Designation:D6382/D6382M−99(Reapproved2022)StandardPracticeforDynamicMechanicalAnalysisandThermogravimetryofRoofingandWaterproofingMembraneMaterial1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6382/D6382M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticecoverstestproceduresandconditionsthatareapplicablewhenTestMethodsD5023,D5024,D5026,D5279,andD5418areusedforconductingdynamicmechani-calanalysisofroofingandwaterproofingmembranematerialinthree-pointbending,compression,tension,torsion,anddualcantilevermodes,respectively.Thespecificmethodisselectedbytheanalystanddependsonthemembranematerialandtheoperatingprinciplesoftheindividualinstrumentusedfortheanalysis.1.2ThispracticecoverstestproceduresandconditionsthatareapplicablewhenTestMethodE1131isusedforconductingthermogravimetryofroofingandwaterproofingmembranematerial.1.3Membranematerialsincludebituminousbuilt-uproofing,polymer-modifiedbitumensheets,vulcanizedrubbers,non-vulcanizedpolymericsheets,andthermoplastics.Themembranematerialscanbeeithernonreinforcedorreinforced.1.4Thispracticeisapplicabletonewmembranematerialsreceivedfromthesupplier,thoseexposedartificiallyinthelaboratoryoroutdoorsonanexposurerack,andthosesampledfromfieldinstallations.1.5Thispracticecontainsnoteswhichareexplanatoryandarenotpartofthemandatoryrequirementsofthispractice.1.6ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpractice...
