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WK71 New Standard Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Construction Seals and Sealants

Developed by Subcommittee: C24.40
See Related Work by this Subcommittee
Date Initiated: 02-07-2003

1. Scope

1.1 This practice describes outdoor exposure procedures to be as part of a test designed to determine the weathering durability of construction and building seals and sealants.
Note 1 û See Practice G24 for Exposures to Daylight Filtered Through Glass
1.2 This practice is limited to the method by which the construction seals or sealants are exposed to outdoor weathering as part of a test program. It does not describe the test methods to be performed following the outdoor exposure. It is intended for use with static or dynamic test specimens of any size and shape.
1.3 Means of evaluation of the effects of weathering will depend on the intended use for the test material.

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The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.