Standard Test Method for
Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by the Taber
Abraser1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4060; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the resistance of organic coatings to abrasion produced by the Taber
Abraser on coatings applied to a plane, rigid surface, such as a
metal panel.

1.2 Because of the poor reproducibility of this test method,
it should be restricted to testing in only one laboratory when
numerical abrasion resistance values are to be used. Interlaboratory agreement is improved significantly when rankings of
coatings are used in place of numerical values.

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
information only.

1.4 This standard is similar in content (but not technically
equivalent) to ISO 7784–2.

1.5 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 823 Practices for Producing Films of Uniform Thickness
of Paint, Varnish, and Related Products on Test Panels2
D 968 Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic
Coatings by Falling Abrasive2
D 1005 Test Method for Measurement of Dry-Film Thickness of Organic Coatings Using Micrometers2
D 1186 Test Methods for Nondestructive Measurement of
Dry Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to
a Ferrous Base2
D 1400 Test Method for Nondestructive Measurement of

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