Adhesive standards play a crucial role in the assessment and testing of adhesive materials. These standards enable companies worldwide to evaluate the performance and properties of adhesives and their components. Adhesives can exhibit diverse properties based on their volatile and non-volatile contents, and the standards provide guidelines for identifying key properties such as viscosity, adhesion, shear strength, and shear modulus.
Adhesives are widely used to create bonds or joints between different materials, including metal, wood, and plastic. The standards also assist in determining the mechanical properties of adhesive bonds or joints, such as strength, creep, fracture, and fatigue. Additionally, they are essential for evaluating the impact of environmental factors on adhesive bonds and joints.
Furthermore, adhesive standards are instrumental in identifying various applications of adhesives, including their use in electrical insulation, sealing materials, and materials used in lumber products and floor systems. By adhering to these standards, companies can ensure the reliability and effectiveness of adhesive products in various applications.
The following are some key standards related to construction adhesives:
- D6004-21: A standard test method for determining the adhesive shear strength of resilient flooring and carpet adhesives.
- C557-03(2017): A standard specification for adhesives used for fastening gypsum wallboard to wood framing.
- D7446-09(2017): A standard specification for structural insulated panel (SIP) adhesives for laminating oriented strand board (OSB) to rigid cellular polystyrene thermal insulation core materials.
- D6464-03a(2017): A standard specification for expandable foam adhesives used for fastening gypsum wallboard to wood framing.
- D6005-03(2017): A standard test method for determining the slump resistance of carpet adhesives (withdrawn in 2017).
- D1995-92(2017): Standard test methods for multi-modal strength testing of autohesives (contact adhesives).
- D1779-98(2017): A standard specification for adhesive for acoustical materials.
- D4027-98(2019): A standard test method for measuring shear properties of structural adhesives by the modified-rail test.
- D3983-98(2019): A standard test method for measuring strength and shear modulus of nonrigid adhesives by the thick-adherend tensile-lap specimen.
- D3632-98(2019): A standard test method for accelerated aging of adhesive joints by the oxygen-pressure method.
- D6325-98(2019): A standard test method for determining open assembly time of carpet mastic adhesives.
- D4502-92(2019): A standard test method for heat and moisture resistance of wood-adhesive joints.
- D3498-19a: A standard specification for adhesives for field-gluing wood structural panels (plywood or oriented strand board) to wood-based floor system framing.
- D7799-12a(2021): A standard specification for tufted and woven broadloom carpet adhesives without homogeneous PVC or non-PVC backings.
- D5215-93(2021): A standard test method for the instrumental evaluation of staining of vinyl flooring by adhesives.
- D5574-94(2021): Standard test methods for establishing allowable mechanical properties of wood-bonding adhesives for the design of structural joints.
- D3930-08(2023): A standard specification for adhesives for wood-based materials for construction of manufactured homes.
- D3931-08(2023): A standard test method for determining the strength of gap-filling adhesive bonds in shear by compression loading.
These standards are essential for ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of adhesives used in various construction applications.
