASTM C565 – Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Carbon and Graphite Mechanical Materials Description: Significance and Use 4.1 These test methods may be used for quality control testing of established grades of carbon and graphite materials, in the development of new grades, and for other purposes where relative strength levels are the primary quantities …
ASTM C563 – Standard Guide for Approximation of Optimum SO3 in Hydraulic Cement Description: Significance and Use 3.1 The purpose of this guide is to estimate the SO3 content for a hydraulic cement that gives maximum performance. The value obtained is one way to establish an appropriate level of sulfate in the manufacture of cements specified in …
ASTM C562 – Standard Test Method for Moisture in a Graphite Sample Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method is applicable only for determination of the volatile moisture content resulting from adsorption of water vapor from the atmosphere, and is not intended to give representative moisture data for graphite that has been exposed to liquid …
