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IS 809 (1992): Rubber Flooring Materials For General

Purposes [CED 5: Flooring, Wall Finishing and Roofing]

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RUBBER FLOORING MATERIALS FOR
GENERAL PURPOSES-SPECIFICATION
( First Revision )

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Flooring, Wall Finishing and Roofing Sectional Committee, CED 5

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the
draft finalized bv the : Flooring, Wall Finishing and Roofing Sectional Committee had been
approved by the -Civil Engineering Division Council.
The rubber floor coverings are used in the public and industrial buildings, buses and ships
because of their fair wear-resistance quality, resiliency and reduction in noise. This standard
was first published in 1957 and subsequently revised in 1970. The major changes made in the
present revision are given below:
a) Thickness of rubber flooring from 3 to 6 mm have been covered and pressure limits
while measuring thickness have been specified;
b) Methods of measuring tile size and squareness have been included;
c) Sheet widths up to 2.1 m are covered;
d) Maximum limit of hardness and permissible tolerances are included; and
e) Provision for measurement of resistance to abrasion ( if agreed to between the purchaser
and supplier ) has been included.
In the fomulation of this standard due weightage has been given to international co-ordination
among the standards and practices prevailing in different countries in addition to relating it to
the practices in the field in this country. This has been met by deriving assistance from:
BS 1711 : 1975 Solid rubber flooring. British Standards Institution.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be
rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )‘.
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as
that of the specified value in this standard.
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Indian Standard
RUBBER FLOORING MATERIALS FOR
GENERAL PURPOSES - SPECIFICATION
( First Revision )
1 SCOPE covering shall be either furnished with a cloth
impression or be buffed smooth. The edges and
This standard lays down the composition, ends shall be cut true and square.
minimum requirements, workmanship and
prescribes tests for rubber flooring material 4.2 Colour
suitable for covering floors of domestic and
public buildings, cinemas, hospitals, large The colour of the flooring shall not be perma-
stores, ships, transport vehicles, etc. This nently affected by cleaning with water and a
standard does not cover the requirements for washing soap or by treatment with a suitable
special types of rubber flooring used for electri- floor polish. The colour of the flooring shal1 not
cal insulating purposes, conductive or anti- bleed into an adjacent piece of rubber.
static flooring or rubber flooring having
chemical and oil-resistant properties. 5 DIMENSION
5.1 Thickness
2 REFERENCES
The nominal thickness of the rubber flooring
The Indian Standard listed in Annex A are shall be one of the following:
necessary adjuncts to this standard.
3 mm
3 COMPOSITION 4 mm
5 mm
3.1 The flooring shall be made from a com-
pound of natural or synthetic rubber which may 6 mm
also contain reclaim rubber and suitable fillers. 5.1.1 For all flooring the overall thickness when
All colouring matter shall be of good quality, measured in the manner described in Annex B,
insoluble in water, resistant to alkalies and shall not differ from the declared nominal
direct sunlight or artificial light. value by more than 0.3 mm at any of the twenty
measuring points.
3.1.1 Suitable cotton sheeting shall be used
as backing. The cotton sheeting shall be 5.1.2 If cloth/hession marking is present, the
impregnated with a high grade rubber thickness of the flooring shall also be measured,
compound. The hessian used for the backing using the apparatus described in Annex B, at
shall conform to Type II hessian as specified three measuring points taken at one end of the
in IS 2818 ( Part 2 ) : 1971. The hessian roll. The cloth/hession marked side shall then
shall be impregnated with a high grade rubber be buffed down until the work just disappears.
compound. After buffing, the thickness at any one of the
three measuring points shaII not diff’er from the
4 WORKMANSHIP original unbuffed thickness at the respective
point by more than 0.6 mm.
4.1 Appearance
5.2 Tile Sizes and Squareness
The rubber flooring material shall be of first
class workmanship, satisfactorily vulcanized, Rubber flooring, when supplied in the form of
free from sulphur bloom and objectionable tiles, shall be of any thickness ( in the case of
odour and blisters, cracks and embedded foreign ribbed or fluted rubber flooring, the thickness
matter to the extent that it complies with the refers to the thickness of the base ) specified
intended design. There shall be no porosity on in 5.1 and of the following sizes:
the surface or throughout the thickness of the
200 mm x 200 mm
sheet. The surface finish of the flooring shall be
either glossy or mat. The base stratum may be 300 mm x 300 mm
of any colour. The underside of the floor 500 mm x 500 mm

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5.2.1 The length of side shall not vary from the 6.3 Compression Set
nominal value by more than 0.15 percent when
tested according to the method described in The compression set shall not exceed 15 percent
Annex C. when test pieces in new condition and test
pieces in new condition aged in accordance
5.2.2 There shall be no gap greater than 0.15 with Annex F are tested in the manner
mm between any side of the tilt and the arm of described in IS 3400 ( Part IO ) : 1977, the
the jig when the tile is tcstcd according to duration and tempercture for the test being
method described in Annex D. 24+0 hours and 27* 1°C respectively.
-2
5.3 Sheet Width 6.3.1 The test pieces shall show no signs of
cracking after the test is conducted.
Sheet material sha!i have one of the following
widths: 6.4 Resistance to Abrasion ( Optional )
C.9 m When tested in accordance with IS 3400
1.2 m ( Par-t 3 ) : 1987 the abrasion resistance ~11~11
be as agreed between the purchaser and the
I.5 rn supplier.
1.8 111
7 PACKING AND MARKING
2.0 m
2.1 m 7.1 Packing
7.1.1 Rubber flooring sheets shall be wrapped
5.3.1 The width of the sheet at any point shall
csn spool of suitable dimensions with the back
not be less than the nominal value, and shall
side of the sheet in contact with the barrel of
not exceed the nominal value by more than 6 the spoci.
mm.
7.1.2 Rubber tiles shall be wrapped rn hessian
5.4 The sponge-backed rubber Ilnoring shall cloth and packed in wooden crates. The cxtremc
have a wearing surface of solid rubber at least end tiles shall be faced back to av,>id damage
3 mm thick on a sponge rubber base of 3 mm to the surface of the tile. The dimensions of
thickness. wooden boxes shall be as given in Table 2.

6 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS Table 2 Size of Wooden Boxes Containing

Rubber ‘Tiles
6.1 Hardness Size of 500 x 500 mm 300 x 300 mm 200 x 200 mm
rubber tiles
The hardness when tested in accordance with
IS 3400 ( Part 2 ) : 1980 shall be neither less Inside dimen- 530x530 mm 330x 330 mm 230x230 mm
sions of
than 65 IRHD ( International Rubber Hardness wooden bcx
Degree ) nor greater than 96 IRHD.
7.2 Marking
6.1.1 Tolerances on Hardness
Unless otherwise specified, each sheet, roll or
The tolerances on nominal hardness shall be as tile shall be legibly and indelibly marked with
described in Table 1. the following:
Table 1 Tolerance in Hardness a) Indication of the source of manufacture;
b) Thickness, width and length of sheets and
Nominal Hardness Tolerances on Hardness rolls, and thickness and size for tiles; and
IRHD IRHD c) Year of manufacture.
65 to 76 15 7.2.1 The flooring sheets, rolls or tiles may
Over 76 to 56 Zt4 also be marked with the Standard Mark.
Ober 86 lo 96 13
-- 8 SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR
CONFORMITY
6.2 Water Absorption
Representative samples for various tests shall
The rubber sheets and tiles shall not absorb be drawn according to the method and scale of
water by weight tnore than 0.5 percent of the sampling described in Annex G. The criteria
original weight when tested in the manner for conformity for sheets and tiles shall be in
described in Annex E. accordance with Annex G.

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ANNEX A

( Clause 2 )

LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No. Title IS No. Title

180 : 1984 Specification for cotton sheet- 3400 ( Part 3 ) : Yfethl)ds of test for vulcanized
ings ( second revision ) 1987 rubbers : Part 3 Abrasion
resistance using F rotating
28 I 8 ( Part 2 ) : Specification for Indian hession: cylind Tical drum d :vice ( jirst
1971‘ ’ Part 2 305 and 229 g/m2 at revisio.? ).
16 percent contact regain
(first revision ) 3400 ( Part 10 ) : Methods of test for vulcanized
1977 rubbers : Part 10 Compression
3400 ( Part 2 ) : Methods of test for vulcanized set a. constant strain (first
1980 rubbers : Part 2 Hardness (first revisioA?)
revision ) 4905 : 1968 Methods of random sampling

ANNEX B

( Clauses 5.1.1 and 51.2 )

MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS

B-l APPARATUS as appropriate.

Carry out thickness measurements by means of
a dial micrometer gauge, capable of reading to B-2.1.1 For sheet, material measure the thick-
the nearest 0.02 mm, the foot of which exerts a ness at twenty scattered points along the edges
pressure of the rubber of not less than 0.01 and ends Of the ro11.
N/mm2 and not more than 0.021 N/mm%.
B-2.1.2 For tiles, take the five tiles in the
B-2 PROCEDURE sample and for each tile measure the thickness
B-2.1 Proceed according to B-2.1.1 or B-2.1.2 at four scattered points.

ANNEX C

( Clause 5.2.1 )

MEASUREMENT OF SIZE OF TILES

C-l Carry out the measurement with an (see Fig. 1 ). The average of the three
instrument capable of measuring to an accuracy measurements in each direction shall be
of 0.02 mm. Measure each tile for length and regarded as the dimension of the tile in that
width at three quarter points in each direction direction.

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FIG. 1 OF SIZE OF TILE

MEASUREMENT

ANNEX D
( Clause 5.2.2 )
MEASUREMENT OF SQUARENESS OF TILES

D-l APPARATUS D-3 PROCEDURE

The apparatus shall be an L-shaped metal jig
compressing two arms each of length greater Place the tiles against the jig, each corner in
than the side of the tile to be tested and of turn being inserted into the right angle and one
approximately the same thickness, set in shape side of the tile held against one side of the jig
of a true right angle on a metal base plate ( see with light pressure.
Fig. 2 ). This plate shall be perfectly flat and
free from surface defects. Measure any gap between each side of the tile
and the other metal arm with a feeler gauge or
D-2 NUMBER OF TEST PIECE microscope.
Five tiles shall be used for the test.
METAL JIG
f

‘\-GAP
O-15mm MAX

TILE

FIG. 2 METHOD OF CHECKING SQUARENESSOF TILE

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ANNEX E

( Clause 6.2 )

DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION

E-l PROCEDURE filter paper and immediately weighed ( P, ). The

absorption of water expressed as percentage
E-l.1 The test specimen, 100 mm x 100 mm increase in weight shall be computed from the
with clean cut edges, shall be weighed to the following formula:
nearest mg ( P, ) and immersed in distilled
water at a temperature of 27 f. 2°C for 24 hours. ( p, - PI) x 100
It shall then be removed, superficially dried with p1

ANNEX F
( Clause 6.3 )
ACCELERATED AGEING

F-l PRdCEDURE changed about three times in an hour.

F-1.1 The test pieces shall be placed in a F-l.2The specimen shall be aged in this manner
thermostatically controlled air oven maintained for acontinuous period of 240 hours and there-
at a temperature of 70 f l°C. The specimens after shall be kept for at least 24 hours at
in the oven shall be stationary, free from strain, 27 f 2°C in darkness before being tested.
freely exposed to air on all side and not exposed NOTE - In view of the influence of exposure of
to light. The total volume of specimens shall samules to lkht in the course of accelerated ageing
not exceed 10 percent of the air space of the all such expckres should be as nearly indegticai
cvcn. Air at 70 f 1°C shall be passed into the as possible in tests intended for comparison. The
preferable practice in all tests is to protect samples
oven at a uniform rate, which will ensure that as completely as possible from the earliest moment
the atmosphere in the oven is completely against exposure to light.

ANNEX G
( Clause 8.1 )
SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY OF RUBBER
FLOORING MATERIALS

G-l LOT number of sheets or tiles to be selected for the

samples shall be in accordance with Tables 3
G-1.1 All the sheets or tiles of the same type and 4. For the randomness of selection of the
and thickness and from the same batch of sample the procedure as laid down in IS
manufacture shall be grouped together to 4905 : 1968 shall be followed.
constitute a lot.
G-1.1.1 Each lot shall be tested separately for G-l.3 Number of Tests and Criteria for
determining its conformity or otherwise to the Conformity for Sheets
requirements of the specification.
G-1.3.1 All the sheets selected in accordance
G-l.2 Representative samples for various tests with G-l.2 and co1 2 of Table 3 shall be
shall be drawn at random from a lot. The inspected for appearance and dimensions,

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according to 4.1 and 5 respectively. Any sheet with G-l.2 and co1 2 of Table 4 shall be
found to be defective for any o:le or more of the inspected for appearance and dinxnsions
requirements shall be considered as defective. according to 4.1 and 5. Any tile found to be
The lot shall be considered having satisfied the defective for any one or more of the require-
requirements of the specification for appearance ments shall be considered as defective. The lot
and dimensions if the number of sheets shall be considered having satisfied the
found defective in the sampie is less than or requirements of the specification for appearance
equal to the permissible number of defective and dimensions if tile number of tiles found
sheets given in co1 3 of Table 3. defective in the sample is less than or cqu:il to
the permissible number of defective tiles given
G-1.3.2 The lot having been found conforming
in co1 3 of Table 4.
to the requirements of appearance and
dimensions shall ba tested for hardness, water
absorption and compression set test. For this G-1.4.2 The lot havin;: been found conforming
purpose a number of sheets in accordance with to the requirements of appzarancc and
co1 4 of Table 3 from among those which have dimensions shalI be tested for hardness, w,!ter
been found conforming under G-1.3.1 shall be absorption and compression set tests. For ihi:;
selected at random. Number of specimens in purpose a number of tiles in accordance with
accordance with relevant methods of tests shall co1 4 of Table 4 from among those
be taken out from each of the sheets and tested which have been found conforming
for all these requirements. A sheet shall be under G-1.4.1 shall be seIected at random.
considered as defective if the test specimens Number of specimens in accordance with
from the sheet fail to satisfy the requirements relevant methods of tests shall be takeil out
of any one or more of the tests. The lot shall be from each of the tiles in the sample and tested
considered having satisfied the requirements of for all these requirements. A tile shall be
these’tests if the number of defective sheets in considered as defective if the test spscimens
the sample is less than or equal to the from the tiles fail to satisfy the requirements
permissible number of defective given in co1 5 of any one or more of the tests. The lot shall be
of Table 3. considered having satisfied the requirements of
these tests if the number of defective tiles in
G-l.4 Number of Sheets and Criteria for the sample is less than or eaual to the
Conformity for Tiles permissible number of defective gi;en in co1 5
G-1.4.1 All the sheets selected in accordance of Table 4.

‘Table 3 Sample Size ancl Permissible Number of Defective for Sheet

No. of Sheets in the Lot For Appearance and Dimensions For Hardness, Water Absorptioll and
--- __-_*__-----_-._, Compression Set Tests
No, of Sheets to be Permissible No. r __-- --..-h.____-_--~
Selected for the of Defectives No. of Sheets to be Pclmissible No.
Sample Selected for the of Defectives
Sample
(‘1 (2) (3) (4) (5)
Up to 25 5 0 2 0
26 to 50 8 0 3 0
51 to 100 13 0 4 0
101 to 150 20 1 5 0
151 to 300 32 2 7 0
301 to 500 50 3 10 1
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Table 4 Sample Size and Permissible Number of Defectives for Tiles

No. of Sheets in the Lot For Appearance and Dimensions For Hard less, Water Absorption and
(-____-_h- _---_7 Col.lpression Set Tez.ts
No. of Tiles to be Permissible No. ~-----_--_--h--_--___~
Selected for the of Defectives i\io. of Ti es to be Permissible No.
Sample Selected for the of Defectives
Sample
(1) (2) (3) (‘9 (5)
up to 100 13 0 2 0
101 to 300 20 1 3 0
301 to 500 32 2 5 0
501 to 1 000 50 3 8 0
1 001 to 3 000 80 5 13 0
3001 to 10000 125 7 20 1
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