ASTM C717-07a

Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants

SCOPE
1.1 This standard describes terms and definitions and descriptions of terms used or likely to be used in 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: 30-Jun-2007
• 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 C717-07 - Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM C717-08 - Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C1536-19 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Yield for Aerosol Foam Sealants
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1401-23 - Standard Guide for Structural Sealant Glazing
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1382-16(2023) - Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Adhesion Properties of Sealants When Used in Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) Joints
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2953-14(2020)e1 - Standard Specification for Evaluating Accelerated Aging Performance of Electrochromic Devices in Sealed Insulating Glass Units
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1850-17(2021) - Standard Guide for Improved Laboratory Accelerated Tests to Predict the Weathering and for Use in Developing Protocols to Predict the Design Life of Building Sealant Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1135-19 - Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Adhesion Properties of Structural Sealants
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C907-17(2018) - Standard Test Method for Tensile Adhesive Strength of Preformed Tape Sealants by Disk Method
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1589/C1589M-18(2023) - Standard Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Construction Seals and Sealants
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1519-10(2022) - Standard Test Method for Evaluating Durability of Building Construction Sealants by Laboratory Accelerated Weathering Procedures
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E241-20 - Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM D996-23 - Standard Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1241-14(2022) - Standard Test Method for Volume Shrinkage of Latex Sealants During Cure
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1487-19 - Standard Guide for Remedying Structural Silicone Glazing
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 717 – 07a
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.
1. Scope D1565 SpecificationforFlexibleCellularMaterials—Vinyl
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Chloride Polymers and Copolymers (Open-Cell Foam)
1.1 This standard describes terms and definitions and de-
D 1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber
scriptions of terms used or likely to be used in test methods,
D 2102 Test Method for Shrinkage of Textile Fibers
specifications, guides, and practices (related to building seals
(Bundle Test)
and sealants) consistent with the scope and areas of interest of
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
ASTM Committee C24.
1.2 Definitions and descriptions of terms are written to
3. Significance and Use
ensure that building seals and sealants standards are properly
3.1 Definitions:
understood and interpreted.
3.1.1 Terms and their related standard definitions in Section
2. Referenced Documents 4areintendedforuseuniformlyandconsistentlyinallbuilding
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seals and sealants test methods, specifications, guides, and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
practices. The purpose of such use is to promote a clear
A 644 Terminology Relating to Iron Castings
understanding and interpretation of the standards in which they
C 509 Specification for Elastomeric Cellular Preformed
are used.
Gasket and Sealing Material
3.1.2 Definitions of terms are written in the broadest sense
C 542 Specification for Lock-Strip Gaskets
possible, consistent with the intended meaning. Definitions
C 716 Specification for Installing Lock-Strip Gaskets and
have not been limited to a specific technical field when they
Infill Glazing Materials
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can have a multi-field application.
C 790 Guide for Use of Latex Sealants
3.1.3 The definition of a term that can have different
C 797 Practices for Use of Oil- and Resin-Based Putty and
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meanings in different technical fields is preceded by a phrase
Glazing Compounds
limiting it to the specific field intended, that is, “in building
C 961 Test Method for Lap Shear Strength of Sealants
construction.”
C 964 Guide for Lock-Strip Gasket Glazing
3.2 Description of Terms:
C 1021 Practice for Laboratories Engaged in Testing of
3.2.1 Descriptions of Terms are special purpose definitions
Building Sealants
intended to provide a precise understanding and interpretation
C 1193 Guide for Use of Joint Sealants
of the seals and sealants standards in which they are used.
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
3.2.2 A specific description of a term is applicable to the
D 1079 Terminology Relating to Roofing and Waterproof-
standard or standards in which the term is described and used.
ing
3.2.3 Each standard in which a term is used, in a specially
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
Building Seals and Sealants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C24.01
4. Terminology
on Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants.
4.1 Terms and Definitions:
The boldface designations refer to the original source of the definition and the
ASTM Technical Committee having jurisdiction.
adhesive failure, n—in building construction, failure of the
Current edition approved July 1, 2007. Published August 2007. Originally
bond between the sealant, adhesive, or coating and the
approved in 1972. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as C 717 – 07.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
substrate surface.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
aerosol container, empty, n—in building construction,an
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
aerosol container is considered empty when the product flow
the ASTM website.
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Withdrawn. reaches 0.5 g per second or less.
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back bedding, n—See bedding. bicellular sealant backing, n—a flexible and very compress-
back putty, n—See bedding. ibleextrudedshape(usuallycylindrical),with asurfaceskin,
back-up material—See sealant backing. that is composed of both open and closed cell material.
band aid sealant joint, n—Use bridge sealant joint (pre- bite, n—in building construction in glazing, the effective
ferred term). structural contact dimension of a structural sealant. (See Fig.
bead, n—in building construction, in sealants and g
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