Designation:D2247−11StandardPracticeforTestingWaterResistanceofCoatingsin100%RelativeHumidity1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2247;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversthebasicprinciplesandoperatingproceduresfortestingwaterresistanceofcoatingsbyexposingcoatedspecimensinanatmospheremaintainedat100%relativehumiditysothatcondensationformsonthetestspecimens.1.2Thispracticeusesthetechniqueofcreatingaslighttemperaturedifferentialwithintheexposureareatoformcondensationonthecoatedspecimens.Asthewarmersatu-ratedairpassesthecoolerspecimens,waterisdepositedontothespecimensintheformofcondensation.1.3Thispracticeplacestheentirespecimenintheexposureareaallowingcondensationtoformonallsurfaces.Thismakesthispracticesuitableforflatpanelsaswellaslargeor3Dobjects.Thispracticediffersfromothermethodswherecon-densationisonlyformedonthefrontcoatingsurface,butthebacksurfaceisoutsidetheexposurearea.Othertestsmayalsodepositwaterdropletsonthesurfacebutwherethesourceisnotfromcondensation.NOTE1—AlternativepracticesfortestingthewaterresistanceofcoatingsincludePracticesD870,D1735,andD4585.1.4Thispracticeislimitedtothemethodsofobtaining,measuring,andcontrollingtheconditionsandproceduresoftestsconductedin100%relativehumidity.Itdoesnotspecifyspecimenpreparation,orevaluationofresults.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D609Pr...
