Designation:D6577−15(Reapproved2019)StandardGuideforTestingIndustrialProtectiveCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6577;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheselectionanduseoftestmethodsandproceduresfortestingindustrialprotectivecoatings.Se-lectionofthestandardstobefollowedmustbegovernedbyexperienceandtherequirementsineachindividualcase,togetherwithagreementbetweenthesupplierandtheuser.1.2Thisguidecoversthetestingofliquidcoatingsasappliedonsubstratebybrushing,rolling,spraying,orothermeansappropriatetothecoatingandcircumstance.NOTE1—Theterm“industrialprotectivecoating”asusedinthisguideisdescribedinthescopeofSubcommitteeD01.461as“paintsappliedtosubstrateson-siteofstructuresandbuildings,especiallywheresubjecttocorrosiveenvironments,asindustrial,urban,andmarineenvironments.”NOTE2—Guidesfortestingothercoatingtypes,suchasGuidesD4712,D5146,D5324orforsurfacepreparation,coatingapplication,suchasGuideD3276,areavailableandshouldbeusedwhenitisapplicable.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusC868TestMethodforChemicalResistanceofProtectiveLinings(Withdrawn2015)3D16TerminologyforPaint,RelatedCoatings,Materials,andApplicationsD56Test...
