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BS 3712-2:1973

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Current

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Building and construction sealants Methods of test for seepage, staining, shrinkage, shelf life and paintability

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

19-10-1973

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Summarise this standard

Co-operating organizations
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.

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

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.

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 61747-5-2:2011 Identical

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