ASTM C1392 Glazing Failure Standard
Things about ASTM-C1392: Standard guide for evaluating failure of structural sealant glazing. 1.1 This guide covers a screening approach to detect failure (adhesive or cohesive) of a structural sealant in a structural sealant-glazed window, curtain wall, or other similar systems. Presently, only a silicone sealant that is specifically formulated, tested, and marketed as a structural […]
ASTM C1376 Glass Pyrolytic Coatings
Things about ASTM-C1376: Pyrolytic and vacuum deposition coatings on flat glass 1.1 This specification covers the optical and aesthetic quality requirements for coatings applied to glass for use in building glazing. 1.2 The coatings covered are applied to the glass using either pyrolytic or vacuum (sputtering) deposition methods and are typically applied to control solar […]
ASTM C1375 Sealants Testing Standard
Things about ASTM-C1375: Standard guide for substrates used in testing building seals and sealants 1.1 This guide describes the recommended standard substrates and their recommended surface preparation for use in standard tests of building seals and sealants. 1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its […]
ASTM C1369 Insulating Glass Secondary Sealants Standard
Things about ASTM-C1369-02: standard specification for secondary edge sealants for structurally glazed insulating glass units 1.1 This specification describes the properties of cold, liquid-applied, single or multi-component, chemically curing, elastomeric sealants used as the secondary seal of sealed insulating glass units, hereinafter referred to as the “sealant” (see Fig. 1). These sealants are intended to […]
ASTM C1349 Glass Polycarbonate Standard
Things about ASTM-C1349-10: standard specification for architectural flat glass clad poolycarbonate 1.1 This specification covers the quality requirements for cut sizes of glass-clad polycarbonate (GCP) for use in buildings as security, detention, hurricane/cyclic wind-resistant, and blast and ballistic-resistant glazing applications. 1.2 Optical distortion and the evaluation thereof are not currently within the scope of the […]