Standard Practice for Reporting Cure Times of Ultraviolet-Cured Coatings

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice provides a guide whereby all pertinent variables relating to the ultraviolet cure of a coating are described.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice applies to all coatings cured by ultraviolet energy.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 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:D3732–82(Reapproved2005)
Standard Practice for
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Reporting Cure Times of Ultraviolet-Cured Coatings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3732; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope Applied Coatings on Wood Products to Stains and Re-
agents
1.1 This practice applies to all coatings cured by ultraviolet
D3281 Test Method for Formability of Attached Organic
energy.
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Coatings with Impact-Wedge Bend Apparatus
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
D3363 Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil Test
standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.1 cure, n—the condition of a coating after conversion to
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
the final state of cure as measured by tests generally related to
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
end-use performance and mutually agreeable to supplier and
2. Referenced Documents purchaser.
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3.1.2 ultraviolet curing, n—conversion of a coating from its
2.1 ASTM Standards:
application state to its final use state by means of a mechanism
D658 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
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initiated by ultraviolet radiation generated by equipment de-
Coatings by Air Blast Abrasive
signed for that purpose.
D968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
Coatings by Falling Abrasive
4. Significance and Use
D1474 Test Methods for Indentation Hardness of Organic
4.1 This practice provides a guide whereby all pertinent
Coatings
variables relating to the ultraviolet cure of a coating are
D2197 Test Method for Adhesion of Organic Coatings by
described.
Scrape Adhesion
D2336 Guide for Specifying Factory Applied Wood Coat-
5. Procedure
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ings
5.1 Apply the coating to be cured to the desired substrate at
D2793 Test Method for Block Resistance of Organic Coat-
a film thickness typical to that normally used. After approxi-
ings on Wood Panel Substrates
mately the time delay encountered in production pass the
D2794 Test Method for Resistance of Organic Coatings to
coated substrate through the curing equipment and subse-
the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact)
quently test for cure, as defined in 3.1.1, using the appropriate
D3023 Practice for Determination of Resistance of Factory-
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.
5.1.1 Impact Resistance—Test Method D2794.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and
5.1.2 Film Hardness—Test Method D3363.
Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.55 on Factory Applied Coatings on Preformed Products. 5.1.3 Solvent Rub Test—Hold a pad of cheesecloth or other
Current edition approved May 15, 2005. Published June 2005. Originally
cloth saturated with an agreed-upon solvent, usually methyl
approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D3732 – 82 (2001).
ethyl ketone, over two adjacent fingers using a protective
DOI: 10.1520/D3732-82R05.
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covering. Rub the wet pad back and forth across a 100-mm
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
portion of the cured film using vigorous pressure, one forward
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
andonebackwardmovementconstitutingonedoublerub.Take
the ASTM website.
3 the end point as the number of double rubs required to soften
Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
on www.astm.org. or penetrate the film. Fully cured films are normally required to
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D3732–82 (2005)
resist a specified number of rubs and the result of the test is 6.1.1 Number of bulbs,
given as exceeding the limit or failing the test.
6.1.2 Bulb type (intensity, spectral distribution, composi-
5.1.4 Sandability—Ultraviolet cured fillers are usually
tion),
judged by their sandability with an agreed-upon grit of paper.
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