The Sutherland Rub Test: ASTM D5264

Sutherland Rub Test

The ASTM D Sutherland Rub Test is typically used to evaluate the ability of printed labels to resist scuffing and smearing under controlled conditions. A test label is rubbed repeatedly against another surface (such as another label, paperboard, or corrugated) under a constant pressure. After so many cycles, the test label is visually examined for scuffing or smearing that impairs legibility. Similarly, any printed barcodes can be scanned. The Sutherland Rub test is typically used as an R&D tool to evaluate the relative performance of one material when compared to another.

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Solvent Resistance Rub Test ' ASTM D

Evaluation for Solvent Resistance by Solvent Rub Test ' ASTM D and NCCA 11-18.
This test method is used to determine the degree of cure of a baked film by the paint film resistance to a specified solvent.

The Solvent Rub Test is usually performed using methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as the solvent. The MEK resistance or degree of cure applies to paint topcoats and primers.

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ASTM D involves rubbing the surface of a baked film with cheesecloth soaked with MEK until failure or breakthrough of the film occurs. The type of cheesecloth, the stroke distance, the stroke rate, and approximate applied pressure of the rub are specified. The rubs are counted as a double rub (one rub forward and one rub backward constitutes a double rub).

The test is used widely in the paint industry because it provides a quick relative estimation of degree of cure without having to wait for long-term exposure results. It has been reported that the tests of two-componet zinc-rich primers has shown good correlation with the cure of the primer as determined by diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy.

Reference: ASTM D Standard Test Method for Measuring MEK Resistance of Ethyl Silicate (Inorganic) Zinc-Rich Primers by Solvent Rub

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