Designation:D1183−03(Reapproved2011)StandardPracticesforResistanceofAdhesivestoCyclicLaboratoryAgingConditions1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1183;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thesepracticescoverthedeterminationoftheresistanceofadhesivestocyclicacceleratedserviceconditionsbyexpos-ingbondedspecimenstoconditionsofhighandlowtempera-turesandhighandlowrelativehumidities.Theextentofdegradationisdeterminedfromchangesinstrengthpropertiesasaresultofexposuretothetestconditions(Note1).Itisrecognizedthatnoacceleratedprocedurefordegradingmate-rialscorrelatesperfectlywithactualserviceconditions,andthatnosingleorsmallgroupoflaboratorytestconditionswillsimulateallactualserviceconditions.Consequently,caremustbeexercisedintheinterpretationanduseofdataobtainedinthispractice.Thetestcondition,thenumberofcyclesofthetestconditiontobeused,theparticularstrengthpropertytobeusedtodeterminetheextentofdegradation,andwhethertestspecimensortestpanelsaretobeused,isspecifiedinthematerialspecification.NOTE1—Thesepractices/conditionsareintendedforusewithspeci-mensdescribedintheapprovedASTMstrengthtestmethodsforadhesivesasfollows:TestMethodsD897,D903,D906,D950,D1002,D1062,andMethodD1344.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D897TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofAdhesiveBondsD903TestMethodforPeelorStrippingStrengthofAdhe-siveBondsD906TestMethodforStrengthPropertiesofAdhesivesinPlywoodTypeCons...
