ASTM D2693-07
(Specification)Standard Specification for Ethylene Glycol
Standard Specification for Ethylene Glycol
ABSTRACT
This specification establishes the properties and requirements for ethylene glycol for use in the preparation of surface coatings. The material shall be appropriately sampled and tested, and shall conform to the following specified requirements: apparent specific gravity; color (Pt-Co units); distillation range (initial boiling point and dry point); water content; acidity as acetic acid; diethylene glycol content; and iron content.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers ethylene glycol for use in the preparation of surface coatings.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off "to the nearest unit" in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E 29.
1.4 For specific hazard information and guidance, consult the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheet.
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Designation:D2693 −07
StandardSpecification for
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Ethylene Glycol
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2693; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
1.1 This specification covers ethylene glycol for use in the
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of
preparation of surface coatings.
3. Properties
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
3.1 Ethylene glycol shall conform to the following require-
standard.
ments:
Apparent specific gravity
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this
20/20°C 1.1151 to 1.1156
standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this
or
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be
25/25°C 1.1129 to 1.1134
Color, Pt-Co units, max (Note 1) 15
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit
Distillation range, 760 mm Hg
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with
Initial boiling point, °C, min 193
the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
Dry point, °C, max 204
Water, wt %, max 0.2
1.4 For specific hazard information and guidance, consult
Acidity as acetic acid, wt %, max 0.005
Diethylene glycol, wt %, max 1.0
the supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet.
Iron, ppm, max 1.0
NOTE 1—Instrumental Pt-Co color determined by Test Method D5386
2. Referenced Documents
has been shown to have no statistically significant difference from Pt-Co
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color determined by Test Method D1209. However, it is not known
2.1 ASTM Standards:
whether ethylene glycol was part of the sample set included in the
D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
interlaboratory study.
Cobalt Scale)
D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
4. Sampling
Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus
Practice E300.
Colorimetry
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
5. Test Methods
Determine Conformance with Specifications
E202 Test Methods for Analysis of Ethylene Glycols and
5.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
Propylene Glycols
determined in accordance with Test Methods E202.
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
5.2 The specific gravity can also be determined in accor-
dance with Test Method D4052.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint 6. Packaging and Package Marking
and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications an
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