Designation:D3716−14(Reapproved2020)StandardTestMethodsforUseofEmulsionPolymersinFloorPolishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3716;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscovertestproceduresforemulsionpolymersthatareusedinwater-basedfloorpolishes.Theterm“emulsionpolymers”isusedprimarilytodenotethosemate-rialsproducedbyregularemulsionpolymerizationtechniques,butmaybeextendedtothosepolymersthataresubsequentlyemulsifiedordispersedafterpolymerization.Unlessotherwisenoted,thetestsmaybeusedforanypolymerorcopolymersystems.Themethodsappearinthefollowingorder:SectionSampling4TotalSolids5pHValue6ApparentViscosity7Sediment8StorageStability9Freeze-thawStability10SpecificGravity111.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometersE70TestMethodforpHofAqueousSolutionsWiththeGlassElectrodeE100SpecificationforASTMHydrometers3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thepurposeofthistestisnottofullyidentifyandcharacterizeapolymer,buttoidentifyavarietyofbasicparametersneededtopredeterminetheusefulnessofthepolymerinformulationsaswellasforQualityControlpur-poses.3.2Astatementofprecisionandaccuracyisnotappropriateinthiscase.4.Sampling4.1OutlineofTestMethod—Sincestratificationmayoc...
