1、Designation: D 2453 03 (Reapproved 2009)Standard Test Method forShrinkage and Tenacity of Oil- and Resin-Base CaulkingCompounds1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2453; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revis
2、ion, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This test method describes a laboratory procedure fordetermining the shrinkage of oil- and resin-base
3、 (Note) caulk-ing compounds, as well as the evaluation of the tenacityproperty of such compounds. This test method is applicable toboth gun (Type I) and knife (Type II) grades.NOTE 1This is not a suitable test method for water-base products.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
4、standard. The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.3 The subcommittee with jurisdiction is not aware of anysimilar ISO standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this stand
5、ard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C 717 Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsDefinitions of the following terms arefound in Ter
6、minology C 717: caulking, caulking compound,compound, cure, joint.4. Summary of Test Method4.1 A14-in. layer of caulking compound is aged 120 h at 656 2C (149 6 3.6F) and its shrinkage is determined bycomparing its initial volume to the volume after the agingperiod.4.2 After the shrinkage has been d
7、etermined, this samespecimen is also used to test tenacity by folding the agedmaterial 180 six times.5. Significance5.1 Shrinkage is a measure of the nonvolatile solids of anoil- or resin-base compound. A compound that exhibits exces-sive shrinkage may have a tendency to crack or shink from thesides
8、 of a joint when in service.5.2 Tenacity is the measure of the flexibility of an oil- orresin-base caulking compound. Oil- or resin-base caulkingcompounds that cure excessively hard and do not remainflexible may fail prematurely because of the inability to absorbmovement.6. Apparatus and Materials6.
9、1 Cabinet or Room, capable of maintaining a temperatureof 23 6 2C (73.4 6 3.6F) at 50 6 5 % relative humidity forextended periods of time.6.2 Oven (convection-type), controlled at 65 6 2C (149 63.6F).6.3 Oven (convection- or blower-type), controlled at 104 62C (220 6 3.6F).6.4 Titrating Buret, 50-mL
10、 capacity, marked in 0.1 mL.6.5 Brass Ring, metal, 0.8 to 3.2 mm (132 to18 in.) thick;inside diameter, 66.7 mm (258 in.); and 12.7 mm (12 in.) wide,with ends of the ring ground flat.6.6 Cover Plates, ground glass, two, 76 to 89 mm (3 to312 in.) in diameter.6.7 Limestone Block, standard 89 mm (312 in
11、.) square by 16to 19 mm (58 to34 in.) thick.6.8 Steel Spatula or Putty Knife about 102 mm (4 in.) longand about 19 mm (34 in.) wide.6.9 Leveling Tool for spreading compound (Fig. 1).6.10 Knife, thin-pointed blade.6.11 Putty Knife, steel, stiff, about 102 mm (4 in.) long andabout 51 mm (2 in.) wide a
12、t the end.6.12 Distilled Water.1This method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C24 on BuildingSeals and Sealants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C24.20 onGeneral Test Methods.Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2009. Published March 2009. Originallyapproved in 1966. Last previ
13、ous edition approved in 2003 as D 2453 03.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM Int
14、ernational, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.7. Sampling7.1 The compound to be tested shall be taken from apreviously unopened container. Remove the compound fromthe container and work with a putty knife to a homogeneousconsistency on a nonporous su
15、rface.8. Conditioning8.1 Condition limestone blocks in an oven at 104 6 2C(220 6 3.6F) for 24 h and then cool to room temperature.8.2 Condition the unopened cartridge or can of caulkingcompound for at least5hat236 2C (73.4 6 3.6F).9. Procedure for Shrinkage Determination9.1 Place the brass ring on o
16、ne of the ground-glass plates.Determine the volume of the ring by filling it with distilledwater at 23 6 2C (73.4 6 3.6F), from a titrating buret. Pourthe water slowly from the buret into the ring so that there areno air bubbles visible when the glass cover plate is centered ontop of the ring. Recor
17、d the amount of water required to fill thering to the nearest 0.03 mL, as Vr.9.2 Center the ring on the limestone block. Spread a 6-mm(14-in.) layer of compound in the ring, using the leveling toolto form good contact with ring and stone (Fig. 1). The levelingtool should fit firmly against the insid
18、e surface of the ring whilethe tool is rotated. Pour distilled water from the buret into thering until it is exactly filled (without air bubbles), as deter-mined by covering with a ground-glass plate (Fig. 2). Recordthe quantity of water needed to fill the ring (reading the buretto an accuracy of 0.
19、03 mL) and designate the amount as Vi.9.3 Pour out the water from the ring and place the specimen,at the same level as the temperature measuring device, in anoven set at 656 2C (149 6 3.6F) for 120 h.At the end of thisexposure period and after the specimen has cooled for 2 h atroom temperature, repe
20、at the filling of the ring using the buretand record the volume of water used as Vf.10. Calculation10.1 Calculate the shrinkage, in volume percent, as follows:Shrinkage, % 5 Vf2 Vi!/Vr2 Vi!# 3 100 (1)where:Vr= volume of ring, mL,Vf= volume of water required to fill ring after 120 hexposure, andVi= v
21、olume of water required to fill ring before ovenexposure.11. Procedure for Tenacity Determination11.1 After the shrinkage determination has been completed,run the point of the knife blade along the inside edge of the ringand lift the ring from the compound and the block. With thestiff putty knife, l
22、oosen one half of the caulking pat from theFIG. 1 Tool for Leveling Caulking Compound in the Shrinkage Test SpecimenFIG. 2 Stages in the Shrinkage Test ProcedureD 2453 03 (2009)2block. Place the putty knife under the loosened portion of thecompound and fold over 180 onto the remaining part of thecom
23、pound, return to the original position, and repeat theoperation until six folds have been made along the same line.Embrittlement or lack of tenacity is indicated by breaking orcracking of the caulking layer at the crease.12. Report12.1 ShrinkageReport the percent of volume shrinkage.12.2 TenacityRep
24、ort as pass or fail; passage requires aminimum of six folds.13. Precision and Bias13.1 ShrinkageOn the basis of a round robin in whicheight laboratories tested two samples, the “between-laboratories” standard deviation of the amount of shrinkage,expressed in percent, by volume, was found to be 1.10.
25、 Basedon this value of the standard deviation, the following criteriashould be used for judging the acceptability of results at the95 % confidence level:13.1.1 RepeatabilityNo data at the present time.13.1.2 ReproducibilityTwo results obtained by operatorsin different laboratories should be consider
26、ed suspect if theydiffer by more than 3.8 percentage points.13.2 Tenacity:13.2.1 On the basis of a round robin in which eightlaboratories tested two samples in a “pass-fail” test, there wasa unanimous agreement among all the participant laboratorieson the two samples tested.13.2.2 RepeatabilityNo da
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