ASTM D3167-10(2017)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D3167 − 10 (Reapproved 2017)
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 1.2 A variation in thickness of the adherends will generally
influence the test values. For this reason, the thickness of the
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the relative
sheets used to make the test specimens shall be specified in the
peel resistance of adhesive bonds between one rigid adherend
material specification. When no thickness is specified, the
and one flexible adherend when tested under specified condi-
flexible adherend shall be 0.63 mm (0.025 in.) thick and the
tions of preparation and testing.
rigid adherend shall be 1.63 mm (0.064 in.) thick.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D14 on
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
Adhesives and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D14.80 on Metal
Bonding Adhesives.
only.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2017. Published November 2017. Originally
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
approved in 1973. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D3167 – 10. DOI:
10.1520/D3167-10R17. safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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FIG. 1 Roller Drum Peel Test Fixture
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4. Summary of Test Method
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
4.1 This test method consists of testing laminated or bonded
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
adherends, where one adherend is made to be rigid and the
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
other adherend is made to be flexible, by peeling of the flexible
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
adherend from the rigid adherend at a controlled angle of peel
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
using the test fixture shown in Fig. 1.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
5. Significance and Use
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
5.1 Use this test method for acceptance and process control
2. Referenced Documents
testing. This test method may be used as an alternative to Test
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Method D1781 when that facility is not available. This test
B209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
method is considered more severe since the angle of peel is
Sheet and Plate
greater.
D907 Terminology of Adhesives
D1781 Test Method for Climbing Drum Peel for Adhesives
6. Apparatus
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
6.1 Testing Machine, conforming to the requirements of
Practices E4. Select a testing machine that is autographic with
3. Terminology
chart capability, that reads and records in millimetres (inches)
3.1 Definitions—Many of the terms used in this test method
of separation as one coordinate and applied load as the other
are defined in Terminology D907.
coordinate, the applied load accurate to within 61 %. Addi-
tional capabilities of the machine are a crosshead rate of 152
mm/min (6 in./min), with self-aligning grips to hold the
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specimen, and where the breaking load of the specimens falls
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between 15 and 85 % of the full-scale machine capacity. The
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. grips need to engage the outer 25.4 mm (1 in.) of the flexible
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FIG. 2 Test Panel and Test Specimen
adherend firmly and when the load is applied, the direction of adherend gripped in the test machine ja
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