ASTM D4122-05ae1

Standard Practice for Carbon Black-Evaluation of an Industry Reference Black

SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers guidelines for the production and testing for uniformity of a lot of carbon black to be used as an Industry Reference Black (IRB).
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2005
• ICS: 83.040.20 - Rubber compounding ingredients
• Technical Committee: D24 - Carbon Black
• Drafting Committee: D24.61 - Carbon Black Sampling and Statistical Analysis

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D4122-05a - Standard Practice for Carbon Black—Evaluation of an Industry Reference Black
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM D4122-06 - Standard Practice for Carbon Black-Evaluation of an Industry Reference Black
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM D8466-22 - Standard Guide for Recovered Carbon Black—Carbon Black Test Methods for Testing rCB
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D4122–05a
Standard Practice for
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Carbon Black—Evaluation of an Industry Reference Black
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4122; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Table A1.1 (Lot Size, lb) was editorially corrected in June 2006.
1. Scope D2414 Test Method for Carbon Black—Oil Absorption
Number (OAN)
1.1 This practice covers guidelines for the production and
D3182 Practice for Rubber—Materials, Equipment, and
testing for uniformity of a lot of carbon black to be used as an
Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Prepar-
Industry Reference Black (IRB).
ing Standard Vulcanized Sheets
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
D3191 Test Methods for Carbon Black in SBR (Styrene-
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
Butadiene Rubber)—Recipe and Evaluation Procedures
only.
D3192 Test Methods for Carbon Black Evaluation in NR
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
(Natural Rubber)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D3265 Test Method for Carbon Black—Tint Strength
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
D3493 Test Method for Carbon Black—Oil Absorption
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Number of Compressed Sample (COAN)
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
D5230 Test Method for Carbon Black—Automated Indi-
2. Referenced Documents vidual Pellet Hardness
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D6556 Test Method for Carbon Black—Total and External
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Surface Area by Nitrogen Adsorption
D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermo-
plastic Elastomers—Tension
3. Significance and Use
D1506 Test Methods for Carbon Black—Ash Content
3.1 These guidelines are intended to ensure that IRBs are
D1508 Test Method for Carbon Black, Pelleted Fines and
evaluated by a standard procedure.
Attrition
3.2 These guidelines are to be used to establish the average
D1509 Test Methods for Carbon Black—Heating Loss
physicochemical and physical rubber properties of a lot of
D1510 Test Method for Carbon Black—IodineAdsorption
carbon black to be used as an IRB.
Number
D1513 Test Method for Carbon Black, Pelleted—Pour
4. Production, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance
Density
4.1 It is assumed that the manufacturer of the IRB will use
D1514 Test Method for Carbon Black—Sieve Residue
state-of-the-art techniques to ensure maximum uniformity
D 1618 Test Method for Carbon Black Extractables—
throughouttheentireproductionrun.Theproductionshouldbe
Transmittance of Toluene Extract
made in one continuous production lot run. The testing called
D1765 Classification System for Carbon Blacks Used in
for in this practice is not intended to be a substitute for
Rubber Products
in-process quality control. This interlaboratory study is only
adequate to verify the quality of a homogeneous lot.
4.2 Thesizeofthelotisdeterminedbyhistoricalrecordson
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D24 on Carbon
the rate of use. The lot should have an expected life of 8 to 10
Black and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D24.61 on Carbon Black
years at the most recent rate of use.
Sampling and Statistical Analysis.
4.3 The black should be bagged in 50-lb polyethylene bags
Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally
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approved in 1982. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D4122–05 .
to reduce moisture incursion. Each pallet of bagged black
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
should be wrapped in plastic to reduce environmental expo-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
sure. The bagged black will be segregated into at least twelve
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. equal sized sublots for uniformity testing.
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D4122–05a
5. Sampling 6.3.1.3 Oil Absorption Number (Test Method D 2414)—
Report the result obtained from an individual determination in
5.1 Afterasuitabletimetoallowtheblacktostabilize,abag
−5 3 3
10 m kg (cm /100 g) to the nearest 0.1 unit.
will be selected from the approximate middle of each of the
6.3.1.4 Oil Absorption Number of Compressed Sam-
sublots; the bags selected will be numbered from one through
ple (TestMethodD 3493)—Reporttheresultobtainedfroman
n, where n is the total number of sublots, in
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