Designation:D4479/D4479M−07(Reapproved2012)´1StandardSpecificationforAsphaltRoofCoatings—Asbestos-Free1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4479/D4479M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.´1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallycorrectedinJune2012.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversasbestos-freeasphaltroofcoat-ingsofbrushingorsprayingconsistency.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section8,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D312SpecificationforAsphaltUsedinRoofingD449SpecificationforAsphaltUsedinDampproofingandWaterproofingD946SpecificationforPenetration-GradedAsphaltCementforUseinPavementConstructionD6511TestMethodsforSolventBearingBituminousCom-pounds3.Classification3.1TypeIismadefromasphaltscharacterizedasself-healing,adhesive,andductile,andconformingtotherequire-mentsofSpecificationD312,TypeI;SpecificationD449,TypesIorII;orSpecificationD946.3.2TypeIIismadefromasphaltscharacterizedbyhighsofteningpointandrelativelylowductility,andconformingtotherequirementsofSpecificationD312TypesIIorIII;orSpecificationD449,TypeIII.4.MaterialsandManufacture4.1Asphaltroofcoatingsshallconsistofanasphaltbase,volatilepetroleumsolvents,andm...
