ASTM D5324-03
(Guide)Standard Guide for Testing Water-Borne Architectural Coatings
Standard Guide for Testing Water-Borne Architectural Coatings
ABSTRACT
This guide covers the selection and use of procedures for testing water-borne architectural coatings to be used on exterior, interior, or both types of surfaces. The properties that can be examined by the test methods listed herein are as follows: liquid paint properties (skinning, condition in container, coarse particles and foreign matter, density or weight per gallon, fineness of dispersion, flash point, odor, absorption, colorant acceptance, dilution stability, package stability, heat stability, and settling); coating application and film formation characteristics (brush application properties, brush drag, roller application properties, roller spatter, spray application properties, touch-up uniformity, consistency (low-shear viscosity), rheological properties of non-Newtonian liquids, sag resistance, levelling properties, and drying properties); appearance of dry film (color appearance, color differences by visual comparison, color differences using instrumental measurements, directional reflectance, gloss, sheen, hiding power, and yellowness index); properties of dry film (abrasion resistance, adhesion, flexibility, resistance to household chemicals, color change of white enamels, washability and cleansability, blister resistance, exposure resistance, chalking, checking, cracking, erosion, flaking, mildew resistance, and fume resistance); and Coating Analysis (chemical analysis, volatile content, nonvolatile volume content, water content, pigment content, pigment analysis, nonvolatile vehicle content, vehicle separation, and nonvolatile vehicle identification).
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1.1 This guide covers the selection and use of procedures for testing water-borne coatings to be used on exterior, interior or both types of surfaces (Note 1). The properties that can be examined or, in some cases, the relevant test procedures are listed in Table 1 and Table 2.
Note 1—The term "architectural coating" as used here combines the definition in Terminology D 16 with that in the FSCT Paint/Coatings Dictionary, as follows: "Organic coatings intended for on-site application to interior or exterior surfaces of residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial buildings, in contrast to industrial coatings. They are protective and decorative finishes applied at ambient temperatures. Often called Trade Sales Coatings."
Note 2—Architectural coatings that are designed to give better performance than most conventional coatings because they are tougher and more stain and abrasion resistant are covered by Guide D 3730.
1.2 The types of organic coatings covered by this guide are as follows:
(1) Type 1Interior Latex Flat Wall Paints,
(2) Type 2Exterior Latex House Paints,
(3) Type 3Water-Borne Floor Paints, and
(4) Type 4Interior Latex Semigloss and Gloss Paints.
1.2.1 Each is intended for application by brushing, rolling, spraying or other means to the material appropriate for its type, which may include plaster, masonry, wallboard, wood, steel, previously painted surfaces, and other architectural substrates.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 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:D5324–03
Standard Guide for
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Testing Water-Borne Architectural Coatings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5324; 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 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This guide covers the selection and use of procedures 2.1 ASTM Standards:
for testing water-borne coatings to be used on exterior, interior D16 Terminology for Paint, Related Coatings, Materials,
or both types of surfaces (Note 1). The properties that can be and Applications
examined or, in some cases, the relevant test procedures are D185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in Pigments
listed in Table 1 and Table 2. D215 Practice for the Chemical Analysis of White Linseed
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Oil Paints
NOTE 1—The term “architectural coating” as used here combines the
D344 Test Method for Relative Hiding Power of Paints by
definition in Terminology D16 with that in the FSCT Paint/Coatings
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the Visual Evaluation of Brushouts
Dictionary ,asfollows:“Organiccoatingsintendedforon-siteapplication
D358 Specification for Wood to Be Used as Panels in
to interior or exterior surfaces of residential, commercial, institutional, or
industrial buildings, in contrast to industrial coatings. They are protective
Weathering Tests of Coatings
and decorative finishes applied at ambient temperatures. Often called
D522 Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of Attached
Trade Sales Coatings.”
Organic Coatings
NOTE 2—Architectural coatings that are designed to give better perfor-
D523 Test Method for Specular Gloss
mancethanmostconventionalcoatingsbecausetheyaretougherandmore
D562 Test Method for Consistency of Paints Measuring
stain and abrasion resistant are covered by Guide D3730.
Krebs Unit (KU) Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type Viscom-
1.2 The types of organic coatings covered by this guide are
eter
as follows:
D660 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Checking of
(1) Type 1 Interior Latex Flat Wall Paints,
Exterior Paints
(2) Type 2 Exterior Latex House Paints,
D661 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Cracking of
(3) Type 3 Water-Borne Floor Paints, and
Exterior Paints
(4) Type 4 Interior Latex Semigloss and Gloss Paints.
D662 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Erosion of
1.2.1 Each is intended for application by brushing, rolling,
Exterior Paints
spraying or other means to the material appropriate for its type,
D772 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Flaking (Scal-
which may include plaster, masonry, wallboard, wood, steel,
ing) of Exterior Paints
previously painted surfaces, and other architectural substrates.
D869 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Settling of
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Paint
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
D968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
only.
Coatings by Falling Abrasive
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D1006 Practice for Conducting Exterior Exposure Tests of
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Paints on Wood
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
D1014 Practice for Conducting Exterior Exposure Tests of
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Paints and Coatings on Metal Substrates
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
D1210 Test Method for Fineness of Dispersion of Pigment-
Vehicle Systems by Hegman-Type Gage
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and
Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
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Subcommittee D01.42 on Architectural Coatings. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2003. Published January 2004. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D5324 – 98. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D5324-03. the ASTM website.
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Available from Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT), 492 Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
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