ASTM D3167-03a(2004)

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Designation:D3167–03a(Reapproved2004)
Standard Test Method for
Floating Roller Peel Resistance of Adhesives
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3167; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this test method is to provide for the determination of the metal-to-metal peel
strength of adhesives by a method that will provide good reproducibility at low-, as well as at
highstrength levels and yet allow for a simple method of test specimen preparation and testing.
The accuracy of the results of strength tests of adhesive bonds will depend on the conditions under
which the bonding process is carried out. Unless otherwise agreed upon between the manufacturer and
the purchaser, the bonding conditions shall be prescribed by the manufacturer of the adhesive. In order
to ensure that complete information is available to the individual conducting the tests, the
manufacturer of the adhesive shall furnish numerical values and other specific information for each of
the following variables:
(1) Procedure for preparation of the surfaces prior to application of the adhesive, the cleaning and
drying of metal surfaces, and special surface treatments such as sanding, which are not specifically
limited by the pertinent test method.
(2) Complete mixing directions for the adhesive.
(3) Conditions for application of the adhesive, including the rate of spread or thickness of film,
number of coats to be applied whether to be applied to one or both surfaces, and the conditions of
drying where more than one coat is required.
(4) Assembly conditions before application of pressure, including the room temperature and length
of time.
(5) Curing conditions, including the amount of pressure to be applied, the length of time under
pressure, and the temperature of the assembly when under pressure. It should be stated whether this
temperature is that of the glue line, or of the atmosphere at which the assembly is to be maintained.
(6) Conditioning procedure before testing, unless a standard procedure is specified, including the
length of time, temperature, and relative humidity.
Arangemaybeprescribedforanyvariablebythemanufactureroftheadhesive,ifitcanbeassumed
by the test operator that any arbitrarily chosen value within such a range or any combination of such
values for several variables will be acceptable to both the manufacturer and the purchaser of the
adhesive.
1. Scope and one flexible adherend when tested under specified condi-
tions of preparation and testing.
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the relative
1.2 A variation in thickness of the adherends will generally
peel resistance of adhesive bonds between one rigid adherend
influence the test values. For this reason, the thickness of the
sheets used to make the test specimens shall be specified in the
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D14 on
material specification. When no thickness is specified, the
Adhesives and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D14.80 on Metal
flexible adherend shall be 0.63 mm (0.025 in.) thick and the
Bonding Adhesives.
rigid adherend shall be 1.63 mm (0.064 in.) thick.
Current edition approved April 1, 2004. Published April 2004. Originally
approved in 1973. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D3167 – 03a. DOI:
10.1520/D3167-03AR04.
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D3167–03a (2004)
FIG. 1 Roller Drum Peel Test Fixture
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the other adherend is made to be flexible, by peeling of the flexible
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information adherend from the rigid adherend at a controlled angle of peel
only. using the test fixture shown in Fig. 1.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
5. Significance and Use
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5.1 Use this test method for acceptance and process control
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
testing. This test method may be used as an alternative to Test
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Method D1781 when that facility is not available. This test
method is considered more severe since the angle of peel is
2. Referenced Documents
greater.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
6. Apparatus
Sheet and Plate
D907 Terminology of Adhesives 6.1 Testing Machine, conforming to the requirements of
D1781 Test Method for Climbing Drum Peel forAdhesives Practices E4. Select a testing machine that is autographic with
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines chart capability, that reads and records in millimetres (inches)
of separation as one coordinate and applied load as the other
3. Terminology
coordinate, the applied load accurate to within 61 %. Addi-
tional capabilities of the machine are a crosshead rate of 152
3.1 Definitions—Many of the terms used in this test method
are defined in Terminology D907. mm/min (6 in./min), with self-aligning grips to hold the
specimen, and where the breaking load of the specimens falls
4. Summary of Test Method
between 15 and 85 % of the full-scale machine capacity. The
grips need to engage the outer 25.4 mm (1 in.) of the flexible
4.1 This test method consists of testing laminated or bonded
adherends, where one adherend is made to be rigid and the adherend firmly and when the load is applied, the direction of
the applied pull needs to be through the center line of the grip
assembly.
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6.2 Attach a fixture as shown in Fig. 1 to one of the testing
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
machinecrossarmsandensurethatthe1-in.diameterrollersof
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. the test fixture roll freely.
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