Designation:D6383/D6383M−99(Reapproved2015)StandardPracticeforTime-to-Failure(Creep-Rupture)ofAdhesiveJointsFabricatedfromEPDMRoofMembraneMaterial1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6383/D6383M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverssamplepreparationtemperatures,testparameters,andspecimenexposureconditionsthatareapplicablewhenTestMethodD5405isusedforconductingtime-to-failure(creep-rupture)testsofadhesivejointsfabri-catedfromethylene-propylene-dieneterpolymer(EPDM)roofmembranematerial.1.2ThispracticeisapplicabletojointsfabricatedinthelaboratoryfromEPDMroofmembranematerialsandadhe-sivesreceivedfromsuppliers,andtojointspreparedfromEPDMseamssampledfromfieldinstallations.1.3Thejointsarebondedusingpreformedtapeorliquid-basedadhesives,andEPDMroofmembranematerialsthatarenon-reinforced,fabric-orscrim-reinforced,andfabricbacked.Primersarealsousedasrecommendedforthespecificadhe-sive.1.4Thispracticecontainsnotesthatareexplanatoryandarenotpartofthemandatoryrequirementsofthispractice.1.5ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityoftheregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D907TerminologyofAdhesivesD1079TerminologyRelatingtoRoofingandWaterproofingD5405TestMethodforConductingTime-to-Failure(Creep-Rupture)TestsofJointsFabricatedfromNonbituminousOrganicRoofMembraneMaterial2.2S...
