ASTM D6464-03

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Designation: D 6464 – 03
Standard Specification for
Expandable Foam Adhesives for Fastening Gypsum
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Wallboard to Wood Framing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6464; 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* 4. Significance and Use
1.1 This specification establishes minimum performance 4.1 This specification applies to expandable foam adhesives
requirements for determining strength, aging, and working used to bond the back surface of gypsum wallboard to
properties of expandable foam adhesives intended for bonding Douglas-fir dimensional lumber or other lumber species of
back surfaces of gypsum wallboards of all thicknesses to wood equivalent bonding qualities capable of meeting the test
framing. Minimum physical and performance requirements are requirements.
specified for all measured properties of adhesives and adhesive 4.2 The specification establishes the minimum strength
bonds. requirements of the bond for the selected assembly materials.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 4.3 The adhesive is not considered a substitute for mechani-
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for cal fasteners. Fasteners will be required to restrict expansion of
information only. the foam adhesive while it cures. The recommended fastening
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the schedule must appear in the manufacturer’s application instruc-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the tions.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.4 The tests are suitable for product performance certifica-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- tion and quality control programs, and can be useful to the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. general public, adhesive manufacturers, distributors, specifiers,
architects, contractors, testing laboratories and other businesses
2. Referenced Documents
and professionals.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.5 The results do not include all possible conditions, which
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C 1396/C 1396M Specification for Gypsum Board may occur during final assembly, but indicate a set of perfor-
D 905 Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesive
mance characteristics for laboratory controlled bonding vari-
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Bonds in Shear by Compression Loading ables.
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D 907 Terminology of Adhesives
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5. Adhesive Physical Property Requirements
E 4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
E 177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in 5.1 Open Assembly Time—These adhesives have a distinct
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ASTM Test Methods open assembly time and this time must be agreed upon by the
user and the manufacturer.
3. Terminology
5.2 Storage Life—The adhesive shall remain serviceable
3.1 Definitions—Many terms in this specification are de- and meet all the requirements of this specification for not less
fined in Terminology D 907.
than six months after delivery, when stored in original un-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: opened containers at temperatures ranging from 40 to 85°F (4
3.2.1 expandable foam adhesive, n—any polymer that ex-
to 30°C).
pands during delivery or cure to fill the space between
6. Adhesive Properties and Performance
substrates.
6.1 The adhesives shall conform to the requirements sum-
marized in Table 1.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D14 on
Adhesives and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D14.70 on Construction
7. Materials and Apparatus for Conducting Tests
Adhesives.
7.1 Adhesives—The adhesive shall be an expandable foam
Current edition approved April 10, 2003. Published June 2003. Originally
approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D 6464 - 02.
adhesive.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
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7.2 Gypsum Wallboard— ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm) thick, complying
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.06.
4 with Specification C 1396/C 1396M; the dimensions are speci-
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. fied in each test.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D6464–03
TABLE 1 Adhesive Properties and Performance Requirements
Test Method Section Property Condition Requirements
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