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TABLE 4.7 Examples of Government Adhesive Specifications and Standards
(Continued)
Military specifications (Continued)
MIL-STD-401 .......... Sandwich Construction and Core Materials, General Test
Methods
Federal specifications
MMM-A-121 ........... Adhesive, Room-Temperature and Intermediate-
Temperature Setting Resin (Phenol, Resorcinol and
Melamine Base)
MMM-A-00185 ......... Adhesive, Rubber
MMM-A-00187 ......... Adhesive, Synthetic, Epoxy Resin Base, Paste Form,
General Purpose
MMM-A-132 ........... Adhesives, Heat Resistant, Airframe Structural, Metal-to-
Metal
MMM-A-134 ........... Adhesive, Epoxy Resin, Metal to Metal Structural Bonding
A-A-1556 .............. Sealing Compound (Elastomeric Joint Sealants)
TT-S-277B ............. Sealing Compound, Rubber Base, Two Component for
Caulking, Sealing, and Glazing in Building Construction
Federal Test ........... Adhesives, Methods of Testing
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4.7 Specifications and Standards
An adhesive or sealant specification, like all material specifications, is
a document that specifies values for all the important properties to-
gether with limits of variability and methods for determining these
values. There are many adhesives and sealant specifications, of which
the most prominent are the industrial and government specifications,
which describe and establish the technical and physical characteristics
or performance requirements of these materials. The most common
sources of standards and specifications for the adhesives and sealants
industry are the following:

American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
U.S. Department of Defense (military and federal specifications and
standards)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI)
Relevant ASTM specifications and standards were presented in Ta-
bles 4.1 and 4.2. A variety of federal and military specification de-
scribing adhesives and test methods have been prepared. Selected gov-