ASTM C510-05
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Staining and Color Change of Single- or Multicomponent Joint Sealants
Standard Test Method for Staining and Color Change of Single- or Multicomponent Joint Sealants
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1.1 This test method describes an accelerated laboratory procedure to determine if a sample of a joint sealant will stain the substrate when in contract with masonry, concrete, or stone (such as marble, limestone, sandstone, and granite). This test method also is intended to determine whether the sealant itself will change in color when exposed to the weather.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The value given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: C 510 – 05
Standard Test Method for
Staining and Color Change of Single- or Multicomponent
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Joint Sealants
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 510; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope seals and sealants, andTerminologyG113 for terms relating to
natural and artificial weathering tests.
1.1 This test method covers an accelerated laboratory pro-
cedure to determine if a sample of a joint sealant will stain the
4. Significance and Use
substrate when in contract with masonry, concrete, or stone
4.1 Staining of a building is an aesthetically undesireable
(such as marble, limestone, sandstone, and granite). This test
occurance. This test method evaluates the likelihood of a
method also is intended to determine whether the sealant itself
sealant causing early stain on a porous substrate due to certain
will change in color when exposed to the weather.
chemical exudations from the sealant.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
4.1.1 This test method may not predict staining caused by
standard. The value given in parentheses are for information
such factors as residue run-down or dirt pick-up by a sealant
only.
exudate.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.2 This test method is useful to predict potential color
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
changes in the sealant itself after weathering.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.3 See also Test Method D 2203.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5. Apparatus
2. Referenced Documents 5.1 Theexposureapparatusshallbeoneofthethreetypesof
2 laboratoryacceleratedweatheringdevicesdescribedinPractice
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C 1442,thatuseeitherxenonarc,fluorescentUVoropenflame
C 109 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic
carbon arc radiation. Consult Practice C 1442 for the differ-
Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or 50-mm Cube Specimens)
ences in test parameters among the devices. Because of
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
differences in test conditions, test results may differ with the
C 207 Specification for Hydrated Lime for Masonry Pur-
type of device used. The choice of device shall be by mutual
poses
agreement among the interested parties.
C 717 Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
C 1442 Practice for Conducting Tests on Sealants Using
6. Materials
Artificial Weathering Apparatus
6.1 Portland Cement, white, nonstaining, conforming to
D 2203 Test Method for Staining from Sealants
Type I of Specification C 150.
G113 Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial
6.2 Hydrated Lime, conforming to Type S of Specification
Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials
C 207.
3. Terminology 6.3 Ottawa Sand, graded, white, conforming to the require-
ments of Section 4 of Test Method C 109.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this test
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6.4 Aluminum Plates, three 152 by 70-mm (6 by 2 ⁄4-in.),
method, see Terminology C 717 for terms relating to building
No. 16 gage.
6.5 Metal Frames,tworectangularnoncorrosive,designated
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeC24onBuilding as Aand B; frame Ashall be 6 mm ( ⁄4 in.) thick with the inside
Seals and Sealants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C24.40 on
opening slightly larger than an aluminum plate described in
Weathering.
6.4; frame B shall have inside dimensions of 127 by 38 by 6
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2005. Published March 2005. Originally
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mm (5 by 1 ⁄2 by ⁄4 in.) thick.
approved in 1963 as C 510 – 63 T. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as
C 510 – 90(1997).
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
7. Test Specimens
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
7.1 The test specimen shall consist of a slab of mortar mix
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. upon which is placed a layer of sealant.
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C510–05
7.2 The mortar mix shall be prepared by combining, by SeeAnnexA1 in Practice C 1442 for determining the exposure
weight, 1 part white portland cement, 0.25 part hydrated lime, time required to obtain the same radiant exposure at other
and 4 parts graded Ottawa sand, with sufficient water to make irradiance levels.
a smooth, workable paste (water-ceme
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