ASTM D3732-82(1996)e1
(Practice)Standard Practice for Reporting Cure Times of Ultraviolet-Cured Coatings
Standard Practice for Reporting Cure Times of Ultraviolet-Cured Coatings
SCOPE
1.1 This practice applies to all coatings cured by ultraviolet energy.
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: D 3732 – 82 (Reapproved 1996)
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Practice for
Reporting Cure Times of Ultraviolet-Cured Coatings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3732; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
e NOTE—Hazard caveat was added in May 1996.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This practice applies to all coatings cured by ultraviolet 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
energy. 3.1.1 cure—the condition of a coating after conversion to
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the the final state of cure as measured by tests generally related to
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the end-use performance and mutually agreeable to supplier and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- purchaser.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 3.1.2 ultraviolet curing—conversion of a coating from its
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. application state to its final use state by means of a mechanism
initiated by ultraviolet radiation generated by equipment de-
2. Referenced Documents
signed for that purpose.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Significance and Use
D 658 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
Coatings by Air Blast Abrasive 4.1 This practice provides a guide whereby all pertinent
D 968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic variables relating to the ultraviolet cure of a coating are
Coatings by Falling Abrasive described.
D 1474 Test Methods for Indentation Hardness of Organic
5. Procedure
Coatings
5.1 Apply the coating to be cured to the desired substrate at
D 2197 Test Methods for Adhesion of Organic Coatings by
Scrape Adhesion a film thickness typical to that normally used. After approxi-
mately the time delay encountered in production pass the
D 2336 Practice for Specifying Properties from Liquid
Through Cured State for Coatings Factory Applied to coated substrate through the curing equipment and subse-
quently test for cure, as defined in 3.1.1, using the appropriate
Wood Products
D 2793 Test Method for Block Resistance of Organic Coat- methods listed in 5.1.1 through 5.1.11. The most commonly
used test methods are listed in 5.1.1 through 5.1.4.
ings on Wood Substrates
5.1.1 Impact Resistance—Test Method D 2794.
D 2794 Test Method for Resistance of Organic Coatings to
the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact) 5.1.2 Film Hardness—Test Method D 3363.
5.1.3 Solvent Rub Test—Hold a pad of cheesecloth or other
D 3023 Practice for Determination of Resistance of
Factory-Applied Coatings on Wood Products to Stains and cloth saturated with an agreed-upon solvent, usually methyl
ethyl ketone, over two adjacent fingers using a protective
Reagents
D 3281 Test Method for Formability of Attached Organic covering. Rub the wet pad back and forth across a 100-mm
portion of the cured film
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