ADHESIVES FOR FLOOR AND WALL COVERINGS: UDC 69.025.35:645.1/.

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LONG-TERM SHEAR STRENGTH 691.17
620.176

Key words: Adhesives, floor coverings, wall coverings, shear

strength, test method

1 SCOPE 6.2 Apparatus

This Nordtest method is intended for the determination of the An arrangement in which a baseplate - dimensions about 200
long-term shear strength which an adhesive is able to transmit. mm x 120 mm to which 3 PVC test specimens may be secured
by adhesive - can be mounted vertically with 2 or 3 weight
underneath, see Fig. 1.6 weights, each with a mass of 2,0 kg.

2 FIELD OF APPLICATION 3 clamping devices to be attached to the PVC test specimens

- see Fig. 1, - so that a load, in form of weights, may be
The method is, in particular, intended for the testing of ad- applied. The clamping device should be of such a weight that
hesives used for securing PVC floor and wall coverings and the mass of the PVC test specimen and clamping device
also skirting board of plastic. together is 2.0 kg.

The method can be used to compare the adhesive and co- If possible an apparatus for recording the time to failure of the
hesive properties of different adhesives. The test result will adhesive joint.
also depend on the properties of the covering and the base- 1 baseplate made of the supporting material to be tested, about
plate. 200 mm x 120 mm.

3 pieces of PVC floor or wall covering, 50 ± 1 mm x 120 ± 1

mm. Putty knife to apply the adhesive.
3 REFERENCES

4 DEFINITIONS

5 SAMPLING
The adhesive is normally delivered by the client, and the Baseplate -
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sample selected for testing must be representative of the b
content of the packing. It is important to follow closely the 0
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adhesive.
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6 METHOD OF TEST -h;fjv
Weights
6.1 Principle
Small test specimens are suspended vertically. 3 x

The specimens are exposed to shear force for 24 days or until

the joint fails. Fig. 1. Device for testing of long term shear strength.

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6.3 Preparation of test samples 6.6 Accuracy

For each test 3 specimens are prepared. No special comments.

If the baseplate is very uneven, it has to be ground with

sandpaper to a maximum deviation of 0,2 mm from an even
plate. 6.7 Test report
The covering and the baseplate shall be conditioned at 296 K The test report shall include the following information, if rele-
± 2 K and 50 ± 5 %RH for 2-3 days. The adhesive must be vant:
kept under these conditions for at least 24 h.
a) Name and address of the testing laboratory
Three areas of 50 mm x 60 mm each on the baseplate shall
be masked by means of tape - see Fig. 1 - and specimen b) Identification number of the test report
areas on the PVC shall also be masked off in the same size.
c) Name and address of the organisation or person who
The PVC specimens shall be secured to the areas marked on ordered the test
the baseplate by means of the adhesive to be tested. The
d) Purpose of the test
adhesive is applied according to the directions for use given
by the manufacturer. Method of sampling and other circumstances (date and
e)
The test specimens shall now be conditioned for 7 days at 296 person responsible for the sampling)
K ± 2 K and 50 ± 5 % RH. Name and address of manufacturer or supplier of the
f)
tested object

6.4 Procedure
g) Name or other identification marks of the tested object

The test is carried out under the same conditions as the test h) Description of the tested object
specimens are stored.
i) Date of supply of the tested object
The baseplate is mounted in such a position that the PVC test Date of the test
j)
specimens can be suspended vertically. The clamping
devices are secured. The test specimens are allowed to re- k) Test method
main in this condition for 4 days. The load is increased by 2,0
kg and the specimens are again left for 4 days. The load is l) Conditioning of the test specimens, environmental data
during the test (temperature, pressure, RH, etc.)
then increased by another 2,0 kg and the total load of 6,0 kg
allowed to remain in position for 16 days or until the joint fails. m) Identification of the test equipment and instruments used
The fracture is then inspected so that it can be determined if Any deviations from the test method
n)
the adhesive has slipped from the covering or from the base-
plate, or if the adhesive itself has been torn apart. 0) Test results (use SI units)

Wall coverings made of flexible foam material should not be p) Inaccuracy or uncertainty of the test results
cut until 72 h after the manufacturing process is completed.
q) Date and signature.

6.5 Expression of results

7 ANNEX
The results of each test is given as the number of whole days
for which the joint is maintained. The long-term strength of the This method has been developed in the laboratory of Tarkett
adhesive is the mean value of the three results. AB and publishing in Bring, C., Roman, B., 1977, Invändiga
ytskikt till väggar och tak (Statens råd för byggnadsforskning,
Any displacement of the remaining test specimens is at the
Rapport R9: 1977, Stockholm).
end of the test decided to the nearest 1 mm according to the
markings.