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title: "ASTM D429"
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description: "These test methods cover procedures for testing the static adhesional strength of rubber to rigid materials (in most cases metals)."
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ASTM Standard

# ASTM D429

Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Adhesion to Rigid Substrates

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## Significance and Use

3.1 These test methods are designed primarily for specimens prepared in a laboratory under standardized conditions such as may be used to provide data for development and control of rubber compounds and methods of manufacture. With slight modifications as indicated, Methods A, B, C, D, and E are also used for obtaining comparative adhesion test values of production parts whenever the design permits preparation of suitable test specimens. Methods A, B, C, and D are applicable in the case of many products in which rubber is used for controlling vibration.

## Scope

1.1 These test methods cover procedures for testing the static adhesional strength of rubber to rigid materials (in most cases metals).

\_Method A—\_Rubber Part Assembled Between Two Parallel Metal Plates.

\_Method B—\_90° Stripping Test—Rubber Part Assembled to One Metal Plate.

\_Method C—\_Measuring Adhesion of Rubber to Metal with a Conical Specimen.

\_Method D—\_Adhesion Test—Post-Vulcanization (PV) Bonding of Rubber to Metal.

\_Method E—\_90° Stripping Test—Rubber Tank Lining—Assembled to One Metal Plate.

\_Method F—\_Rubber Part Assembled Between Two Parallel Convex-Shaped Metal Plates

\_Method G—\_Measuring Bond Durability for Rubber-to-Metal Bonded Components with a Double Shear Cylindrical Specimen

\_Method H—\_Measuring Bond Durability for Rubber-to-Metal Bonded Components with a Quadruple Shear Specimen

1.2 While the test method may be used with a wide variety of rigid materials, use of materials other than metals is the exception. For this reason, we have used the word “metal” in the text rather than “rigid materials.”

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