Roxul Industrial Insulation Process - Manual (Page 92)

2.1.2 Insulation specification
The insulation specification is part of the plant
owner or contractors specification. It generally
contains:
Guidelines for preparation prior to the
insulation work
Material specifications
Mounting instructions per application
The insulation specification also often includes
the guidelines for corrosion protection. Similar to
other specifications, the insulation specification
often refers to society standards and/or industrial
guidelines.
The detailed lay-out per specification will depend
on the type of application, the plant owner,
contractor and country specific requirements.
A more detailed explanation of the most common
standards, guidelines and specifications is given
in the following documents.
a) ASTM standards
b) PIP guideline
c) Canadian standards
d) MICA standards
e) NACE
f) CINI guideline
g) European standardization
h) CE-Mark
i) DIN standards & guidelines
j) AGI guidelines
k) BFA WKSB guidelines
l) FESI guidelines
m) ISO standards
n) VDI 2055 guideline
o) British Standard (BS)
p) Norme Française (NF)
q) Document Technique Unifié (DTU)
The wide variety per country, application and plant
owner means these documents cannot convey the
entire content and so cannot claim to be complete.
For specific applications, please contact our
ROXUL
® Technical Services Team for advice.
a) ASTM standards
ASTM International (ASTM), originally known as
the American Society for Testing and Materials, is
an international organization that develops and
publishes voluntary standards for a wide range of
materials, products, systems and services.
ASTM is older than other organizations for
standardization, such as BSI (1901) and DIN (1917),
however it differs from these in that it is not a
national standard-setting body. This role is
performed in the USA by the ANSI Institute.
Nevertheless, ASTM plays a predominant role in
the specification of standards in North America
and for many international projects – particularly
in the Middle East, Asia and South-America.
The ASTM standards are grouped into materials
standards and validation standards for product
properties. International tenders for the insulation
of industrial plants often refer to relevant ASTM
standards.
The ASTM annual book of standards comprises
77 volumes. The corresponding standards for
insulation are incorporated into ASTM Volume
04.06 “Thermal insulation; Building and
environmental acoustics”.
More information is available via www.astm.org
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