Designation:D6958−03(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodsforEvaluatingSide-BondingPotentialofWoodCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6958;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsdescribeanevaluationprocedureforthedeterminationofundesirableside-bondingofcoatingsforwoodflooring.Theyprovidetwomechanicalpropertiestestsforthequantitativedeterminationofthecohesivestrengthofwoodcoatings(tensileandlapshear);theyalsoprovideawoodfloorsimulationtestforthequalitativedeterminationofside-bondingpotentialofwoodcoatings.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D9TerminologyRelatingtoWoodandWood-BasedProd-uctsD2370TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofOrganicCoat-ingsD4444TestMethodforLaboratoryStandardizationandCalibrationofHand-HeldMoistureMeters2.2BritishStandards:3B.S.1204BritishStandardTestforSyntheticResinAdhe-sives2.3MapleFlooringManufacturersAssociation(MFMA):4GuideSpecificationforDoublePlywoodFloorSystemGuideSpecificationforSleeperandSleeperwithPlywoodFloorSystems2.4WoodFlooringManufacturersAssociation(NOFMA):5CracksinHardwoodFloors2.5NationalWoodFlooringAssociation(NWFA):6HardwoodFloorsTroubleShootingManual3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Definitionsusedinthesetestmethodsareinaccor-dancewithterminologyusedinTerminologyD9.Afewrelatedtermsnotcoveredinthesetestmethodsareasfollows:3.1.2panelization—adjacentb...
