1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for materials used in rubber seals of flat-plate solar collectors, except vertically mounted passive collectors. Particular applications may necessitate other requirements that would take precedence over these requirements when specified.
1.2 The design requirement pertains only to permissible deflections of the rubber during thermal expansion or contraction of the seal in use and the tolerances in dimensions of molded and extruded seals.
1.3 This specification does not include requirements pertaining to the fabrication or installation of the seals.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to Section 9, Test Methods, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM D3667-16(2022) Referenced Document
ASTM C661 Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Elastomeric-Type Sealants by Means of a Durometer
ASTM C717 Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
ASTM C719 Standard Test Method for Adhesion and Cohesion of Elastomeric Joint Sealants Under Cyclic Movement (Hockman Cycle)
ASTM D1149 Standard Test Method for Rubber Deterioration-Surface Ozone Cracking in a Chamber
ASTM D1229 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Compression Set at Low Temperatures
ASTM D1349 Standard Practice for Rubber-Standard Temperatures for Testing
ASTM D1415 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—International Hardness
ASTM D1566 Standard Terminology Relating to Rubber
ASTM D2137 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property-Brittleness Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics
ASTM D2240 Standard Test Method for Properties of Rubber &8212; Durometer Hardness*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D3182 Standard Practice for Rubber-Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets
ASTM D3183 Standard Practice for Rubber-Preparation of Pieces for Test Purposes from Products
ASTM D395 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property-Compression Set
ASTM D412 Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers8212;Tension
ASTM D865 Standard Test Method for Rubber-Deterioration by Heating in Air (Test Tube Enclosure)
ASTM G151 Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
ASTM G155 Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM G7 Standard Practice for Atmospheric Environmental Exposure Testing of Nonmetallic Materials
ASTM D3667-16(2022) history
2022ASTM D3667-16(2022) Standard Specification for Rubber Seals Used in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
2016ASTM D3667-16 Standard Specification for Rubber Seals Used in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
2005ASTM D3667-05(2010) Standard Specification for Rubber Seals Used in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
2005ASTM D3667-05 Standard Specification for Rubber Seals Used in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
1985ASTM D3667-85(2000) Standard Specification for Rubber Seals Used in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors