Designation:C794−18StandardTestMethodforAdhesion-in-PeelofElastomericJointSealants1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC794;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversalaboratoryprocedurefordeterminingthestrengthandcharacteristicsofthepeelprop-ertiesofacured-in-placeelastomericjointsealant,single-ormulticomponent,foruseinbuildingconstruction.1.2Thevaluesstatedinmetric(SI)unitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.3Thecommitteewithjurisdictionoverthisstandardisnotawareofanycomparablestandardspublishedbyotherorga-nizations.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C717TerminologyofBuildingSealsandSealantsC1375GuideforSubstratesUsedinTestingBuildingSealsandSealantsE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.Terminology3.1Forthedefinitionsusedinthistestmethod,seeTermi-nologyC717,standardconditions.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Thistestmethodconsistsofpreparingtestspecimensbyembeddingawiremeshscreenbetweentwothinlayersofthesealantbeingtested,ontestsubstrates,curingthesespecimen...
