Designation:D6753/D6753M−02(Reapproved2016)StandardSpecificationforCoalTarAdhesive1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6753/D6753M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscoaltaradhesivewithorwithoutpolymermodificationsuitableforbrush,spray,squee-geeandtrowelapplicationtocoaltarbuiltupandcoaltarmodifiedbitumenmembraneroofingsandflashings.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D903TestMethodforPeelorStrippingStrengthofAdhe-siveBondsD6511/D6511MTestMethodsforSolventBearingBitumi-nousCompounds3.Classification3.1TypeI—Brush,squeegee,orsprayconsistencyintendedforuseintheapplicationoffieldsheetmembranes.3.2TypeII—Heavybrushingortrowelconsistencyintendedforuseintherepairofcoaltarroofingandflashingsandinstallationofflashings.4.MaterialsandManufacture4.1Coaltaradhesiveshallconsistofaprocessedcoaltarbase,volatilesolvents,mineralstabilizers,withorwithoutpolymermodifiersexcludingasbestos,mixedtoasmoothconsistency.5.PhysicalRequirements:5.1Thematerialshallconformtotherequirementspre-scribedinTable1.5.2Uniformity—Athoroughlystirredsampleshallshownoseparationofsolventorsettlingthatcannotbeovercomebymoderatestirringafterstandingfor72hatroomtemperatureinaclosedcontainer.6.SamplingandTestMethods6.1TestMethodsD6511/D6511M:6...
