Designation:D4073/D4073M−06(Reapproved2019)´1StandardTestMethodforTensile-TearStrengthofBituminousRoofingMembranes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4073/D4073M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallyrevisedinJanuary2019.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthetensile-tearstrengthofbituminousroofingmembranes.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother,andvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D95TestMethodforWaterinPetroleumProductsandBituminousMaterialsbyDistillationD2829/D2829MPracticeforSamplingandAnalysisofEx-istingBuilt-UpRoofSystemsD3617/D3617MPracticeforSamplingandAnalysisofBuilt-UpRoofSystemsDuringApplication3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Thetensile-tearstrengthofamembraneinbothlongi-tudinalandtransversedirectionsisdeterminedbymeasuringthemaximumloadwhennotchedspecimensofspecificdimen-sionsaretestedtofailureatanarbitrary,fixed,tensilestrainrate.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Determiningthetensile-tearstrengthoflaboratoryandfieldsamp...
