ASTM C223-98
Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding

Standard No.

ASTM C223-98

Release Date

1998

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM C223-98(2003)

Latest

ASTM C223-98(2014)

Scope

1.1 This specification covers asbestos-cement siding, including accessories, designed to provide the weather-exposed sidewall surfaces of buildings. Siding in the following forms is covered:

1.1.1 Siding Shingles- Uniform thickness, generally rectangular in shape and having wavy, random, thatched, straight, or irregular butts.

1.1.2 Clapboards- Uniform thickness, generally longer and narrower in shape than siding shingles, and usually with the exposed edge straight.

1.1.3 Sheets- Uniform thickness, rectangular in shape, larger in unit sizes than shingles or clapboards.

Note-For additional information, see Specification C725 for Semidense Mineral Fiber Siding.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values stated in parentheses are for information only.

ASTM C223-98 history

• 1998 ASTM C223-98(2014) Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding
• 1998 ASTM C223-98(2008) Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding
• 1998 ASTM C223-98(2003)e1 Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding
• 1998 ASTM C223-98(2003) Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding
• 1998 ASTM C223-98 Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding
• 1984 ASTM C223-78(1984) Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Siding