Designation:C1369−07(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforSecondaryEdgeSealantsforStructurallyGlazedInsulatingGlassUnits1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1369;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationdescribesthepropertiesofcold,liquid-applied,singleormulti-component,chemicallycuring,elastomericsealantsusedasthesecondarysealofsealedinsulatingglassunits,hereinafterreferredtoasthe“sealant”(seeFig.1).Thesesealantsareintendedtobeastructuralcomponentofsealedinsulatingglass(IG)unitsusedinstructuralsealantglazing(hereinafterreferredtoasSSG).TypicaldesignsandconsiderationscanbefoundinGuideC1249.PresentlyonlycertainsiliconesealantsarerecognizedashavingthenecessarydurabilityforuseassecondarysealantinIGunitsinSSGapplications.1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotdescribeallofthenecessarypropertiesofthesealant.OnlythosepropertiesforwhichthereareASTMtestmethodsandindustry-agreed-uponminimumacceptabletestrequirementsaredescribedbythisspecification.AdditionalpropertieswillbeaddedasASTMtestmethodsforthesepropertiesbecomeavailable.1.3Thisspecificationonlyaddressesthedurabilityofthesecondaryedgesealantsforstructurallyglazedinsulatingglassunits.DurabilityofsealedinsulatingglassunitscanbefoundinspecificationsandguidesthatresidewithinASTMCommitteeE06.1.4Thecommitteewithjurisdictionforthisstandardisnotawareofanycomparablestandardpublishedbyotherorgani-zations.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationpurposesonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C603TestMethodforExtrusionRateandApplicationLifeofElastomericSealantsC639TestMethodforRheological(Flow)PropertiesofElastomericSealantsC661TestMethodforIndentationHardnessofElastomeric-TypeSealantsbyMeansofaDurometerC679TestMethodforTack...
