1s : 2561- 1963

hdian Standard

( Reaffirmed 2003 )

SPECIFICATION FOR
RUBBER-BASED ADHESIVES FOR THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Fourth Reprint OCTOBER 1992

( Incorporating

UDC

BUREAU
MANAK

Amendment

No. I )

668.395:629.113

OF

INDIAN

STANDARDS

BHAVAN, 9 BAHADLJR SHAH ZAFAR

MARC

NJWDELHIllCW2

Cr 3

December

1963

IS : 2561- 1963

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
RUBBER-BASED
ADHESIVES FOR THE
AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY

Adhesives

Sectional

Committee,

CDC 30

Representing

Chairman

In personal capacity
Calcutta )

DR B. I,. MANJUNATH

(Angelo

Uros

Ltd,

Cbssipore,

Members
Union Carbide India Ltd, Calcutta

DR H. C. BI.~AWAT
DR V. R. S. ARNI ( Alternate )
SWRI S. K. BOSE

SHRI

CHINUBHAI

&
Disposals
Directorate
General
of Supplies
(Ministry of Economic and Defcnce Co-ordination )
All
India
Starch
Manufacturers
Association
Private Ltd, Bombay

MANIBHAI

S. B. SETHI ( Alternuts )
K. K. GANGULI
SHRI B. M. BANERJI( Alternate)
SHRI M. A. GHANI
SHRI

SHRI

Ministry of Defence ( R & D )

Central
Leather
Research
Institute
( CSIR ),
Madras
SHRI G. S. RAMA IYER ( Alternate)
Forest Research Institute & Colleges, Dchra Dun
SHRI N. C. LAIN
SHRI B. N. PRASAD ( Alternate )
Printing & Stationerv Department, Government of
SHRI M. A. JHANGIANI
India. New Delhi
SHRI A. R. BASU ( Alternate )
The Dunlop Rubber Co ( India ) Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI P. R. KODANGEKAR
SHRI I,. M. BASUROY ( Alternate )
Stationery and Office Equipment Association 01
SHRI N. G. MAITRA
India, Calcutta
Shaw Wallace & Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI C. G. MENON
SHRI G. C. SEAL ( Alternate )
Directorate General of Posts I% Telegraphs ( Ministry
SHRI K. N. R. PILLAI
of Transport and Communicattons)
DIRECTOROP TELEGRAPHS(L) ( Alternate )
SLRI D. R. BAHL ( Alternate )
I Continued on page 2 )
I.

BUREAU

MANAK

OF

INDIAN
9 BAHADUR

STANDARDS

SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI 110002

RHAVAN,

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Representing
Directorate
General
of Technical
( Ministry
of Economic
&
ordination )
SHRI R. PARIICSHIT ( Alternate )
REPRESENTATIVE
SHRI JYOTIRMOY SINHA ROY
SHRI N. K. SHUKLA
SHRI K. L. TALWAR
SHRI D. V. VERMA ( Alternate )

DR SADGOPAL,
Deputy Director

Deveiopmcnt
Defence
Co-

Indian
Rubber
Manufacturers
Research
Association, Bombay
The National Tannery Co Ltd, Calcutta
Automotive
Manufacturers
Association
of India,
Calcutta
Ministry of Defence ( CGDP )
Director,

IS1 ( Ex-o&ho

Member )

( Chem )
Secretary
SHRI

Extra Assistant

C. D. AP.AND
Director

( Chem j, ISI

Rubber-Based Adhesives Subcommittee,

CDC 30 : 2

Convener
*SHRI P. K. KODANGEKAR

The Dunlop

Rubber

Co

( India)

Ltd, Calcutta

113cmbers
SHRI

R. A. BAUER

The Goodyear

India Ltd, Calcutta

SHRI R. NAWHAIJDHURI ( Alternate )

Ministry of Defence ( R & D )
SHRI K. K. GA~CULI
Indian Rubber Manufacturers
Research
SHRI LALITMOH~NJAMNADAS
SWRI N. K. SHIJKLA

%ucceeded

Dr Uma Shankar

Bombay
Hindustan Motors Ltd, Calcutta

as Convener.

Association,

18:2561-1963

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
RUBBER-BASED ADHESIVES FOR THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
0.

FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution

on 18 November 1963, after the draft finalized by the Adhesives Sectional

Committee had been approved by the Chemical Division Council.

0.2 These adhesives based on rubber develop quick adhesion without use
of high temperature or pressure, and are used in the automobile industry
for sticking a variety of similar or dissimilar surfaces like cured rubber
( solid or sponge ), fabric ( including coated fabric like rexin ), metal
( which may be coated with synthetic enamel ), wood (which may
be bituminized ), hardboard, linoleum, glass, etc.
0.3 In the preparation of this standard,
derived from the following publications:

considerable

assistance has been

CANADIAN SPECIFICATIONNo. 20-GP-18 AND 18A ADHESIVERUBBER,

OIL RESISTANT. Canada.
COMMERCIAL
STANDARDNo. CS 2558 B RUBBER RESIN CEMENTNo. 3,
GENERAL PURPOSE. UK.
US ARMY SPECIFICATIONNo. 20-29 C CEMENTRUBBER NON-CURING.
USA.
0.4 Wherever a reference to any Indian Standard appeyrs in this specification, it shall be taken as a reference to the latest version of the standard.
0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall bd .rounded off in
accordance with IS: 2-1960 Rules foi Rounding Off Numerical Values
( Revised ). The number of significant places retained in the rounded off
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
0.6 This standard is intended chiefly to cover the technical provisions
relating to rubber-based adhesives for the automobile industry, and it does
not include all the necessary provisions of a contfact.
.

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1963

1. SCOPE

..

1 .l This standard prescribes the requirements

and the methods of sampling
;IJI~ tcst for rubber-based
adheskes for the automobile industry.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0

For the purpose

of this standard,

2.1 Adhesion
Strength
of the adhesive bond.

the following definitions

shall apply.

The minimum force required to cause

failure

Open Assembly
Time - The time elapsing between the application
of adhesive and the assembly of the compments of the joint.

2.2

3. TYPES
3.1 The material shall be.nf two types, namely, light duty type and heavy
duty type.

4. REQUIREMENTS
4.1

Description

reclaimed
solvents.

rubber,

The material shall be manufactured from rubber or

compounding
ingredients,
resins and appropriate

4.1.1 ,The colour of the material shall be compatible with the application of the material, as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier.
4.1.2 The material shall not stain persistently other materials like
organic paints, PVC, etc, coming in contact with it, on application or on
ageing.
4.1.3

The material shall be a homogeneous solution.

4.2 ConsistencyThe material shall be of a consistency suitable for its

mode of application, as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier.
4.3 Open Assembly
Time - The open assembly time shall be as agreed
to between the purchaser and the supplier depending upon the application
and shall not vary from batch to batch.
4.f Adhesion Strength - The adhesion strength of the matqial shall be
determined in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Appendix A,
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4.4.1 The
below:

adhesion

strength

of the test specimens shall be as given

Adherents

Adhesion Strength in kg/cm

Width, Min
*

Light Duty
Type

Heavy Duty
Type

0.9

2.7

0.9

2.7
-

Canvas to mild steel

Canvas to nitrocellulosepainted mild steel
Leathercloth to mild steel
Leathercloth to nitrocellulose-painted mild steel
Leathercloth to hardboard

0.9

>

Rubber to mild steel

0.9
0.4
-

2.2

Rubber to nitrocellulosepainted mild steel

2.2

4.4.2 Adhesion Strength A)er

Heat Ageing-when
a test specimen
aged as prescribed in Appendix B is tested for adhesion strength as
prescribed in Appendix A, it shall not decrease by more than the
following:
Adherents

Decrease in Adhesion Strength,

Percent, Max
C--------------7

Light Duty
Type

Heavy Duty
Type

Fabric ( canvas, leathercloth ) to .mild steel

( unpainted or nitrocellulose-painted )

80

Leathercloth
board

70

50

25

to

hard-

Rubber
to mild steel
( unpainted or nitrocellulose-painted )

25

Strength
Ajler
Immersion
in
Water-When
a test
4.4.3 Adhesion
specimen treated as prescribed in Appendix C is tested for adhesion
strength, the percentage decrease in adhesion strength determined as
prescribed in Appendix A shall not exceed 20 percent.

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4.5 Keeping Quality-

The material when stored in original unopened

containers
at temperatures
up to 43C shall satisfy the requirements
specified in 4.1 to 4.4 for a minimum period of one year from the date of
manufacture.
5. PACKING

AND MARKING

5.1 Packing -

The material shall be packed in air-tight

to between the purchaser and the supplier.

agreed

5.2 Marking
information:

-The

a) Name
b) Type

be

marked

with

the

following

of the material;

d) Batch
f)

shall

as

of the material;

c) Manufacturers
e) Date

container

containers

name and recognized

trade-mark,

if any;

number;
of manufacture;

Directions
and toxity;

for storage and.use,

g) Shelf life of the material;

especially

with respect to flammability

and

h) Net volume of contents.

5.2.1
Mark.

The

containers

may

also

be

marked

with

the ISI

Certification

NATE- The use of the ISI Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Indian Standards Institution ( Certification Marks ) Act and the Rules and Regulations
made, thereunder.
The ISI Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard
conveys the assurance that they have betn produced to comply with the requirements
of that standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing and quality control
which is devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by the producer.
ISI marked
products are also continuously checked by IS1 for conformity to that standard as a
further safeguard.
Details of conditions under which a licence for the use of the ISI
Certification Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors, may be obtained
from the Indian Standards Institution.

6.

SAMPLING

6.1 Preparation
of Test
material shall be prepared

Samples
as prescribed

Representative
test samples
in Appendix D.

of the

6.2 Number
of Tests -,Tests
for the determination
of all the requirements as given in 4 shall be performed on each of the individual samples
separately.
6.3 Criteria
for Conformity - A lot shall be declared as conforming to
the requirements
of this specification, if the different test results as obtained
under 6.2 meet the corresponding
requirements
given in the standard.
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IS : 2561- 1963

APPENDIX

( CZause 4.4 )
DETERMINATION
A-l.
A-l.1

PREPARATION

OF TEST

Components

preparing

OF ADHESION

The

STRENGTH

SPECIMENS

following

components

shall

be

used

for

test specimens.

A-1.1.1 Rubber Sheets having hardness 30 to 40.

A-1.1.2

of vulcanized

675 g/m? in weight,

Canvas -

A-1.1.3
Mild
nitrocellulose.

Sheets

Steel-

I.5

rubber

not de-sized.

mm in thickness,

unpainted

A-1.1.4 Leathercloth - of 0.25

mm
thickness
Specification
for Vinyl Coated Fabrics ( Lcathercloth
A-1.1.5

about

Hardboard-

l-8 to 2.0 mm thick

or painted

with

[see

IS : 1259-1962
) ( Z?tsiiscd)1.

3 mm thick.

A-1.2 Dimensions
of Specimen
Components
-,- Steel, rubber, canvas,
leathercloth
and hardboard shall be in the form of strips 25 mm \vitlc and
150 mm long in the case of steel and hardboard,
and 250 mm long for
others.

A-l.3

Preparation

of Surface

of Components

and mild steel components

to be coated
medium grit emery or sandpaper
and
chloride or non-leaded
petrol.
NOTE -

- The surlacc of rubber

shall be buffed (see Note ) with
then cleaned
with carbon tetra-

RdTing is not done in the cast of nitroccllulose-painted

mild stml

strips.

A-1.4 Coating-For
each assembly, apply two coats (see Note ) of the
adhesive on one side of each component
( fabric side of leathct~clo~h and
glazed side of hardboard ) over a length of 75 mm from one end of each
assembly
time shall be as stated
by the
component.
The
open
manufacturer.
NOTE -.
supplier.

The numher

A-1.5 Bonding
together,

keeping

of coats may also bc agreed

to betwcrn

tk

purchnscr

Coated surfaces of each pair shall be carefully

free ends on the same side, without entrapping
7

and

rllc

brought
air, and

IS : 2S61- 1963
move the steel roller of 135 f 2 mm diameter and 90 f 1 mm width
covered with rubber
approximately
6 mm thick
having
a hardness
The weight of the roller
of 80 f 3, five times over a bonded specimen.
which applies pressure to the specimen
shall be 10 kg.
It shall be
so constructed
that the weight of the handle is not added to the weight of
the roller during use ( see Fig. 1 ).

A-2. NUMBER

OF TEST

SPECIMENS

A-2.1 Six test specimens

shall be tested for each assembly

shall consist of at least one flexible component.

assembly

A-3. CONDITIONING

OF TEST

FIG.

each

SPECIMENS

A-3.1 The

bonded
specimens
shall be conditioned
2C and 65 & 5 percent relative humidity

of 27 f
testing.

and

at a temperature
for 24 hours before
!

CONSTRUCTIONOF ROLLER FOR ADHESIONSTRENGTH TEST

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A-4. APPARATUS
A-4.1 Tensile
Testing
Machine - A standard
tensile testing machine
The grips shall be suitably
designed to firmly grip the
shall be used.
ends of the specimen
between
knurled,
straight vertical surfaces.
The
The pendulum
rate of separation
of grips shall be 50 mm per minute.
shall be free to move forward and backward,
that is the pawls shall be
disengaged.
A-5. PROCEDURE
A-5.1 Fix the free end of steel or hardboard
in the upper grip and the free
end of canvas or rubber after folding in the lower grip. Start the machine
and record the load required to separate the joint.
A-6. CALCULATION

AND REPORT

A-6.1 Calculate the load required

to cause separation
in terms of kg/cm
width.
If the variation in any two of the six results exceeds 10 percent of
the test results, the results shall be discarded
and a further set of six test
The mean of the six values obtained shall be
specimens shall be tested.
reported as adhesion strength.

APPENDIX

( Clause 4.42 )
DETERMINATION

B-l.

OF ADHESION STRENGTH
HEAT AGEING

AFTER

PROCEDURE

B-l.1 Prepare six test specimens

for each assembly as prescribed
in A-l.
Keep these test specimens
in an air-circulating
oven maintained
at a
Cool for one hour at a temtemperature
of 70 f 2C for 120 hours.
perature of 27 h 2C and 65 f 5 percent relative humidity
and test the
specimens for adhesion strength as prescribed in Appendix A.
B-2.

CALCULATION

AND REPORT

B-2.1 Calculate the load required

to cause separation
in terms of kg/cm
If the variation
in any two of the six results exceeds 10 percent of
width.
the test results, the results shall be discarded and a further set of six test
The mean of the six values obtained
shall be
specimens shall be tested.
reported as adhesion strength.

.?

,.

IS : 2561- 1963

APPENDIX

( Clause 4.4.3 )
DETERMINATION

OF ADHESION
STRENGTH
IMMERSZON
IN WATER

AFTER

C-l. PROCEDURE
C-l.1 Prepare six test specimens as prescribed in A-l. These shall be kept
submerged
in distilled water ( see IS : 1070-1960 Specification
for Water,
Distilled Quality ( Revised) ] at 27 & 2C for 24 hours. Test immediately,
after wiping off the water with a clean cloth, for adhesion
strengh
as prescribed in Appendix A.
C-2.

CALCULATION

AND

REPdRT

C-2.1 Calculate the load required to cause separation

in terms of kg/cm
width. If the variation in any two of the six results exceeds 10 percent of
the test results, the results shall be discarded
and a further set of six test
snecimens shall be tested.
The mean of the six values obtained
shall be
&ported as adhesion strength.

APPENDIX

( Clause 6.1 >

SAMPLING

D-l.
D-l.1

GENERAL
Samples

OF RUBBER-BASED
ADHESIVES
AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY
REQUIREMENTS

THE

OF SAMPLING

shall not be taken in an exposed place.

D-1.2 Precautions
shall be taken to protect
being sampled,
the sampling
instrument
and
from adventitious
contamination.
D-1.3 Samples
containers.

FOR

shall

be placed

in suitable,

the samples,
the containers

clean,

dry and

the material
for samples
air-tight

glass

D-1.4 Each sample container

after filling shall be sealed air-tight
and
marked
with full identification
particulars,
such as sample number,
the
the batch of manufacture
of material,
and other
date of sampling,
important
particulars
of the consignment.
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IS : 2!XlD-2. SCALE

1963

OF SAMPLING

D-2.1 Lot - In a singleconsignment,

all the containers of the same size
and drawn from the spe batch of manufacture shall constitute a lot. If
a consignment is declared or known to consist of different batches of
manufacture
or of different sizes of containers, then the containers
belonging to the same batch and of the same size shall be grouped together and each such group shall constitute a separate lot.
D-2.1.1 Samples shall be tested for each lot for ascertaining
conformity of the material to the requirements of the specification.

the

D-2.2 The number of containers (n) to be selected from a lot shall depend
on the size of the lot (.7V) and shall be as given in Table I.
TABLE

NUMBER
LOT

OF CONTAINERS
FOR SAMPLING

NUMBEROF CONTAINERS
TO BE SELECTED
n

SIZE
N

Up
21
41

Iit

to
I,
3,
9,

TO BE SELEXXED

20
40
80

120

200
201 an; above
NOTE - In the case of very small lots where the selec ,m of three containers may
the number of containers to be selected and the criterion
be uneconomical,
for judging the conformity of the lot to the specification shall be as agreed to between
the purchaser and the supplier.

D-2.3 The containers shall be selected at random and in order to ensure

the randomness of selection, a random number table shall be used. In
case such a table is not available, the following procedure may be
adopted:
Starting from any container, count them in one order as 1,2,3, . . .
up to Y and so on, where r is the integral part of NM ( N being the
lot size and n the number of containers to be selected ). Every rth
container thus counted shall be withdrawn to give samples for test.
D-3.

PREPARATION

OF TEST SAMPLES

AND REFEREE

SAMPLE

D-3.1 To ensure that the sample taken from each container is representative of the contents, the contents shall be mixed thoroughly by shaking or
by stirring or both.
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1963

D-3.2

After the contents

are thoroughly
mixed, a small representative
portion of the material shah be taken with the help of a suitable sampling
instrument
from each of the containers
selected.
The total quantity of
the material
drawn from each container
shall be sufficient to conduct
tests for all requirements
as specified in this standard.

D-3.3 The material taken

equal parts, each forming
samples
representing
tz
purchaser, another for the
sample.

from each container shall be divided into three

an individual sample.
One set of the individual
containers
selected
shall be marked
for the
supplier and the third to be used as a referee

D-3.4 All the samples shall be transferred

to separate containers.
These
containers shall then be sealed air-tight and labelled with full identification particulars as given in D-1.4.

D-3.5 The referee sample consisting of a set of n individual samples

representing n containers selected shall bear the seals of both the purchaser
and the supplier.
They shall be kept at a place agreed to between the
purchaser and the supplier and shall be used in case of any dispute between
the two.

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