ASTM D907-12a

Standard Terminology of Adhesives

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology standard is a compilation of definitions used in the science and technology of the adhesives industry. Terms that are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily available sources are not included.
1.2 Any changes in this standard since 1988 are documented as follows:
1.2.1 Appendix X1 gives a history of revisions made since 1988. Table X1.1 lists the terms that are affected as: (1) Terms Added, (2) Terms Revised, and (3) Terms Deleted.
1.2.1.1 In Table X1.1, the year of publication in Volume 15.06 is shown in parentheses following the term.
1.2.2 In the text of the standard, the year of publication is shown following each definition. Also, the following codes are included after the year of publication to describe the type change that was made: (A) Addition, (R) Revision, or (E) Edited.
1.2.3 Deletions are shown in Appendix X1, suitably footnoted. The deleted terms do not appear in the text of the standard.
1.2.4 Any special circumstances not covered by 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 are documented in Table X1.1, suitably footnoted.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2012
• ICS: 01.040.83 - Rubber and plastics industries (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 83.180 - Adhesives
• Technical Committee: D14 - Adhesives
• Drafting Committee: D14.04 - Terminology

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D907-12 - Standard Terminology of Adhesives
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D3498-19a - Standard Specification for Adhesives for Field-Gluing Wood Structural Panels (Plywood or Oriented Strand Board) to Wood Based Floor System Framing
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D1780-05(2020) - Standard Practice for Conducting Creep Tests of Metal-to-Metal Adhesives
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F2258-05(2015) - Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Tissue Adhesives in Tension
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D1489-09(2021) - Standard Test Method for Nonvolatile Content of Aqueous Adhesives
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D2094-00(2023) - Standard Practice for Preparation of Bar and Rod Specimens for Adhesion Tests
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D5574-94(2021) - Standard Test Methods for Establishing Allowable Mechanical Properties of Wood-Bonding Adhesives for Design of Structural Joints
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D1151-00(2022) - Standard Practice for Effect of Moisture and Temperature on Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D4896-01(2016) - Standard Guide for Use of Adhesive-Bonded Single Lap-Joint Specimen Test Results
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D906-20 - Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesives in Plywood Type Construction in Shear by Tension Loading
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D3163-01(2023) - Standard Test Method for Determining Strength of Adhesively Bonded Rigid Plastic Lap-Shear Joints in Shear by Tension Loading
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D7966/D7966M-16(2023) - Standard Test Method for Resistance to Creep of Adhesives in Static Shear by Compression Loading (Wood-to-Wood)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D8397-23 - Standard Specification for Acrylic and Reactive Adhesives for Installation of Vinyl and Rubber Floor Coverings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D4502-92(2019) - Standard Test Method for Heat and Moisture Resistance of Wood-Adhesive Joints
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D4680-98(2023) - Standard Test Method for Creep and Time to Failure of Adhesives in Static Shear by Compression Loading (Wood-to-Wood)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D907 − 12a
StandardTerminology of
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Adhesives
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D907; 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 Modulus of Nonrigid Adhesives by the Thick-Adherend
Tensile-Lap Specimen
1.1 This terminology standard is a compilation of defini-
D4027 Test Method for Measuring Shear Properties of
tions used in the science and technology of the adhesives
Structural Adhesives by the Modified-Rail Test
industry. Terms that are generally understood or adequately
D4317 Specification for Polyvinyl Acetate-Based Emulsion
defined in other readily available sources are not included.
Adhesives
1.2 Anychangesinthisstandardsince1988aredocumented
D4499 Test Method for Heat Stability of Hot-Melt Adhe-
as follows:
sives
1.2.1 Appendix X1 gives a history of revisions made since
D4680 Test Method for Creep and Time to Failure of
1988. Table X1.1 lists the terms that are affected as: (1) Terms
Adhesives in Static Shear by Compression Loading
Added, (2) Terms Revised, and (3) Terms Deleted.
(Wood-to-Wood)
1.2.1.1 In Table X1.1, the year of publication in Volume
D5266 Practice for Estimating the Percentage of Wood
15.06 is shown in parentheses following the term.
Failure in Adhesive Bonded Joints
1.2.2 In the text of the standard, the year of publication is
E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
shown following each definition.Also, the following codes are
3. Terminology
included after the year of publication to describe the type
change that was made: (A) Addition, (R) Revision, or (E)
acceptance test, n—a test, or series of tests conducted by the
Edited.
procuring agency, or an agent thereof, upon receipt to
1.2.3 Deletions are shown in Appendix X1, suitably foot-
determine whether an individual lot of materials conforms to
noted. The deleted terms do not appear in the text of the
the purchase order or contract or to determine the degree of
standard.
uniformity of the material supplied by the vendor, or both.
1.2.4 Any special circumstances not covered by 1.2.2 and
(Compare preproduction test and qualification test.)
1.2.3 are documented in Table X1.1, suitably footnoted.
acid number, n—the quantity of base, expressed in milligrams
2. Referenced Documents
of potassium hydroxide, that is required to titrate acidic
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constituents present in1gof sample. (1992) (A) D2849,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D20
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D2849 Methods of Testing Urethane Foam Polyol Raw
adhere, v—to cause two surfaces to be held together by
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Materials (Withdrawn 1987)
adhesion.
D2507 Terminology of Rheological Properties of Gelled
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Rocket Propellants (Withdrawn 2003) adherend, n—a body held to another body by an adhesive.
D2990 Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural
adherend preparation, n—see surface preparation.
Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics
adhesion, n—the state in which two surfaces are held together
D3983 Test Method for Measuring Strength and Shear
by interphase forces.
mechanical adhesion, n—adhesion between surfaces in
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D14 on
which the adhesive holds the parts together by interlocking
Adhesives and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D14.04 on Terminology.
action.
Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published September 2012. Originally
approved in 1947. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D907 – 12. DOI: specific adhesion, n—adhesion between surfaces which are
10.1520/D0907-12A.
held together by intermolecular forces of a chemical or
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physical nature. (2000) (R)
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
adhesion failure, n—rupture of an adhesive bond in which the
the ASTM website.
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separation appears visually to be at the adhesive/adherend
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
www.astm.org. interface.
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adhesion promoter, n—a substance used to improve bonding substrate failure, n—in characterizing the locus of an
of the adhesive to the substrate. (Compare coupling agent adhesive-joint failure, the fracture occurring within the
and primer.) substrate. (See cohesion failure.)
DISCUSSION—The adhesion promoter may be added to an adhesive
aggre
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Designation:D907–12 Designation: D907 – 12a
Standard Terminology of
1
Adhesives
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D907; 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
1.1 Thisterminologystandardisacompilationofdefinitionsusedinthescienceandtechnologyoftheadhesivesindustry.Terms
that are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily available sources are not included.
1.2 Any changes in this standard since 1988 are documented as follows:
1.2.1 AppendixX1givesahistoryofrevisionsmadesince1988.TableX1.1liststhetermsthatareaffectedas:(1)TermsAdded,
(2) Terms Revised, and (3) Terms Deleted.
1.2.1.1 In Table X1.1, the year of publication in Volume 15.06 is shown in parentheses following the term.
1.2.2 In the text of the standard, the year of publication is shown following each definition. Also, the following codes are
included after the year of publication to describe the type change that was made: (A) Addition, (R) Revision, or (E) Edited.
1.2.3 Deletions are shown in Appendix X1, suitably footnoted. The deleted terms do not appear in the text of the standard.
1.2.4 Any special circumstances not covered by 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 are documented in Table X1.1, suitably footnoted.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D2849 Methods of Testing Urethane Foam Polyol Raw Materials
D2507 Terminology of Rheological Properties of Gelled Rocket Propellants
D2990 Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics
D3983 Test Method for Measuring Strength and Shear Modulus of Nonrigid Adhesives by the Thick-Adherend Tensile-Lap
Specimen
D4027 Test Method for Measuring Shear Properties of Structural Adhesives by the Modified-Rail Test
D4317 Specification for Polyvinyl Acetate-Based Emulsion Adhesives
D4499 Test Method for Heat Stability of Hot-Melt Adhesives
D4680 Test Method for Creep and Time to Failure of Adhesives in Static Shear by Compression Loading (Wood-to-Wood)
D5266 Practice for Estimating the Percentage of Wood Failure in Adhesive Bonded Joints
E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
3. Terminology
acceptance test, n—a test, or series of tests conducted by the procuring agency, or an agent thereof, upon receipt to determine
whether an individual lot of materials conforms to the purchase order or contract or to determine the degree of uniformity of
the material supplied by the vendor, or both. (Compare preproduction test and qualification test.)
acidnumber, n—thequantityofbase,expressedinmilligramsofpotassiumhydroxide,thatisrequiredtotitrateacidicconstituents
present in1gof sample. (1992) (A) D2849, D20
adhere, v—to cause two surfaces to be held together by adhesion.
adherend, n—a body held to another body by an adhesive.
adherend preparation, n—see surface preparation.
adhesion, n—the state in which two surfaces are held together by interphase forces.
mechanical adhesion, n—adhesion between surfaces in which the adhesive holds the parts together by interlocking action.
specific adhesion, n—adhesion between surfaces which are held together by intermolecular forces of a chemical or physical
nature. (2000) (R)
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D14 on Adhesives and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D14.04 on Terminology.
Current edition approved MayJuly 1, 2012. Published JulySeptember 2012. Originally approved in 1947. Last previous edition approved in 20112012 as
D907–11A.D907 – 12. DOI: 10.1520/D0907-12A.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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adhesionfailure, n—ruptureofanadhesivebondinwhichtheseparationappearsvisuallytobeattheadhesive/adherendinterface.
adhesion promoter, n—a substance used to improve bonding of the adhesive to the substrate. (Compare coupling agent and
primer.)
DISCUSSION—The adhesion promoter may be added to an adhesive formulation or applied to the
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