ASTM D6134-07(2013)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Vulcanized Rubber Sheets Used in Waterproofing Systems
Standard Specification for Vulcanized Rubber Sheets Used in Waterproofing Systems
ABSTRACT
This specification covers unreinforced vulcanized rubber sheets made from ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) or butyl (IIR), intended for use in preventing water under hydrostatic pressure from entering a structure. The tests and property limits used to characterize these sheets are specific for each classification and are minimum values to make the product fit for its intended purpose. Types used to identify the principal polymer component of the sheet include: type I - ethylene propylene diene terpolymer, and type II - butyl. The sheet shall be formulated from the appropriate polymers and other compounding ingredients. The thickness, tensile strength, elongation, tensile set, tear resistance, brittleness temperature, and linear dimensional change shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed. The water absorption, factory seam strength, water vapour permeance, hardness durometer, resistance to soil burial, resistance to heat aging, and resistance to puncture shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers unreinforced vulcanized rubber sheets made from ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) or butyl (IIR), intended for use in preventing water under hydrostatic pressure from entering a structure.
1.2 The tests and property limits used to characterize these sheets are specific for each classification and are minimum values to make the product fit for its intended purpose.
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Designation:D6134 −07 (Reapproved 2013)
Standard Specification for
Vulcanized Rubber Sheets Used in Waterproofing Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6134; 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 Contact with Earth Under Concrete Slabs, on Walls, or as
Ground Cover
1.1 This specification covers unreinforced vulcanized rub-
ber sheets made from ethylene propylene diene terpolymer
3. Classification
(EPDM) or butyl (IIR), intended for use in preventing water
3.1 Types used to identify the principal polymer component
under hydrostatic pressure from entering a structure.
of the sheet include:
1.2 The tests and property limits used to characterize these
TypeI:EthylenePropyleneDieneTerpolymer(EPDM);and,
sheets are specific for each classification and are minimum
Type II: Butyl (IIR)
values to make the product fit for its intended purpose.
3.2 Themasspercentageoftheprincipalpolymerinrelation
2. Referenced Documents to the total polymer shall be greater than 95 %.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Materials and Manufacture
D412 Test Methods forVulcanized Rubber andThermoplas-
4.1 The sheet shall be formulated from the appropriate
tic Elastomers—Tension
D471 Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids polymers and other compounding ingredients. The principle
polymer used in the sheet shall be one of those listed in 3.1 in
D573 Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an Air
Oven accordance with the percentage listed in 3.2.
D624 Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vul-
4.2 The sheet shall be capable of being bonded to itself for
canized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
making field splices and repairs, and the manufacturer shall
D746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics
recommend bonding methods and materials.
and Elastomers by Impact
D816 Test Methods for Rubber Cements
5. Physical Requirements
D1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of
5.1 The sheet shall conform to the physical requirements
Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated
prescribed in Table 1. Other requirements shall be agreed upon
Temperature
between the purchaser and the supplier.
D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hard-
ness
6. Dimensions and Permissible Variations
D3083 Specification for Flexible Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Plas-
6.1 The width and length of the sheet shall be agreed upon
tic Sheeting for Pond, Canal, and Reservoir Lining (With-
between the purchaser and the supplier. The width and length
drawn 1998)
tolerance shall be +3, 0 %.
E96/E96M Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of
Materials
6.2 Sheet thickness greater than the minimum shall be
E154 Test Methods for Water Vapor Retarders Used in
agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier. The
thickness tolerance shall be +15, –10 % of the specified
thickness, but in no case shall the thickness be less than the
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D08 on
minimum listed in Table 1.
Roofing and Waterproofing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D08.18
on Nonbituminous Organic Roof Coverings.
7. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
Current edition approved May 1, 2013. Published May 2013. Originally
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D6134 – 07. DOI:
7.1 The sheet shall be watertight and visually free of
10.1520/D6134-07R13.
pinholes, particles of foreign matter, undispersed raw material,
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or other manufacturing defects that might affect serviceability.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
If irregularities in the form of pock marks (see Note 1) appear
the ASTM website.
excessive on a sheet, or portion thereof, then its rejection
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www.astm.org. should be negotiated between supplier and purchaser.
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D6134−07 (2013)
TABLE 1 Physical Requirements for Vulcanized Rubber Sheets
8.9 Factory Seam Strength—See Methods of Testing D816,
III Modified Method B, 1-in. wide, 2.0-in./min.
Type EPDM Butyl
8.10 Water Vapor Permeance—See Test Methods E96/
Thickness, min, mm (in.) 1.37 (0.054) 1.37 (0.054)
E96M, Procedure
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