Designation:C1375−00(Reapproved2014)StandardGuideforSubstratesUsedinTestingBuildingSealsandSealants1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1375;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribestherecommendedstandardsub-stratesandtheirrecommendedsurfacepreparationforuseinstandardtestsofbuildingsealsandsealants.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C33SpecificationforConcreteAggregatesC150SpecificationforPortlandCementC305PracticeforMechanicalMixingofHydraulicCementPastesandMortarsofPlasticConsistencyC566TestMethodforTotalEvaporableMoistureContentofAggregatebyDryingC717TerminologyofBuildingSealsandSealantsC1036SpecificationforFlatGlass3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Thetermsusedinthisguideareinaccor-dancewithTerminologyC717.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Theguideprovidesrecommendationsforsubstratesandmethodsofsurfacepreparationtobeusedincomparativetestsofbuildingsealsandsealants.5.ComparisontoOtherStandards5.1TheASTMcommitteewithjurisdictionoverthisstan-dard1isnotawareofanycomparablestandardspublishedbyotherorganizations.6.GlassSubstrate6.1Theglassusedshallbefloatglass,whichconformstoSpecificationC1036,TypeI,Class1,q3.Thiscorrespondstoaglassthatisformedonafloatline,istransparent,clear,andintendedforarchitecturalfenestrationapplications.6.2Floatglasshastwosurfaces,whicharenotnecessarilyidenticalinsurfacechemistry.Thereisatinside,whichwasincontactwithabatchofmoltentin,andanairside,whichdidnothavethisintimatecontact.Thesetwosurfacesmayormaynothavethesameadhesionpropertieswithagivensealant.Itisbesttotes...
