Designation:D3167−10(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforFloatingRollerPeelResistanceofAdhesives1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3167;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThepurposeofthistestmethodistoprovideforthedeterminationofthemetal-to-metalpeelstrengthofadhesivesbyamethodthatwillprovidegoodreproducibilityatlow-,aswellasathighstrengthlevelsandyetallowforasimplemethodoftestspecimenpreparationandtesting.Theaccuracyoftheresultsofstrengthtestsofadhesivebondswilldependontheconditionsunderwhichthebondingprocessiscarriedout.Unlessotherwiseagreeduponbetweenthemanufacturerandthepurchaser,thebondingconditionsshallbeprescribedbythemanufactureroftheadhesive.Inordertoensurethatcompleteinformationisavailabletotheindividualconductingthetests,themanufactureroftheadhesiveshallfurnishnumericalvaluesandotherspecificinformationforeachofthefollowingvariables:(1)Procedureforpreparationofthesurfacespriortoapplicationoftheadhesive,thecleaninganddryingofmetalsurfaces,andspecialsurfacetreatmentssuchassanding,whicharenotspecificallylimitedbythepertinenttestmethod.(2)Completemixingdirectionsfortheadhesive.(3)Conditionsforapplicationoftheadhesive,includingtherateofspreadorthicknessoffilm,numberofcoatstobeappliedwhethertobeappliedtooneorbothsurfaces,andtheconditionsofdryingwheremorethanonecoatisrequired.(4)Assemblyconditionsbeforeapplicationofpressure,includingtheroomtemperatureandlengthoftime.(5)Curingconditions,includingtheamountofpressuretobeapplied,thelengthoftimeunderpressure,andthetemperatureoftheassemblywhenunderpressure.Itshouldbestatedwhetherthistemperatureisthatoftheglueline,oroftheatmosphereatwhichtheassemblyistobemaintained.(6)Conditioningprocedurebeforetesting,unlessastandardprocedureisspecified,includingthelengthoftime,temperature,a...
