ASTM D 3667 - 16 Standard Specification for Rubber Seals Used in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors

Current edition approved July 1, 2016. Published July 2016. Originally approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D3667 – 05 (2010). — 4 p.
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.
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.
This specification does not include requirements pertaining to the fabrication or installation of the seals.