1、Designation: D 4078 02Standard Specification forWater Emulsion Floor Polish1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4078; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parenthe
2、ses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers floor polish intended for use onall nonwood floors and on sealed-wood floors.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all
3、 of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard 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:D 1290 Test Method for
4、 Sediment in Water-Emulsion Pol-ishes by Centrifuge2D 1455 Test Method for 60 Specular Gloss of EmulsionFloor Polish2D 1791 Test Method for Accelerated Aging of LiquidWater-Emulsion Floor Polishes2D 1792 Test Method for Long-Term Removability Proper-ties of Emulsion Floor Polishes2D 1793 Test Method
5、 for Water Spotting of Emulsion FloorPolishes2D 2047 Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction ofPolish-Coated Floor Surfaces as Measured by the JamesMachine2D 2048 Test Method for Powdering of Floor Polish Films2D 2834 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids)in Water-Emulsion Floor Po
6、lishes, Solvent-Based FloorPolishes, and Polymer-Emulsion Floor Polishes2D 3052 Practice for Rating Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes2D 3153 Test Method for Recoatability of Water-EmulsionFloor Polishes2D 3206 Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes2D 3207 Test Method for Detergent Resistance
7、of FloorPolish Films2D 3209 Test Method for Freeze/Thaw Resistance of Poly-mer Emulsion Floor Polishes2D 3210 Method of Comparing Colors of Films from Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes2E 70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions with theGlass Electrode33. Requirements3.1 Nonvolatile Content (Total Soli
8、ds)The nonvolatilecontent shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and seller,and shall be determined by Test Method D 2834.3.2 SedimentAny sediment present in the product shall besoft and free of grit. The amount of sediment shall not exceed0.2 % when tested as specified in Test Method D 1290.3.3
9、 pHThe pH of the product shall not be greater than10.0 when tested as specified in Test Method E 70.3.4 Stability:3.4.1 Heat (Accelerated Aging)When tested as specifiedin Test Method D 1791, the product shall develop no offensiveodor, exhibit minimum creaming, gelling, or separation, anddisplay less
10、 than 10 % loss of 60 specular gloss when tested asspecified in Test Method D 1455.3.4.2 Freeze/Thaw ResistanceWhen tested as specified inTest Method D 3209, the product shall exhibit minimumcreaming, gelling, or separation, and display less than 10 %loss of 60 specular gloss when tested as specifie
11、d in TestMethod D 1455.3.5 ColorColor, as expressed by the whiteness index,shall be measured as specified in Method D 3210. The productshall be equivalent or have less discoloring effect whencompared to the control floor polish specified in 3.15.3.6 OdorThe product shall have no offensive odor.3.7 V
12、isual GlossThe visual gloss shall be equivalent tothe control floor polish specified in 3.15. Utilize the visualgloss method in Practice D 3052 rather than the 60 speculargloss determination by gloss meter.3.8 RecoatabilityThe dry film shall have at least a FAIRrating, preferably GOOD, when tested a
13、s specified in TestMethod D 3153 (Bench Panel Test).3.9 Water-SpottingThe dry film shall show minimumwhitening, color change, change in appearance, or removal offilm when tested as specified in Test Method D 1793.3.10 Detergent Resistance:3.10.1 This requirement is optional and should be used onlyfo
14、r those products presented as being detergent resistant.3.10.2 The dry film shall have at least a GOOD rating, when1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D21 onPolishes and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D21.05 on Specifications.Current edition approved Sept. 1
15、0, 2002. Published October 2002. Originallypublished as D 4078 81. Last previous edition D 4078 92(1996).2Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.04.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United Sta
16、tes.tested as specified in Test Method D 3207.3.11 Resistance to Soiling:3.11.1 The dry film shall have equivalent or superior resis-tance to soiling as compared to the control floor polishspecified in 3.15, when tested as specified in Practice D 3052.3.11.2 If a bench test method is preferred, the
17、dry film shallhave an equivalent or superior resistance to soiling as com-pared to the control floor polish specified in 3.15 when testedas specified in Test Method D 3206.3.12 PowderingThe dry film shall have an equivalent orless severe degree of powdering when tested as specified inTest Method D 2
18、048 and compared to the control floor polishspecified in 3.15.3.13 Coeffcient of FrictionThe dry film shall have acoefficient of static friction of at least 0.5 when tested asspecified in Test Method D 2047.3.14 RemovabilityThe dry film shall have at least aGOOD rating when tested as specified in Te
19、st Method D 1792.If the product is described as being detergent resistant andmeets the requirements of 3.10 of this specification, add anadditional 5 mL of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH, 28 %) per100 mL of the specified stripper solution.3.15 PerformanceThe dry film shall have an acceptableperformance r
20、ating when tested as specified in PracticeD 3052. A suitable reference material to be utilized as a controlfloor polish in the performance evaluation shall be agreed uponbetween the purchaser and seller.4. Keywords4.1 finish floor; floor; specification; water emulsionASTM International takes no posi
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