Designation:D3794−17StandardGuideforTestingCoilCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3794;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversproceduresfortestingcoilcoatings.ThetestmethodsincludedarelistedinTable1.Wheremorethanonetestmethodislistedforthesamecharacteristic,noattemptismadetoindicatesuperiorityofonemethodoveranother.Selectionoftestmethodstobefollowedmustbegovernedbytherequirementsineachindividualcase,togetherwithagreementbetweentheproduceranduser.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SomespecifichazardsstatementsaregiveninSection7onHazards.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusB368TestMethodforCopper-AcceleratedAceticAcid-SaltSpray(Fog)Testing(CASSTest)C1371TestMethodforDeterminationofEmittanceofMaterialsNearRoomTemperatureUsingPortableEmis-sometersC1549TestMethodforDeterminationofSolarReflectanceNearAmbientTemperatureUsingaPortableSolarReflec-tometerD522TestMethodsforMandrelBendTestofAttachedOrganicCoatingsD523TestMethodforSpecularGlossD610PracticeforEvaluatingDegreeofRustingonPaintedSteelSurfacesD660TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofCheckingofExteriorPaintsD661TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofCrackingofExteriorPaintsD714TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofBlisteringofPaintsD822PracticeforFilteredOpen-FlameCarbon-ArcExpo-suresofPaintandRelatedCoatingsD823PracticesforProducingFilmsofUniformThicknes...
