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ASTM D1653 – Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Organic Coating Films Description: Significance and Use 5.1 One of the factors affecting the performance provided by an organic coating is its capability of resisting or aiding the passage of water vapor. In some services, for example, exterior wood and masonry, the coating has to …
ASTM D1652 – Standard Test Method for Epoxy Content of Epoxy Resins Description: Significance and Use 4.1 The epoxy content of epoxy resins is an important variable in determining their reactivity and the properties of coatings made from them. These test methods may be used to determine the epoxy content of manufactured epoxy resins and confirm …
ASTM D1646 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber—Viscosity, Stress Relaxation, and Pre-Vulcanization Characteristics (Mooney Viscometer) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Viscosity—Viscosity values determined by this test method depend on molecular structure, molecular weight, and non-rubber constituents that may be present. Since rubber behaves as a non-Newtonian fluid, no simple relationship exists between the molecular weight and …
ASTM D1644 – Standard Test Methods for Nonvolatile Content of Varnishes Description: Significance and Use 2.1 These test methods are applicable to varnish and are useful to producers and users in determining nonvolatile content and are sometimes an appropriate measure of the film-forming matter in varnish. Scope 1.1 These test methods determine the fraction of a varnish …
ASTM D1640 – Standard Test Methods for Drying, Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings Description: Significance and Use 3.1 These test methods can be used to determine the various stages and rates of drying, curing, and film formation of organic coatings for comparing types of coatings, assessing the impact of compositional changes on drying time, …
ASTM D1639 – Standard Test Method for Acid Value of Organic Coating Materials (Withdrawn 2005) Description: Scope 1.1 This test method covers the measurement of the free acidity present in the nonvolatile portion of varnishes, oils, certain resins, and paint vehicles, by the reaction with standard alkali solution. 1.2 If carboxylic anhydrides are present, only …
ASTM D1633 – Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Method A makes use of the same compaction equipment and molds commonly available in soil laboratories and used for other soil-cement tests. It is considered that Method A gives a relative measure of strength rather than a rigorous …
ASTM D1630 – Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Abrasion Resistance (Footwear Abrader) Description: Significance and Use 3.1 It is recognized that when comparing different types of rubber materials, the service performance may not correlate to the results of this predictive test. 3.2 This test method should not be used as a measure of abrasion resistance for compositions …
ASTM D1623 – Standard Test Method for Tensile and Tensile Adhesion Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics Description: Abstract This test method establishes standard procedure for determining the tensile and tensile adhesion properties of rigid cellular plastics in the form of test specimens of standard shape under defined conditions of temperature, humidity, and testing machine speed. …
ASTM D1622 – Standard Test Method for Apparent Density of Rigid Cellular Plastics Description: Significance and Use 4.1 If the material to be tested includes forming skins, the apparent overall density, or the apparent core density, or both, shall be determined. If the material does not have forming skins, the term overall density is not applicable. …
