ASTM C1036 Flat Glass Standard updated

ASTM C1036, “Standard Specification for Flat Glass,” has just been updated.  The 2016 Edition is a technical update for the previous and now obsolete 2011 Edition.  The new 10-page revision contains extensive changes to the requirements for annealed, monolithic flat soda-lime glass that is provided in cut sizes or as  stock sheets.  This type of glass is usually used for decorative and general glazing applications.

What kinds of glass are covered by ASTM C1036?  The glass may be transparent, clear or tinted.  The kinds of glazing products it is used for are coated glass, insulating glass, laminated glass, mirrors, spandrel glass and so on.

What kinds of changes are in the new 2016 Edition?  Some of the definitions have been revised.  And some definitions have been added or deleted.  Many of the tables have been revised.  Other updates can be found in parts of Section 5, Requirements, and Section 6, Test Methods.  For this standard, we suggest the purchase of the redline edition to assist you in evaluating all modifications to the document.

The redline edition of ASTM C1036 will include 2 copies of the standard.  One copy is a clean edition for the new 2016 release.  The other copy is the previous 2011 Edition (with editorial corrections from 2012.)  This copy contains the mark-up that specifies all areas where changes have been made to the publication.  You’ll use both to support your gap analysis of the standard.

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New ASTM C1036 2011 Edition, Standard Specification for Flat Glass

There’s a new ASTM C1036-11 that’s just been released.  Titled “Standard Specification for Flat Glass,” the 9-page standard covers the requirements for annealed, monolithic flat soda-lime glass supplied as cut sizes or stock sheets. The new 2011 Edition replaces the previous ASTM C1036-06.

ASTM C1036 covers the quality requirements of flat, transparent, clear, and tinted glass. This glass is intended to be used primarily for architectural glazing products including: coated glass, insulating glass units, laminated glass, mirrors, spandrel glass, or similar uses.

The monolithic flat glass can be supplied as cut sizes or stock sheets. Two types of glasses can be used: Type I which is a transparent flat glass and Type II which is a patterned and wired flat glass. Type II glass has clear and tinted classes while Type I glass only has the clear class.

Different test methods for Type I glass can be performed in order to determine the following properties: point blemish and linear blemish content, ream distortion, string distortion, line distortion, dimension, squareness, reflectance, and transmittance.

As for the type II glass the following properties can be determined after different tests: associated distortion and blemish appraisal, dimension, point blemish, reflectance, and transmittance.

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