ay Designation: C 165 - 95 Standard Test Method for Measuring Compressive Properties of Thermal Insulations* ‘This andr eased der the zed designation C 165 the number immesitly lowing the designation indies te you the ie of ein, nial adoption er ofl revison, A umber parentheses nats the jet at feappeoal A Spersit epstn ise an edna change since ihe as eision or eapproval This tex mer has bon approved for by agencies ef the Daparmens of Deense Cont the Bad Fade of Speco a Standards forthe pce oar fe ih ha eon adoped bythe Depatnet of Defense 1. Scope LL This test method covers two procedures for deter- mining the compressive resistance of thermal insulations. 1.1.1 Procedure A covets thermal insulations having an approximate straight-line portion of a load-deformation curve, but that may or may not have an identifiable yield point as shown in Figs. | and 2. Such behavior is typical of most rigid board or block-type insulation. 1.1.2 Procedure B covers thermal insulations that become increasingly more stiff as load is increased, as shown in Fig 3, Such behavior is typical of ibrous bait and blanket ingulations that have been compressed previously to atleast, the same deformation by compression packaging or mechan ical softening. 1.2 It is recognized that the classification of materials, under Procedures A and B may not hold in all cases. For example, some batt or blanket materials that have not been compression packaged will exhibit behavior more typical of Procedure A for their first loadings. Also, some higher density fibrous insulation boards that have been precompressed will exhibit load-deformation curves more typical of Procedure B. There will also be thermal insulations with load-deformation curves that follow none of the three types shown here; that is, curves with no straighiline Portion, curves with compaction areas, and curves that change from negative to positive slope. 1.3. This test method does not cover reflective or loose fill insulations. 1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only. 15 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibilty of the user of this standard to establish appro- ‘priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: C 167 Test Methods for Thickness and Density of Blanket cor Batt Thermal Insulations? "Tht tet method i wacer the jersiction of ASTM Commitee €:16 on ‘Trermal Insulation and 1 the direct resposiliy of Subsommiiee C16.32 on Mechanical Properties. ‘Curent ediion approved Feb. 1S, 1998, Pubiched Api 1995. Oniialy publbed. as C1GS41T, Last previous elim C16S~92. Replaces Coop—ast Ania! Beok of ASTM Slander Vt 0406. C168 Terminology Relating to ‘Thermal Insulating Materials? (© 240 Test Methods of Testing Cellular Glass Insulation Block? E 4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines? E 177 Practice for the Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods! E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study 10 Determine the Precision of a Test Method 3. Terminology 3.1 Definitions: 3.1.1 ‘Terminology C 168 applies to the terms used in this method 3.2 Additional terms are defined as follows: 3.2.1. compressive deformation—the decrease in specimen thickness by a compressive load. 3.2.2 compressive load—the compressive force carried by the test specimen at any given moment. 3.2.3 compressive modulus of elasticity—the ratio of the ‘compressive load per unit of original area to the corre- sponding deformation per unit of original thickness below ‘the proportional limit of a material 3.24 compressive resistance—the compressive load per unit of original area at a specified deformation, For those ‘materials where the specified deformation is regarded as indicating the start of complete failure, the compressive resistance may properly be called the compressive strength. 3.2.5 proportional limit in _compression—the greatest compressive load that a material is capable of sustaining without any deviation from proportionality of load 10 deformation. 3.26 yield point in compression—the load at the first point on the load- Avaibe rom ASTM Mesiquacers, 1915 Hace St, Piadepss, PA 19103,ah c 165 ‘TABLE 1 Prociaion information ‘ia Fp Tea Tm ra Ihatal Corposton ale igh Benet ‘ow Banay Stee ra Fer Mer Five Deloraten 3s 105 28 ember of Laberstres ; r é ber of Tests 4 ‘ 0 Probes one 306 os one (cat hy ‘Average ts vate 1000 psi 527 pai 0012 pei 000% ps: (ose kPa) fee sare) ‘@0asra) (021 Pa epostday set were Sto O97 pa 0009'p8 007) aber). 95% G2 kPa) lez are (o024ra) (0.05 te Reprodaatny art Osteen Ss Der st Deepa Soars ubermoves), 95 (317 kPa) (ere (034) (0.05 43) 10.3. Precision—The terms (repeatability limit and repro- ducibility limit) in Table 1 are used as specified in Practice E177. The respective standard deviations among the test results may be obtained by dividing the limit values in Table Ty 2.8 10.4 Bias—Since there is no accepted reference material suitable for determining the bias for the procedures in Test Method C 165 for measuring compressive strenath, bias has not been determined. 11, Keywords 11.1 blanket-type; block-type; board-type; compression, testing; compressive resistance; deformation; modulus of elasticity; thermal insulation; thermal insulation materials ‘The Amarian Social fr Testing and Materia takes ne poston sspectna the vy cf ay patent ight essed in connector sth ytan orton’ ines saded Users a ths sand are eros assed tha Gwerminaen oh vay wy Buch ‘ate iha, and he rat ofitingemrt of such gt, ae ently hoon rexporaity, ‘Tis tance sujet tran a ery re bythe esponsb ecnical comite and est be eviews evry ire yrs ad ‘vnatranse, othr reapoose: win. 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