ASTM D3002-02
(Guide)Standard Guide for Evaluation of Coatings Applied to Plastics
Standard Guide for Evaluation of Coatings Applied to Plastics
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1.1 This guide is intended for the evaluation of clear and pigmented coatings designed for use on rigid or semirigid plastic substrates. Coated film and sheeting are not covered by this guide.
1.2 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:D3002–02
Standard Guide for
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Evaluation of Coatings Applied to Plastics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3002; 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 strates for Humidity-Thermal Cycle Cracking
D 2247 PracticeforTestingWaterResistanceofCoatingsin
1.1 This guide is intended for the evaluation of clear and
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100 % Relative Humidity
pigmented coatings designed for use on rigid or semirigid
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D 3170 Test Method for Chipping Resistance of Coatings
plastic substrates. Coated film and sheeting are not covered by
D 3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape
this guide.
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Test
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D 3361 Practice for Unfiltered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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D 3363 Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil Test
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D 4060 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Coatings by the Taber Abraser
2. Referenced Documents D 4141 Practice for Conducting Black Box and Solar Con-
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centrating Exposures of Coatings
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 4587 Practice for Fluorescent UV-Condensation Expo-
D 522 Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of Attached
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sures of Paint and Related Coatings
Organic Coatings
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D 5031 Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposure Tests
D 523 Test Method for Specular Gloss
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of Paint and Related Coatings
D 658 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
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D 5179 Test Method for Measuring Adhesion of Organic
Coatings by Air Blast Abrasive
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Coatings to Plastic Substrates by Direct Tensile Testing
D 822 Practice for Filtered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc Expo-
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D 6695 Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposures of Paint and
sures of Paint and Related Coatings
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Related Coatings
D 870 Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings
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G99 Test Method for Wear Testing with a Pin-on-Disk
Using Water Immersion
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Apparatus
D 968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
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Coatings by Falling Abrasive
3. Significance and Use
D 1308 Test Method for Effect of Household Chemicals on
4 3.1 This guide is designed to set up a series of screening
Clear and Pigmented Organic Finishes
tests that will indicate the performance level to be expected of
D 1729 Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color
2 a coating or coating system on a given plastic substrate.
Differences of Diffusely Illuminated Opaque Materials
3.2 Plastic substrates vary widely in their acceptance char-
D 2199 Test Method for Measurement of Plasticizer Migra-
4 acteristics for a given coating.
tion from Vinyl Fabrics to Lacquers
D 2244 Practice for Calculation Color Tolerances and of
NOTE 1—Not all tests apply to all plastics.
Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color
3.3 Surface cleaning or preparation prior to application of
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Coordinates
the coating can be critical to the proper performance of the
D 2246 Test Method for Finishes on Primed Metallic Sub-
coating.
4. Test Panels and Panel Preparation
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and
4.1 Unlessdirectedotherwise,conductperformancetestson
Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
coatings of specified thickness applied to a normally molded
Subcommittee D01.55 on Factory Applied Coatings on Preformed Products.
sample of the designated plastic.
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2002. Published February 2003. Originally
approved in 1971. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as D 3002 – 97.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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Discontinued; see 1998 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.02.
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D3002–02
4.2 Preparation of test samples shall include any cleaning, 6.6 Resistance to Chipping:
metalizing, or priming operations agreed upon between the 6.6.1 Test in accordance with Test Method D 3170 for
producer and the user. chipping resistance.
4.3 Air-dry or bake the system according to the established 6.7 Flexibility and Elasticity:
schedule and aged as agreed upon between the producer and 6.7.1 Test in accordance with Test Method D 522 for man-
the user. drel bend flexibility.
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5. Effect on Substrate
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