ASTM C717-08

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Designation: C 717 – 08
Standard Terminology of
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Building Seals and Sealants
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 717; 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.
1. Scope D 1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber
D 2102 Test Method for Shrinkage of Textile Fibers
1.1 This standard describes terms and definitions and de-
(Bundle Test)
scriptions of terms used or likely to be used in test methods,
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
specifications, guides, and practices (related to building seals
and sealants) consistent with the scope and areas of interest of
3. Significance and Use
ASTM Committee C24.
3.1 Definitions:
1.2 Definitions and descriptions of terms are written to
3.1.1 Terms and their related standard definitions in Section
ensure that building seals and sealants standards are properly
4areintendedforuseuniformlyandconsistentlyinallbuilding
understood and interpreted.
seals and sealants test methods, specifications, guides, and
2. Referenced Documents practices. The purpose of such use is to promote a clear
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understanding and interpretation of the standards in which they
2.1 ASTM Standards:
are used.
A 644 Terminology Relating to Iron Castings
3.1.2 Definitions of terms are written in the broadest sense
C 509 Specification for Elastomeric Cellular Preformed
possible, consistent with the intended meaning. Definitions
Gasket and Sealing Material
have not been limited to a specific technical field when they
C 542 Specification for Lock-Strip Gaskets
can have a multi-field application.
C 716 Specification for Installing Lock-Strip Gaskets and
3.1.3 The definition of a term that can have different
Infill Glazing Materials
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meanings in different technical fields is preceded by a phrase
C 790 Guide for Use of Latex Sealants
limiting it to the specific field intended, that is, “in building
C 797 Practices for Use of Oil- and Resin-Based Putty and
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construction.”
Glazing Compounds
3.2 Description of Terms:
C 961 Test Method for Lap Shear Strength of Sealants
3.2.1 Descriptions of Terms are special purpose definitions
C 964 Guide for Lock-Strip Gasket Glazing
intended to provide a precise understanding and interpretation
C 1021 Practice for Laboratories Engaged in Testing of
of the seals and sealants standards in which they are used.
Building Sealants
3.2.2 A specific description of a term is applicable to the
C 1193 Guide for Use of Joint Sealants
standard or standards in which the term is described and used.
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
3.2.3 Each standard in which a term is used, in a specially
D 1079 Terminology Relating to Roofing and Waterproof-
defined manner, should list the term and its description under
ing
the subheading, descriptions of terms.
D1565 SpecificationforFlexibleCellularMaterials—Vinyl
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Chloride Polymers and Copolymers (Open-Cell Foam)
4. Terminology
4.1 Terms and Definitions:
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C24 on
adhesive failure, n—in building construction, failure of the
Building Seals and Sealants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C24.01
on Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants.
bond between the sealant, adhesive, or coating and the
The boldface designations refer to the original source of the definition and the
substrate surface.
ASTM Technical Committee having jurisdiction.
aerosol container, empty, n—in building construction,an
Current edition approved May 1, 2008. Published May 2008. Originally
approved in 1972. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as C 717 – 07a. aerosol container is considered empty when the product flow
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
reaches 0.5 g per second or less.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
back bedding, n—See bedding.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
back putty, n—See bedding.
the ASTM website.
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Withdrawn.
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C717–08
back-up material—See sealant backing. that is composed of both open and closed cell material.
band aid sealant joint, n—Use bridge sealant joint (pre- bite, n—in building construction in glazing, the effective
ferred term). structural contact dimension of a structural sealant. (See Fig.
bead, n—in building construction, in sealants and glazing, a 1 and Fig. 2.)
strip of applied sealant, glazing compound, or putty. bloom, n—in building construction, a substanc
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