ASTM D3167-97

Standard Test Method for Floating Roller Peel Resistance of Adhesives

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the relative peel resistance of adhesive bonds between one rigid adherend and one flexible adherend when tested under specified conditions of preparation and testing.  
1.2 A variation in thickness of the adherends will generally influence the test values. For this reason, the thickness of the sheets used to make the test specimens shall be specified in the material specification. When no thickness is specified, the flexible adherend shall be 0.63 mm (0.025 in.) thick and the rigid adherend shall be 1.63 mm (0.064 in.) thick.  
1.3 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 .

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-1997
• ICS: 83.180 - Adhesives
• Technical Committee: D14 - Adhesives
• Drafting Committee: D14.80 - Metal Bonding Adhesives

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3167-03 - Standard Test Method for Floating Roller Peel Resistance of Adhesives
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F790-23 - Standard Guide for Testing Materials for Aerospace Plastic Transparent Enclosures
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D6361/D6361M-98(2020) - Standard Guide for Selecting Cleaning Agents and Processes
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM F2207-06(2023) - Standard Specification for Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining System for Rehabilitation of Metallic Gas Pipe
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D6465-99(2016) - Standard Guide for Selecting Aerospace and General Purpose Adhesives and Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM E866-23 - Standard Specification for Corrosion-Inhibiting Adhesive Primer for Aluminum Alloys to Be Adhesively Bonded in Honeycomb Shelter Panels
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM E1826-23 - Standard Specification for Low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Corrosion-Inhibiting Adhesive Primer for Aluminum Alloys to Be Adhesively Bonded in Honeycomb Shelter Panels
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM E864-20 - Standard Practice for Surface Preparation of Aluminum Alloys to Be Adhesively Bonded in Honeycomb Shelter Panels
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D8336-21 - Standard Test Method for Characterizing Tack of Prepregs Using a Continuous Application-and-Peel Procedure
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM E865-20 - Standard Specification for Structural Film Adhesives for Honeycomb Sandwich Panels
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM F942-18(2023)e1 - Standard Guide for Selection of Test Methods for Interlayer Materials for Aerospace Transparent Enclosures
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM D7694/D7694M-18 - Standard Test Methods for Self-Adhesive Modified Bituminous Sheet Material
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997
• Referred By: ASTM E1749-18 - Standard Terminology Relating to Rigid Wall Relocatable Shelters
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-1997

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3167 – 97
Standard Test Method for
Floating Roller Peel Resistance of Adhesives
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3167; 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.
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.
A range may be prescribed for any variable by the manufacturer of the adhesive, if it can be assumed
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 material specification. When no thickness is specified, the
flexible adherend shall be 0.63 mm (0.025 in.) thick and the
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the relative
rigid adherend shall be 1.63 mm (0.064 in.) thick.
peel resistance of adhesive bonds between one rigid adherend
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
and one flexible adherend when tested under specified condi-
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
tions of preparation and testing.
only.
1.2 A variation in thickness of the adherends will generally
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
influence the test values. For this reason, the thickness of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
sheets used to make the test specimens shall be specified in the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-14 on bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Adhesive and is under the jurisdiction of Subcommitte D14.80 on Metal Bonding
Adhesives.
2. Referenced Documents
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1997. Published April 1998. Originally
2.1 ASTM Standards:
published as D 3167 – 73 T. Last previous edition D 3167 – 93.
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D 3167
B 209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy 6. Apparatus
Sheet and Plate
6.1 Testing Machine, conforming to the requirements of
D 907 Terminology of Adhesives
Practices E 4. Select a testing machine that is autographic with
D 1781 Test Method for Climbing Drum Peel for Adhe-
chart capability, that reads and records in millimetres (inches)
sives
of separation as one coordinate and applied load as the other
E 4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
coordinate, the applied load accurate to within 61 %. Addi-
tional capabilities of the machine are a crosshead rate of 152
3. Terminology
mm/min (6 in./min), with self-aligning grips to hold the
3.1 Definitions—Many of the terms used in this test method
specimen, and where the breaking load of the specimens falls
are defined in Terminology D 907.
between 15 and 85 % of the full-scale machine capacity. The
grips need to engage the outer 25.4 mm (1 in.) of the flexible
4. Summary of Test Method
adherend firmly and when the load is applied, the direction of
4.1 This test method consists of testing laminated or bonded the applied pull needs to be through the center line of the grip
adherends, where one adherend is made to be rigid and the
assembly.
other adherend is made to be flexible, by peeling of the flexible
6.2 Attach a fixture as shown in Fig. 1 to one of the testing
adherend from the rigid adherend at a controlled angle of peel
machine cross arms and ensure that the 1-in. diameter rollers of
using the test fixture shown in Fig. 1.
the test fixture roll freely.
7. Sample Preparation
5. Significance and Use
7.1 Laminated test panels (see Fig. 2) consist of two
5.1 Use this test method for acceptance and process control
adherends properly prepared and bonded together in accor-
testing. This test method may be used as an alternative to Test
dance with the adhesive manufacturer’s recommendations.
Method D 1781 when that facility is not available. This test
7.2 Unless otherwise specified, use clad alluminum alloy
method is considered more severe since the angle of peel is
conforming to the specification for aluminum-alloy sheet and
greater
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