ASTM D960-02
(Specification)Standard Specification for Raw Castor Oil
Standard Specification for Raw Castor Oil
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1.1 This specification covers castor oil suitable for use in resins and protective coatings, including lacquers. This is generally known in the trade as No. 1 castor oil.
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Designation: D 960 – 02
Standard Specification for
1
Raw Castor Oil
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 960; 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.
TABLE 1 Properties of Castor Oil
1. Scope
ASTM Test
1.1 This specification covers castor oil suitable for use in
Property Requirement
Method
resins and protective coatings, including lacquers. This is
Acid value, max 2.0 D 1639
generally known in the trade as No. 1 castor oil.
Clarity clear D 2090
Color (Gardner), max 3 D 1544
2. Referenced Documents
Hydroxyl value 160 to 168 D 1957
Loss on heating, max, % 0.25 D 1960
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Refractive index, 25°C 1.4764 to 1.4778 .
2
D 555 Guide for Testing Drying Oils
Saponification value 176 to 184 D 1962
A
Solubility in alcohol complete .
D 1466 Test Method for Sampling Liquid Oils and Fatty
Specific gravity, 25/25°C 0.957 to 0.961 D 1963
Acids Commonly Used in Paints, Varnishes, and Related
Unsaponifiable, max, % 0.7 D 1965
2
Materials
Viscosity, St 6.3 to 8.9 D 1545
Iodine value 83 to 88 D 1959
D 1544 Test Method for Color of Transparent Liquids
3
A
(Gardner Color Scale) Castor oil shall be completely soluble without turbidity at 20°C in two volumes
of specifically denatured alcohol (95 %) conforming to Formula 3A of U. S. Bureau
D 1545 Test Method for Viscosity of Transparent Liquids
of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
2
by Bubble Time Method
D 1639 Test Method for Acid Value of Organic Coating
2
Materials
3. Properties
D 1957 Test Method for Hydroxyl Value of Fatty Oils and
2
3.1 Castor oil shall conform to the requirements given in
Acids
Table 1.
D 1959 Test Method for Iodine Value of Drying Oils and
2
Fatty Acids
2 4. Test Methods
D 1960 Test Method for Loss on Heating of Drying Oils
4.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
D 1962 Test Method for Saponification Value of Drying
2
determined in accordance with the ASTM test methods listed in
Oils, Fatty Acids, and Polymerized Fatty Acids
Table 1.
D 1963 Test Method for Specific Gravity of Drying Oils,
2
Varnishes, Resins, and Related Materials at 25/25°C
5. Sampling
D 1965 Test Method for Unsaponifiable Matte
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