ASTM F683-03 - 10.5.2003
 
1. Scope

1.1 This practice provides guidance in the selection of types and thicknesses of thermal insulation materials for piping, machinery, and equipment for nonnuclear shipboard applications. Methods and materials for installation, including lagging, are also detailed.

1.2 Supplemental requirements and exceptions to the requirements discussed herein for ships of the U.S. Navy are included in Supplementary Requirements S1.

1.3 Asbestos or asbestos-containing materials shall not be used.

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.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

TT-P-28

Paint, Aluminum, Heat Resisting (1200F)

HH-P-31

Packing and Lagging Material, Fibrous Glass Metallic and Plain Cloth and Tape

D962-81(2020)

Standard Specification for Aluminum Powder and Paste Pigments for Paints

F1138-21

Standard Specification for Spray Shields for Mechanical Joints

C1482-23

Standard Specification for Polyimide Flexible Cellular Thermal and Sound Absorbing Insulation

C612-14(2019)

Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Block and Board Thermal Insulation

C610-17(2023)

Standard Specification for Molded Expanded Perlite Block and Pipe Thermal Insulation

C553-13(2019)

Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Blanket Thermal Insulation for Commercial and Industrial Applications

C552-22

Standard Specification for Cellular Glass Thermal Insulation

C547-22a

Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Pipe Insulation (Includes all amendments and changes 10/13/2022).

C534-07

Standard Specification for Preformed Flexible Elastomeric Cellular Thermal Insulation in Sheet and Tubular Form

C533-17(2023)

Standard Specification for Calcium Silicate Block and Pipe Thermal Insulation

C449-C449M-00

Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Hydraulic-Setting Thermal Insulating and Finishing Cement

C195-07(2019)

Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Thermal Insulating Cement

C168-22

Standard Terminology Relating to Thermal Insulation

B209M-14

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate (Metric) (Withdrawn 2021)

B209-14

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

A167-99

Standard Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

A653/A653M-23

Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process

C892-19

Standard Specification for High-Temperature Fiber Blanket Thermal Insulation

C680-23a

Standard Practice for Estimate of the Heat Gain or Loss and the Surface Temperatures of Insulated Flat, Cylindrical, and Spherical Systems by Use of Computer Programs (Includes all amendments and changes 12/13/2023).