Standard Specification for Water Emulsion Floor Polish

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31-Dec-1991
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ASTM D4078-92 - Standard Specification for Water Emulsion Floor Polish
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ASTM D4078 92 - 0759530 OSLL292 BTT m
AMERICAN SOClEW FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
Designgtion: D 4078 - 92
1916 Race St Philadelphia, Pa 19103
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
If not listed in the current combined inde& will appear in the next edition
Standard Specification’for
Water Emulsion Floor Polish’
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4078; 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 (6) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope content shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and
seller, and shall be determined by Test Method D 2834.
1.1 The floor polish covered in this specification is in-
3.2 Sediment-Any sediment present in the product shall
tended for use on all nonwood floors and on sealed-wood
be soft and free of grit. The amount of sediment shall not
Boors.
exceed 0.2 % when tested as specified in Test Method
1.2 This stundurd does not purport to address all oJ the
D 1290.
suj&y problems, ij any, associated with its use. it is the
3.3 p/i-The pH of the product shall not be greater than
responsibility OJ the user of this stundurd to establish uppro-
10.0 when tested as specified in Test Method E 70.
priate mfety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitutions prior to use. 3.4 Stability:
3.4. I Heat (Accelerated Aging)-When tested as specified
2. Referenced Documents
in Test Method D 1791, the product shall develop no
offensive odor, exhibit minimum creaming, gelling, or sepa-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ration, and display less than 10 % loss of 60” specular gloss
D 1290 Test Method for Sediment in Water-Emulsion
when tested as specified in Test Method D 1455.
Polishes by Centrifuge2
3.4.2 Freeze/Thaw Resistance-When tested as specified
D 1455 Test Method for 60” Specular Gloss of Emulsion
in Test Method D 3209, the product shall exhibit minimum
Floor Polish2
creaming, gelling, or separation, and display less than 10 %
D 179 I Test Method for Accelerated Aging of Liquid
loss of 60’ specular gloss when tested as specified in Test
Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes2
D 1792 Test Method for Long-Term Removability Prop- Method D 1455.
erties of Emulsion Floor Polishes2 3.5 Color-Color, as expressed by the whiteness index,
D 1793 Test Method for Water Spotting of Emulsion Floor shall be measured as specified in Method D 3210. The
Polishes2
product shall be equivalent or have less discoloring effect
D2047 Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction of
when compared to the control floor polish specified in 3.15.
Polish-Coated Floor Surfaces as Measured by the James
3.6 Odor-The product shah have no offensive odor.
Machine2
3.7 Visual Gloss-The visual gloss shall be equivalent to
D 2048 Test Method for Powdering of Floor Polish Films2
the control floor polish specified in 3.15. Utilize the visual
D 2834 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids)
gloss method in Practice D 3052 rather than the 60” specular
in Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes, Solvent-Based Floor
gloss determination by gloss meter.
Polishes, and Polymer-Emulsion Floor Polishes2
3.8 Recoutability-The dry film shall have at least a FAIR
D 3052 Practice for Rating Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes*
rating, preferably GOOD, when tested as specified in Test
D 3 153 Test Method for Recoatability of Water-Emulsion
Method D 3153 (Bench Panel Test).
Floor Polishes2
3.9 Water-Spotting-The dry film shall show minimum
D 3206 Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes2
whitening, color change, change in appearance, or removal
D3207 Test Method for Detergent Resistance of Floor
of film when tested as specified in Test Method D 1793.
Polish Films*
3. IO Detergent Resistance:
D 3209 Test Method for Freeze/Thaw Resistance of Liquid
3.10.1 This requirement is optional and should be used
Water Emulsion Floor Polishes2
only for those products presented as being detergent resis-
D 32 10 Method of Comparing Colors of Films from Water
tant.
Emulsion Floor Polishes2
3.10.2 The dry film shall have at least a GOOD rating,
E 70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions with the
when tested as specified in Test Method D 3207.
Glass Electrode3
3.1 I Resistunce to Soiling:
3.11.1 The dry film shall have equivalent or superior
3. Requirements
resistance to soiling as compared to the control floor polish
3.1 Nonvolatile Content (Total Solids)-The nonvolatile
specified in 3.15, when tested as specified in Practice D 3052.
3. I 1.2 If a bench test method is preferred, the dry film
shall have an equivalent or superior resistance to soiling as
r This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-21 on
Polishes and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D2 1.05 on
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