Designation:C482−02(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforBondStrengthofCeramicTiletoPortlandCementPaste1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC482;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheabilityofglazedceramicwalltile,ceramicmosaictile,quarrytile,andpaverstobebondedtoportlandcementpaste.Thistestmethodincludesbothface-mountedandback-mountedtile.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C150SpecificationforPortlandCementC185TestMethodforAirContentofHydraulicCementMortarC207SpecificationforHydratedLimeforMasonryPur-posesC242TerminologyofCeramicWhitewaresandRelatedProducts3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsofthetypesoftilelistedin1.1,refertoTerminologyC242.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Thistestmethodconsistsofbondingtileundercon-trolledconditionstoapureportlandcementpastebondcoat,supportedbyacementmortarbed.4.2Afterpropercureofthetestassembly,aloadisappliedtooneedgeofthetileandtheloadincreasedatadefiniterateuntilthebondbetweentileandbondcoatisbroken.4.3Becausethelaboratorymethodofapplyingshearstressrapidlyloadsbothtileandsettingbedincompression,astrongerthannormalsettingbedforthetestspecimensisspecified.Thisavoidsfailureofthesettingbedbeforethedesiredfailureatthetile-bondcoatinterfaceoccurs.Inrealtileinstallationswithportlandcementpasteanentirelydifferentloadingmechanism,usuall...
