Designation:D3359−22StandardTestMethodsforRatingAdhesionbyTapeTest1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3359;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverproceduresforassessingtheadhesionofrelativelyductilecoatingfilmstometallicsub-stratesbyapplyingandremovingpressure-sensitivetapeovercutsmadeinthefilm.1.2TestMethodAisprimarilyintendedforuseinthefieldwhileTestMethodBismoresuitableforuseinlaboratoryorshopenvironments.Also,TestMethodBisnotconsideredsuitableforfilmsthickerthan125µm(5mils)unlesswiderspacedcutsareemployedandthereisanexplicitagreementbetweenthepurchaserandseller.1.3Thesetestmethodsareusedtoevaluatewhethertheadhesionofacoatingtoasubstrateisadequatefortheuser’sapplication.Theydonotdistinguishbetweenhigherlevelsofadhesionforwhichmoresophisticatedmethodsofmeasure-mentarerequired.1.4Thistestmethodissimilarincontent(butnottechni-callyequivalent)toISO2409.1.5Inmulticoatsystemsadhesionfailuremayoccurbe-tweencoatssothattheadhesionofthecoatingsystemtothesubstrateisnotdetermined.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.8Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D609PracticeforPreparationofCold-RolledSteelPanelsforTestingPai...
