Designation:D4585/D4585M−13StandardPracticeforTestingWaterResistanceofCoatingsUsingControlledCondensation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4585/D4585M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversbasicprinciplesandoperatingproceduresfortestingwaterresistanceofcoatingsusingcontrolledcondensation.Condensationisproducedbyexpos-ingonesurfaceofacoatedspecimentoaheated,saturatedmixtureofairandwatervapor,whilethereversesideofthespecimenisexposedtothecoolingeffectofroomtemperatureair.ThispracticeisderivedfromresearchoftheClevelandSocietyforCoatingsTechnology.21.2Thispracticeislimitedtothemethodsofobtaining,measuring,andcontrollingconditionsandproceduresofcon-trolledcondensationtests.Itdoesnotspecifyspecimenpreparation,specifictestconditions,orevaluationofresults.NOTE1—AlternativepracticesfortestingwaterresistanceofcoatingsincludePracticesD870,D1735,andD2247.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D609PracticeforPreparationofCold-RolledSteelPanelsforTestingPaint,Varnish,ConversionCoatings,andRelatedCoatingProductsD610PracticeforEvaluatingDegreeofRustingonPaintedSteelSurfacesD714TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofBlisteringofPaintsD823PracticesforProducingFilmsofUniformThicknessofPaint,Varnish,andRelatedProductsonTestPanelsD870P...
