ASTM D4587-01

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Designation:D4587–01
Standard Practice for
Fluorescent UV-Condensation Exposures of Paint and
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Related Coatings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4587; 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 D 660 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Checking of
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Exterior Paints
1.1 This practice covers the selection of test conditions for
D 662 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Erosion of
acceleratedexposuretestingofcoatingsandrelatedproductsin
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Exterior Paints
fluorescent UV and condensation devices conducted according
D 714 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Blistering of
to Practices G 151 and G 154. This practice also covers the
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Paints
preparationoftestspecimens,andtheevaluationoftestresults.
D 772 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Flaking (Scal-
Table 1 describes commonly used test conditions.
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ing) of Exterior Paints
NOTE 1—Previous versions of this practice referenced fluorescent UV
D 823 TestMethodsforProducingFilmsofUniformThick-
devices described by Practice G53, which described very specific
ness of Paint, Varnish, and Related Products on Test
equipment designs. Practice G53 has been withdrawn and replaced by
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Panels
Practice G 151, which describes performance criteria for all exposure
D 1005 Test Methods for Measurement of Dry Film Thick-
devices that use laboratory light sources, and by Practice G 154, which
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gives requirements for exposing nonmetallic materials in fluorescent UV ness of Organic Coatings Using Micrometers
devices.
D 1186 Test Methods for Nondestructive Measurement of
NOTE 2—ISO 11507:1997 also describes fluorescent UV-condensation
Dry Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to
exposures of paints and coatings. 3
a Ferrous Base
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D 1400 Test Method for Nondestructive Measurement of
safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility DryFilmThicknessofNonconductiveCoatingsAppliedto
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of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
a Nonferrous Metal Base
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory D 1729 Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color
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limitations prior to use. Differences of Diffusely Illuminated Opaque Materials
D 1730 Practices for Preparation of Aluminum and
2. Referenced Documents
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Aluminum-Alloy Surfaces for Painting
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 2244 Test Method for Calculation of Color Differences
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D 358 Specification for Wood to Be Used As Panels in
from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
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Weathering Tests of Coatings
D 2616 Test Method for Evaluation of Visual Color Differ-
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D 523 Test Method for Specular Gloss
ence With a Gray Scale
D 609 Practice for Preparation of Cold-Rolled Steel Panels
D 3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape
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for Testing Paint, Varnish, Conversion Coatings, and
Test
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Related Coating Products
D 3980 Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of Paint and
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D 610 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Rusting on
Related Materials
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Painted Steel Surfaces
D 4214 Test Methods for Evaluating Degree of Chalking of
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D 659 Method of Evaluating Degree of Chalking of Exte-
Exterior Paint Films
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rior Paints
D 5870 Practice for Calculating Property Retention Index
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of Plastics
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and 8
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.27 on Accelerated Testing.
Current edition approved July 10, 2001. Published September 2001. Originally
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published as D 4587 – 86. Discontinued June 2000 and reinstated as D 4587 – 01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.02. Discontinued 1998; see 1997 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.03.
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Discontinued 1989; see 1990 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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D4587–01
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TABLE 1 Test Cycles Commonly Used for Fluorescent UV–Condensation Exposure Testing of Paints and Related Coatings
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Cycle Number Cycle Description 340 nm Irradiance Black Panel Temperature Typical Uses
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1 8hUV 0.72 W/(m ·nm) 70 6 2.5 ºC (158 6 5ºF) Automotive coatings
4 h condensation dark period 50 6 2.
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