Designation:D3730−10StandardGuideforTestingHigh-PerformanceInteriorArchitecturalWallCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3730;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheselectionanduseoftestmethodsforhigh-performanceinteriorarchitecturalwallcoatings(HIPAC)thatdifferfrommoreconventionalcoatingsbybeingtougher,morestain-resistant,moreabrasion-resistantand,ordinarily,designedtobeappliedtowallsurfacesofsteel,masonry(pouredconcrete,concreteblock,orcinderblock),andplasterorgypsumwallboard.TheteststhatarelistedinTable1andTable2aredesignedtomeasureperformanceproperties.ThesetestsmaynotallberequiredforeachHIPACsystem.Selectionofthetestmethodstobefollowedmustbegovernedbyexperienceandtherequirementsineachindi-vidualcase,togetherwithagreementbetweenthepurchaserandtheseller.1.2High-performancearchitecturalcoatingsaretough,extra-durableorganiccoatingsystemsthatareappliedasacontinuous(seamless)filmandcuretoahardfinish.Thefinishcanbehighgloss,semigloss,orlowglossasdesired.Thesecoatingsareresistanttopersistentheat,humidity,abrasion,staining,chemicals,andfungusgrowth.Theyareusedinareaswherehumidity,wear,orunusualchemicalresistancerequire-ments,particularlytosoiling,arerequiredandwherestrongdetergentsareusedtomaintainsanitaryconditions.Hallsandstairwaysinpublicbuildings,lavatories,stallshowers,lockerareas,animalpens,andbiologicallaboratoriesaretypicalapplications.Inaddition,foodprocessingplants,dairies,res-taurants,schools,andtransportterminalsfrequentlyuseHIPACsystems.Theseareeffectiveinmanyareasofbuildinginteriorscomparedwithtileandareoflowmaterialsandmaintenancecosts.Theyareusedasacompletesystemonlyasrecommendedbythemanufacturersincetheindividualcoatsinasystemareformulatedtobecompatiblewitheachother.HIPACsystemsshouldbeappli...
