Designation:D3654/D3654M−06(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodsforShearAdhesionofPressure-SensitiveTapes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3654/D3654M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresfordeterminingtheabilityofpressure-sensitivetapesandlabelstoremainadheredunderconstantloadappliedparalleltothesurfaceofthetapeandsubstrate.1.1.1ProcedureAmeasurestheshearadhesionwhenap-pliedtoaverticalstandardsteelpanel.1.1.2ProcedureBmeasurestheshearadhesionwhenap-pliedtoverticalpanelcoveredwithNISTSRM1810Astandardfiberboard.1.1.3ProcedureCmeasurestheshearadhesionwhenap-pliedtoaverticalpanelcoveredwithafiberboardasdefinedbyComiteEuropeendeNormalisation(CEN).1.1.4ProcedureDmeasuresshearadhesionwhenappliedtoaverticalpanelcoveredwithafiberboardagreeduponbythebuyerandseller.1.1.5ProcedureEmeasuresshearadhesionoffilamentreinforcedtapewhenappliedtoahorizontalstandardsteelpanel.1.1.6ProcedureFmeasuresshearadhesionofafilamentreinforcedtapewhenappliedtoahorizontalpanelcoveredwithNISTSRM1810Astandardfiberboard.1.1.7ProcedureGmeasurestheshearadhesionofafilamentreinforcedtapewhenappliedtoahorizontalpanelcoveredwithastandardfiberboarddefinedbyCEN.1.1.8ProcedureHmeasurestheshearadhesionthesameasProcedureAexceptthetestisconductedatanelevatedtemperatureandaftera10-mindwelltimeattheelevatedtemperature.1.2Theseproceduresprovideameansofassessingtheuniformityoftheadhesiveofagiventypeofpressure-sensitivetape,usuallytapesusedforpackagingapplications.Theassessmentmaybewithinarolloftape,betweenrollsorproductionlots.1.2.1Variationsinthetapebackingandadhesiveaffecttheresponse;therefore,theseprocedurescannotbeusedtopin-pointthespecificcause(s)ofnonuniformity.1.2.2This...
