ASTM_D_6577_-_15_2019.pdf

Designation:D657715(Reapproved 2019)Standard Guide forTesting Industrial Protective Coatings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6577;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 parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers the selection and use of test methodsand procedures for testing industrial protective coatings.Se-lection of the standards to be followed must be governed byexperience and the requirements in each individual case,together with agreement between the supplier and the user.1.2 This guide covers the testing of liquid coatings asapplied on substrate by brushing,rolling,spraying,or othermeans appropriate to the coating and circumstance.NOTE1The term“industrial protective coating”as used in this guideis described in the scope of Subcommittee D01.461as“paints applied tosubstrates on-site of structures and buildings,especially where subject tocorrosive environments,as industrial,urban,and marine environments.”NOTE2Guides for testing other coating types,such as Guides D4712,D5146,D5324 or for surface preparation,coating application,such asGuide D3276,are available and should be used when it is applicable.1.3 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 standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B117 Practice for Operating Salt Spray(Fog)ApparatusC868 Test Method for Chemical Resistance of ProtectiveLinings(Withdrawn 2015)3D16 Terminology for Paint,Related Coatings,Materials,andApplicationsD56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in PigmentsD344 Test Method for Relative Hiding Power of Paints bythe Visual Evaluation of Brushouts(Withdrawn 2018)3D522 Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of AttachedOrganic CoatingsD523 Test Method for Specular GlossD562 Test Method for Consistency of Paints MeasuringKrebs Unit(KU)Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type Viscom-eterD609 Practice for Preparation of Cold-Rolled Steel Panelsfor Testing Paint,Varnish,Conversion Coatings,andRelated Coating ProductsD610 Practice for Evaluating Degree of Rusting on PaintedSteel SurfacesD660 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Checking ofExterior PaintsD661 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Cracking ofExterior PaintsD662 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Erosion ofExterior PaintsD714 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Blistering ofPaintsD772 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Flaking(Scal-ing)of Exterior PaintsD822 Practice for Filtered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc Expo-sures of Paint and Related CoatingsD823 Practices for Producing Films of Uniform Thicknessof Paint,Coatings and Related Products on Test PanelsD869 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Settling of PaintD870 Practice for Testing Water Resistance of CoatingsUsing Water ImmersionD968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of OrganicCoatings by Falling AbrasiveD1005 Test Method for Measurement of Dry-Film Thick-ness of Organic Coatings Using MicrometersD1014 Practice for Conducting Exterior Exposure Tests ofPaints and Coatings on Metal SubstratesD1200 Test Method for Viscosity by Ford Viscosity Cup1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint andRelated Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofsubcommittee D01.46 on Industrial Protective Coatings.Current edition approved Oct.1,2019.Published October 2019.Originallyapproved in 2000.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D6577 15.DOI:10.1520/D6577-15R19.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barri