Designation:D2293−96(Reapproved2016)StandardTestMethodforCreepPropertiesofAdhesivesinShearbyCompressionLoading(Metal-to-Metal)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2293;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthecreeppropertiesofadhesivesforbondingmetalswhentestedonastandardspecimenandsubjectedtocertainconditionsoftemperatureandcompressivestressinaspring-loadedtestingapparatus.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Theinch-poundunitsinparenthesesareforinforma-tiononly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D907TerminologyofAdhesivesD1002TestMethodforApparentShearStrengthofSingle-Lap-JointAdhesivelyBondedMetalSpecimensbyTen-sionLoading(Metal-to-Metal)3.Terminology3.1Definitions—ManytermsinthistestmethodaredefinedinTerminologyD907.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodisusefulinresearchanddevelopmentforcomparisonofcreeppropertiesofadhesives,particularlyasthosepropertiesareaffectedbychangesinadhesiveformula-tionorexpectedserviceconditions,includingtemperature,moisturelevel,anddurationofloading.4.2Therelativesizeandsimplicityofdesignofthespring-loadedapparatuspermitseasyportabilityandtransferfromoneenvironmenttothenextwithoutdisturbingstaticloads.4.3Therelativesimplicityofdesignwithinexpensivematerialspermitsreplicationofcreeptestsatrelativelylowcosts.5.Apparatus5.1CompressionCreepTestApparatus,asshowninFig.1andFig.2.5.2Microscope,calibrated,withFilarmicroeyepieceand10×objectivelens.6.TestSpecimens6.1Testspecimensshallconformtotheformanddimen-sio...
