Designation:D5267−97(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofExtrudabilityofCartridgeAdhesives1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5267;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodmeasurestheamountofforceneces-sarytoextrudeanadhesivefromacartridgeatagiventemperature.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D907TerminologyofAdhesives3.Terminology3.1Definitions—ManytermsinthistestmethodaredefinedinTerminologyD907.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Cartridgeadhesivesaretypicallyusedatjobsitesinawidevarietyoftemperatureranges.Theseproductsmaybeexposedtocoldtemperatures,whereoneofthelimitingapplicationfactorsiswhethertheproductcanbeextrudedfromthecartridge.4.2Thetestmethodquantitativelymeasurestheforcenec-essarytoextrudeacartridgeadhesiveatagiventemperature.Thisprovidestheformulatorwithresultsthatcanassistinformulationdevelopmentandtheenduserwithinformationforuseinselectingaproductforgeneralusage.4.3Bymeasuring(theeaseof)extrusionfromthecartridge,thetestmethodcanalsobeusedasaqualitycontroltooltomeasuretheshelflifest...
