Designation:D7270−07(Reapproved2013)StandardGuideforEnvironmentalandPerformanceVerificationofFactory-AppliedLiquidCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7270;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesagenerictestingproceduretoverifytheairpollution-preventioncharacteristicsandbasicpropertiesofliquidcoatingsappliedtometal,plastic,wood,orcompositesubstratesinafactory/manufacturingenvironment.Thusitmaybeusedtoevaluatetheseliquidcoatingstoverifytheirvolatileorganiccompound(VOC)andorganichazardousairpollutant(HAP)contentaswellasbasicperformanceproper-ties.1.2ThisguideisadaptedfromaprocedureusedbytheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)toestablishthirdpartyverificationofthephysicalpropertiesandperformanceofcoatingsthathavepotentialtoreduceairemissions.ThedatafromtheverificationtestingisavailableontheinternetattheEPA’sEnvironmentalTechnologyVerification(ETV)Programwebsite(http://www.epa.gov/etv/centers/center6.html)underthe“P2InnovativeCoatingsandCoatingEquipmentPilot.”1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusB499TestMethodforMeasurementofCoatingThicknessesbytheMagneticMethod:NonmagneticCoatingsonMagneticBasisMetalsD522TestMethodsforMandrelBendTestofAttachedOrganicCoatingsD523TestMethodforSpecularGlossD1729PracticeforVisualAppraisalofColorsandColorDifferencesofDiffusely-IlluminatedOpaqueMaterialsD1735PracticeforTestingWaterResista...
