Designation:D1669/D1669M−07(Reapproved2013)´1StandardPracticeforPreparationofTestPanelsforAcceleratedandOutdoorWeatheringofBituminousCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1669/D1669M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallycorrectedinJuly2013.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversaprocedureforthepreparationofacceleratedandoutdoorweatheringtestpanelsofbituminouscoatings.Itisconsideredsuitableforthepreparationoffilmthicknessesintherangefrom0.25to2.54mm[0.010to0.100in.].1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.(Warning—MercuryhasbeendesignatedbyEPAandmanystateagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidney,andliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercury-containingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite,http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm,foradditionalinformation.Us-ersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryormercury-containingproducts,orboth,intoyourstatemaybeprohibitedbystatelaw.)2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B209SpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloySheetandPlateD5TestMethodforPenetrationofBituminousMaterialsE1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometers3.SummaryofPractice3.1Heatedbituminousm...
