Designation:D6037−13´1StandardTestMethodsforDryAbrasionMarResistanceofHighGlossCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6037;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—ReferencetoresearchreportwasaddededitoriallytoTestMethodBinAugust2013.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresforevaluatingtherelativemarresistanceofhighglosscoatings.Twotestmethodsareincluded.TestMethodAusesadevicethatcontainsarotatingspecimenholderandtwoabrasivewheels.TestMethodBusesadevicethatcontainsareciprocatingspecimenholderandasinglewheelthathasbeenfittedwithabrasivepaper.Eithermethodcanbeusedtoevaluatethedryabrasionmarresistanceofcoatingsappliedtoplanar,rigidsurfaces.Eachtestmethodprovidesgooddiscriminationbe-tweenhighlymarresistantcoatings.NOTE1—Themarresistancevaluesobtainedbythesetestmethodshavenoabsolutesignificance.Theyshouldonlybeusedtoderiverelativeperformancerankingsfortestpanelsthathavebeenpreparedfromtheseriesofcoatingsthatarecurrentlybeingevaluated.Ifmarresistancevaluesarequotedbetweenlaboratories,itisessentialthatacommonstandardbemeasuredandthatthevaluesbecomparedtothatstandard.Eventhen,thevaluesshouldbeusedwithcaution.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D523TestMethodforSpecularGlossD609PracticeforPreparationofCold-RolledSteelPanelsforTestingPaint,Varnish,ConversionCoatings,andRelatedCoatingProductsD823PracticesforProducingFilmsofUniformThicknessofPaint,Varnish,andRelatedProductsonTestPanelsD1005Tes...
