ASTM Test Methods and ISO Test Methods
CAS-MI offers an extensive list of standard industrial test methods including ASTM and ISO methods. Our ASTM testing and ISO testing supports product development for paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, plastics, polymers and more.
ASTM Methods
B117 Salt Spray Exposure
B527 Determination of Tap Density of Metallic Powders & Compounds
C474 Joint Treatment Methods for Gypsum Board Construction
D56 Flash point by Tag Closed-Cup
D153 Specific Gravity of Pigments
D332 Relative Tinting Strength of White Pigments by Visual Observation
D344 Visual Evaluation of Hiding Power (Brushouts)
D522 Flexibility by Conical Mandrel
D523 Specular Gloss
D543 Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
D562 Consistency of Paint Measuring Krebs Units (KU) Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type Viscometer
D610 Evaluating Degree of Rusting on Painted Steel Surface
D696 Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics between - 30 oC and 30 oC with a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
D711 No-Pick Up Time of Traffic Paint
D714 Evaluating Degree of Blistering of Paints
D823 Producing Films of Uniform Thickness of Paint, Varnish and Related Products on Test Panels
D869 Evaluating Degree of Settling of Paint
D870 Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using Water Immersion
D968 Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by Falling Abrasive
D1003 Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics
D1186 Dry Film Thickness (DFT), Ferrous Materials
D1200 Ford #4 Viscosity
D1210 Fineness of Grind
D1308 Chemical Resistance (Household)
D1310 Flash Point & Fire Point by Tag Open-Cup
D1475 Density of Liquid Coatings & Inks
D1544 Color of Transparent Liquids
D1603 Carbon Black in Olefin Plastics
D1640 Drying, Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings @ Room Temperature
D1652 Epoxy Content of Epoxy Resins
D1653 Water Vapor Transmission of Organic Coating Films
D1654 Corrosion Resistance
D1849 Package Stability of Paint
D1925 Yellowing Index of Plastics
D2134 Sward Rocker Hardness
D2197 Adhesion of Organic Coatings by Scrape Adhesion
D2196 Brookfield Viscosity
D2243 Freeze/thaw Resistance of Water-Borne Coatings
D2244 Calculation of Color Differences From Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
D2247 Testing Water Resistance of Coatings in 100% Relative Humidity
D2354 Minimum Film Formation Temperature (MFFT)
D2369 Volatile Content of Coatings
D2486 Scrub Resistance of Wall Paints
D2794 Resistance of Organic Coatings to the Effect of Rapid Deformation (Impact)
D2801 Flow and Leveling
D2805 Hiding Power of Paints by Reflectometry, Reflectance and Contrast Ratio
D3359 Crosshatch (Tape) Adhesion
D3363 Pencil Hardness
D3794 Zahn Viscosity
D4017 Water in Paints and Paint Materials by Karl Fisher Method
D4039 Reflection Haze of High-Gloss Surfaces
D4060 Taber Abrasion
D4062 Leveling by Drawdown Method
D4145 Flexibility of Coating on Prepainted Sheet
D4214 Chalking of Exterior Paint Films
D4287 ICI Cone and Plate Viscosity
D4400 Sag Resistance Using a Multinotch Applicator
D4541 Pull-Off Strength of Coatings Using Portable Adhesion Testers
D4585 Condensation Humidity Exposure (CCH)
D4587 QUV Weathering Exposure
D4613 Measuring Apparent pH of Water Insoluble Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins
D4707 Spattering
D4752 MEK Resistance
D4828 Washability of Organic Coatings
D4946 Blocking Resistance
D5007 Hiding (Wet-to-Dry Change)
D5178 Mar Resistance (Curved Stylus)
D5767 Depth of Image (DOI), Instrumental Method
D5894 Prohesion Exposure (QUV/Salt Spray)
D5895 Measuring Times of Drying or Curing During Film Formation of Organic Coatings Using Mechanical Recorders
D6132 Dry film thickness of applied organic coatings using an ultrasonic gage
D6736 Burnish Resistance of Latex Paints
E96 Water Vapor Transmission of Sheet Materials
E179 Reflectance & Transmission Properties of Materials
E308 Computing Color Properties Using the CIE System
E313 Yellowing & Whiteness Measurement (Instrumental)
E805 Color Difference Measurements (Instrumental)
G154 Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
ISO Test Methods
ISO-1518 Scratch Resistance
ISO-1520 Cupping
ISO-4624 Adhesion: Pull-Off Test
ISO-12137-1 Mar Resistance (Curved Stylus)
ISO-12137-2 Mar Resistance (Pointed Stylus)
CAS-MI In-House Test Methods
CT 100 DOI (Distinctness of Image)
CT 200 Brushability
CT 201 Roller Defoaming
CT 202 Roller Leveling
CT 203 Modified Mechanical Dry Time
CT 204 Aerosol Application Properties
CT 205 DFT Determination (Elcometer)
CT 206 Roller Coatability
CT 300 Early Water Resistance
CT 301 Chemical Resistance
CT 302 Flash Rusting
CT 303 Accelerated Yellowing (Ammonia Test)
CT 304 Dirt Pick-Up Resistance
CT 305 Wet Adhesion
CT 306 Tannin Resistance
CT 307 Enamel Hold Out
CT 308 Instron Adhesion Test
CT 309 X-Link Density (Using Knoop Hardness)
CT 400 Pot Life
CT 600 Rating of Filiform Corrosion
CT 601 Corrosion Resistance
CT 900 Rating of Observations
CT 901 Pigment Load Test
Other Methods Available
B6 Standard Specification for Zinc
C472 Physical Testing of Gypsum, Gypsum Plasters, and Gypsum Concrete
C666 Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing
C719 Adhesion and Cohesion or Elastomeric Joint Sealants Under Cyclic Movement (Hockman Cycle)
C794 Adhesion-in-Peel of Elastomeric Joint Sealants
C1315 Std. Spec for Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds Having Special Properties for Curing and Sealing Concrete
D130 Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test
D256 Determining the Pendulum Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics
D638 Tensile Properties of Plastics
D746 Brittleness Temperatures of Plastics and Elastomers by Impact
D751 Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
D882 Tensile Properties for Thin Plastic Sheeting
D1238 Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastomer
D1621 Compressive Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics
D1622 Apparent Density of Rigid Cellular Plastics
D1623 Tensile and Tensile Adhesion Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics
D1894 Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction of Plastic Film and Sheeting
D2370 Tensile Properties of Organic Coating
D2394 Service Testing of Wood Flooring
D2407 Static COF of Polished Floors (James Machine
D3170 Chipping Resistance of Coatings
D4827 Determining the Unreacted Monomer Content of Latexes Using Capillary Column Gas Chromatography
D6691 Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials in the Marine Environment by a Defined Microbial Consortium
D6695 Xenon-Arc Exposure of Paint and Related Coatings
E1952 Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity by Modulated Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry
G21 Resistance of Synthetic Polymers to Fungi
