DESIGN/SEALANTS
ASTM Standards
ASTM Committee C-24 on Building Seals and Sealants has issued many standard specifications and test
methods. The following list contains several of these standards, which are found in Volume 04.07 of the
Annual Book of ASTM Standards.
C 509, Standard Specification for Cellular Elastomeric Preformed Gasket and Sealing Material
C 510, Standard Test Method for Staining and Color Change of Single- or Multicomponent Joint Sealants
C 542, Standard Specification for Lock-Strip Gaskets
C 570, Standard Specification for Oil- and Resin-Base Caulking Compound for Building Construction
C 603, Standard Test Method for Extrusion Rate and Application Life of Elastomeric Sealants
C 679, Standard Test Method for Tack-Free Time of Elastomeric Sealants
C 711, Standard Test Method for Low-Temperature Flexibility and Tenacity of One-Part, Elastomeric, Solvent-
Release Type Sealants
C 716, Standard Specification for Installing Lock-Strip Gaskets and lnfill Glazing Materials
C 717, Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
C 719, Standard Test Method for Adhesion and Cohesion of Elastomeric Joint Sealants Under Cyclic
Movement (Hockman Cycle)
C 790, Guide for Use of Latex Sealants
C 920, Standard Specifications for Elastomeric Joint Sealants
References
Garden, G.K., "Use of Sealants," Canadian Building Digest 96, National Research Council of Canada, 1967.
O'Connor, T.F., Editor, Building Sealants: Materials. Properties and Performance, ASTM STP 1069, American
Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1990.
Panek, J.R., Editor, Building Seals and Sealants, ASTM STP 606, American Society for Testing and
Materials, Philadelphia, 1976.
Panek, J.R., J.P. Cook, Construction Sealants and Adhesives, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984.
Schroeder, M.J. and Hovis, E.E., "Sealant Back-up Material and New Developments," Building Sealants;
Materials. Properties and Performance ASTM STP 1069, Thomas F. O'Connor, editor, American Society for
Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1990.
SWRI, Sealants: The Professionals' Guide, Sealant, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute, 1990.
Warseck, K.L., "Why Construction Sealants Fail - - An Overview," Building Sealants: Materials. Properties and
Performance, ASTM STP 1069, Thomas F. O'Connor, editor, American Society for Testing and Materials,
Philadelphia, 1990.
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