ASTM_D_2205_-_20.pdf

Designation:D220520Standard Guide forSelection of Tests for Traffic Paints1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2205;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers the selection and use of proceduresfor testing traffic paints in the laboratory and in the field.1.2 This guide covers the testing of ready-mixed solventbase and waterborne paint products of sprayable consistencythat shall be suitable for use as a reflecting traffic guide onpaved roadways.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C219 Terminology Relating to Hydraulic and Other Inor-ganic CementsD8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pave-mentsD16 Terminology for Paint,Related Coatings,Materials,andApplicationsD154 Guide for Testing of Varnishes(Withdrawn 2018)3D185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in PigmentsD522/D522M Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of At-tached Organic CoatingsD562 Test Method for Consistency of Paints MeasuringKrebs Unit(KU)Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type Viscom-eterD711 Test Method for No-Pick-Up Time of Traffic PaintD713 Practice for Conducting Road Service Tests on FluidTraffic Marking MaterialsD868 Practice for Determination of Degree of Bleeding ofTraffic PaintD869 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Settling of PaintD870 Practice for Testing Water Resistance of CoatingsUsing Water ImmersionD913 Practice for Evaluating Degree of Traffic MarkingLine WearD1210 Test Method for Fineness of Dispersion of Pigment-Vehicle Systems by Hegman-Type GageD1475 Test Method for Density of Liquid Coatings,Inks,and Related ProductsD1729 Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and ColorDifferences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque MaterialsD2244 Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances andColor Differences from Instrumentally Measured ColorCoordinatesD2369 Test Method for Volatile Content of CoatingsD2371 Test Method for Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible PaintsD2372 Practice for Separation of Vehicle From Solvent-Reducible PaintsD2698 Test Method for Determination of the Pigment Con-tent of Solvent-Reducible Paints by High-Speed Centri-fugingD2805 Test Method for Hiding Power of Paints by Reflec-tometryD3723 Test Method for Pigment Content of Water-EmulsionPaints by Low-Temperature AshingD4060 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of OrganicCoatings by the Taber AbraserD6628 Specification for Color of Pavement Marking Mate-rialsD7377 Practice for Evaluating the Water Wash-Off Resis-tance of Traffic Paints using a Water FaucetD7538 Practice for Evaluating the Water Wash-Off Resis-tance of Traffic Paints Using an Atomizing Spray Device1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint andRelated Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.44 on Traffic Coatings.Current edition approved June 1,2020.Published July 2020.Originally approvedin 1963.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D2205 15.DOI:10.1520/D2205-20.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.D8008 Practice for Representative Field Sampling of TrafficPaintsE179 Guide for Selection of Geometric Conditions forMeasurement of Reflection and Transmission Propertiesof MaterialsE308 Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Usingthe CIE SystemE1164 Practice for Obtaining Spectrometric Data for Object-Col