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BS 3712-2:1973

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Building and construction sealants Methods of test for seepage, staining, shrinkage, shelf life and paintability
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Language(s)

English

Published date

10-19-1973

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Foreword
Methods
1 General
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Definition
  1.3 Sampling
2 Tests and methods
  2.1 Seepage
  2.2 Staining
  2.3 Shrinkage
  2.4 Text deleted
  2.5 Shelf life
  2.6 Paintability
Publications referred to

Describes building sealants and lays down methods of testing them. Does not apply to linseed and/or metal casement putties. Covers definition, sampling, seepage, staining, shrinkage, alkali resistance, shelf life and paintability.

This Part of BS 3712 describes test methods for the following properties of building and construction sealants.

  1. Seepage.

  2. Staining.

  3. Shrinkage.

  4. Shelf life.

  5. Paintability.

NOTE The titles of the British Standards referred to in this standard are listed on the page 6.

Committee
B/547
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 72/11191 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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BS 5889:1989 Specification for one-part gun grade silicone-based sealants
BS 3712-4:1985 Building and construction sealants Methods of test for adhesion in peel, tensile extension and recovery and loss of mass after heat ageing

BS EN 28394:1991 Building construction. Jointing products. Determination of extrudability of one-component sealants
ISO 9047:2001 Building construction Jointing products Determination of adhesion/cohesion properties of sealants at variable temperatures
BS 3712-1:1985 Building and construction sealants Methods of test for homogeneity, relative density, extrudability, penetration and slump
BS 2648:1955 Performance requirements for electrically-heated laboratory drying ovens
BS 2992:1970 Specification for painters\' and decorators\' brushes for local authorities and public institutions (excluding quality of fillings)
BS 4550-6:1978 Methods of testing cement Standard sand for mortar cubes
BS 12:1978 Specification for ordinary and rapid-hardening Portland cement
BS 890:1972 Specification for building limes
BS EN 29046:1991 Building construction. Sealants. Determination of adhesion/cohesion properties at constant temperature
BS EN 29048:1991 Building construction. Jointing products. Determination of extrudability of sealants using standardized apparatus
BS EN 27390:1991 Building construction. Jointing products. Determination of resistance to flow

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