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exhibit no hardening, settling, or gelling of the material (which cannot be
readily dispersed by manual stirring) in the container when stored as
specified in 4.6.6. After the storage period, the adhesives shall meet the
requirement for brushability (3.3.3), and the "as received" strip adhesion
strength shall be not less than 80 percent of the values specified in table I.
3.4.1 Extension of shelf life. This specification makes provisions for
extending field shelf life of these adhesives (see 6.1.3.1). The shelf life
for types I and III may be extended 6 months and the type II shelf life 3
months when the stored material is in conformance with the requirements of 3.4
after the field storage periods.
3.5 Instruction sheet. For each adhesive submitted for qualification,
the manufacturer shall forward the qualifying activity two copies of an
instruction sheet. The instruction sheet shall contain the following
information:
a.
Cleaning procedures
b.
Number of coats
c.
Drying time between coats
d.
Minimum and maximum open assembly time
e.
Curing time
f.
Recommended thinner and method of thinning
g.
Precautions to be used
h.
Adhesive covered by this specification shall not be used for structural
purpose, or for life raft, inflatable boats, radome covers, pontoons,
airship, or deicer boot manufacture, or repair
3.6 Workmanship. The adhesive shall be manufactured by such processes
as to conform to this specification.
4.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
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4.1 Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the
contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance
of all inspection requirements (examinations and tests) as specified herein.
Except as otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the
contractor may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the
performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless
disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform
any of the inspections set forth in this specification where such inspections
are deemed necessary to ensure supplies and services conform to prescribed
requirements.
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4.1.1 Responsibility for compliance. All items must meet all
requirements of sections 3 and 5. The inspection set forth in this
specification shall become a part of the contractor's overall inspection
system or quality program. The absence of any inspection requirements in the
specification shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of
ensuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for
acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract. Sampling inspection,
as part of manufacturing operations, is an acceptable practice to ascertain
conformance to requirements, however, this does not authorize submission of
known defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the
Government to accept defective material.
4.2 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements
specified herein are classified as follows:
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