Designation:D5572−95(Reapproved2019)StandardSpecificationforAdhesivesUsedforFingerJointsinNonstructuralLumberProducts1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5572;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishesperformancelevelsforadhesivestobeusedinfingerjointsinnonstructuralbonded-lumberproducts.Suchproductsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,interiorandexteriormouldings,windowanddoorcomponentsorparts,andbonded-lumberpanels.Adhesivesthatmeettherequirementsofthevariousperformanceclassesareconsideredcapableofprovidinganadequatebondforuseundertheconditionsdescribedfortheclass.Thisspecificationistobeusedtoevaluateadhesivesaswellastheadhesivebondsinthefingerjoints.SeeSection5,SignificanceandUse,forlimita-tionswhenusingthisspecificationtoevaluateindustriallymanufacturedfingerjoints.NOTE1—Thisspecificationsupersedesthefinger-jointportionofthe1990editionofSpecificationD3110.1.2Thefollowingindexisprovidedasaguidetothetestmethodsinthisspecification:SectionApparatus6Equipment,Material,andPreparationofAssembliesandSpecimens7ConditioningforFactory-ManufacturedAssemblies,Laboratory-MadeAssemblies,andTestSpecimens8TestinginFlexure9TestinginTension10ExposureConditionsandTreatments111.DryUseTests:Dry,3-cycleSoak,ElevatedTemperature,andTemperature-Humidity11.12.WetUseTests:Dry,Boil,ElevatedTemperature,andVacuum-Pressure11.2NOTE2—Theconditioningneededforvariousstagesinthepreparationofbothtypesofspecimensandfortheexposuretestsaregiven.NOTE3—Specificguidelinesforspecimensize,exposureconditions,testing,calculation,andreportingaregivenforflexurespecimensinSections9and11,andfortensionspecimensinSections10and11.1.3Forthedefinitionsofdryuseandwetuse,see3.2.1.1and3.2.1.2.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.TheSIunitsgive...
