ASTM C717-01

Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants

SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers terms, related standard definitions, and descriptions of terms used or likely to be used in standard test methods, specifications, guides, and practices (related to building seals and sealants) consistent with the scope and areas of interest of ASTM Committee C24.
1.2 Definitions and descriptions of terms are written to ensure that building seals and sealants standards are properly understood and interpreted.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2001
• ICS: 01.040.91 - Construction materials and building (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 91.100.50 - Binders. Sealing materials
• Technical Committee: C24 - Building Seals and Sealants
• Drafting Committee: C24.01 - Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C717-00a - Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1249-18(2023) - Standard Guide for Secondary Seal for Sealed Insulating Glass Units for Structural Sealant Glazing Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1519-10(2022) - Standard Test Method for Evaluating Durability of Building Construction Sealants by Laboratory Accelerated Weathering Procedures
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C961-15 - Standard Test Method for Lap Shear Strength of Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C736-12(2022) - Standard Test Method for Extension-Recovery and Adhesion of Latex Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C963-00(2021) - Standard Specification for Packaging, Identification, Shipment, and Storage of Lock-Strip Gaskets
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1392-20 - Standard Guide for Evaluating Failure of Structural Sealant Glazing
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1518-22 - Standard Specification for Precured Elastomeric Silicone Joint Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C731-15(2022) - Standard Test Method for Extrudability, After Package Aging, of Latex Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C772-03(2019) - Standard Test Method for Oil Migration or Plasticizer Bleed-Out of Preformed Tape Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2188-19 - Standard Test Method for Insulating Glass Unit Performance
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C782-13(2023) - Standard Test Method for Softness of Preformed Tape Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1246-17(2022) - Standard Test Method for Effects of Heat Aging on Weight Loss, Cracking, and Chalking of Elastomeric Sealants After Cure
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2269-21 - Standard Test Method for Determining Argon Concentration in Sealed Insulating Glass Units using Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM C1257-15(2023) - Standard Test Method for Accelerated Weathering of Solvent-Release-Type Sealants
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 717 – 01
Standard Terminology of
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Building Seals and Sealants
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 717; 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.
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1. Scope D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D 1079 Terminology Relating to Roofing, Waterproofing,
1.1 This standard covers terms, related standard definitions,
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and Bituminous Material
and descriptions of terms used or likely to be used in standard
D 1565 Specification for Flexible Cellular Materials—
test methods, specifications, guides, and practices (related to
Vinyl Chloride Polymers and Copolymers (Open-Cell
building seals and sealants) consistent with the scope and areas
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Foam)
of interest of ASTM Committee C24.
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D 1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber
1.2 Definitions and descriptions of terms are written to
D 2102 Test Method for Shrinkage of Textile Fibers
ensure that building seals and sealants standards are properly
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(Bundle Test)
understood and interpreted.
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E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
2. Referenced Documents 2.2 ACI (American Concrete Institute) Standard:
301-72 (1975) Specifications to Structural Concrete for
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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Buildings
C 509 Specification for Elastomeric Cellular Preformed
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Gasket and Sealing Material
3. Significance and Use
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C 542 Specification for Lock-Strip Gaskets
3.1 Definitions:
C 716 Specification for Installing Lock-Strip Gaskets and
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3.1.1 Terms and their related standard definitions in Section
Infill Glazing Materials
2 4 are intended for use uniformly and consistently in all building
C 790 Guide for Use of Latex Sealants
seals and sealants test methods, specifications, guides, and
C 797 Practices and Terminology for Use of Oil- and
2 practices. The purpose of such use is to promote a clear
Resin-Based Putty and Glazing Compounds
understanding and interpretation of the standards in which they
C 898 Guide for Use of High Solids Content, Cold Liquid-
are used.
Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Membrane with Sepa-
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3.1.2 Definitions of terms are written in the broadest sense
rate Wearing Course
possible, consistent with the intended meaning. Definitions
C 957 Specification for High-Solids Content, Cold Liquid-
have not been limited to a specific technical field when they
Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Membrane with Inte-
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can have a multi-field application.
gral Wearing Surface
3.1.3 The definition of a term that can have different
C 961 Test Method for Lap Shear Strength for Hot-Applied
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meanings in different technical fields is preceded by a phrase
Sealants
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limiting it to the specific field intended, that is, “in building
C 964 Guide for Lock-Strip Gasket Glazing
construction.”
C 981 Guide for Design of Built-Up Bituminous Membrane
2 3.2 Description of Terms:
Waterproofing Systems for Building Decks
3.2.1 Descriptions of Terms are special purpose definitions
C 1021 Practice for Laboratories Engaged in the Testing of
2 intended to provide a precise understanding and interpretation
Building Sealants
of the seals and sealants standards in which they are used.
C 1127 Guide for Use of High Solids Content, Cold Liquid-
3.2.2 A specific description of a term is applicable to the
Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Membrane with an
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standard or standards in which the term is described and used.
Integral Wearing Surface
2 3.2.3 Each standard in which a term is used, in a specially
C 1193 Guide for Use of Joint Sealants
defined manner, should list the term and its description under
the subheading, descriptions of terms.
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C24 on
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Building Seals and Sealants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C24.01 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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on Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.04.
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The boldface designations refer to the original source of the definition and the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01.
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ASTM Technical Committee having jurisdiction. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01.
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Current edition approved March 10, 2001. Published May l 2001. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11.
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published as C 717 – 72. Last previous edition C 717 – 00a. Available from American Concrete Institute, P.O. Box 19150 Redford Station,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07. Detroit, MI 48219.
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