Designation:D5065−13StandardGuideforAssessingtheConditionofAgedCoatingsonSteelSurfaces1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5065;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribesgeneralproceduresforconductingadetailedassessmentoftheconditionofagedcoatingsonsteelstructuresandtheextentofrustbreakthroughofthecoatedsurface.Additionalassessmentmayberequiredtosupportcoatingfailureanalysesorotherjobspecificneeds.1.2Thisguidedoesnotaddresstheproblemofdeterminingthestructuralconditionofasteelsubstrate.Itprovidesproce-durestodeterminethepercentofthesurfacerusted,butnottheseverity,condition,orcauseofsuchrusting.NOTE1—Amorecomprehensiveconditionassessmentprocedure,PracticeF1130,hasbeendevelopedfordeterminingtheconditionofcoatingsonaship.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D610PracticeforEvaluatingDegreeofRustingonPaintedSteelSurfacesD660TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofCheckingofExteriorPaintsD714TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofBlisteringofPaintsD3359TestMethodsforMeasuringAdhesionbyTapeTestD4214TestMethodsforEvaluatingtheDegreeofChalkingofExteriorPaintFilmsD4541TestMethodforPull-OffStrengthofCoatingsUsingPortableAdhesionTestersD5702PracticeforFieldSamplingofCoatingFilmsforAnalysisforHeavyMetalsD6206PracticeforSamplingofCoatingFilmsD6677TestMethodforEvaluatingAdhesionbyKnifeD7091PracticeforNondestructiveMeasurementofDryFilmThicknessofNonmagneticCoatingsAppliedtoFerrousMetalsandNonmagnetic,NonconductiveCoat-ingsAppliedtoNon-FerrousMetalsF1130PracticeforInspectingtheCoatingSystemofaShip2.2SteelStru...
