ASTM D3131-02

Standard Specification for Isopropyl Acetate (99% Grade)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers isopropyl acetate (99 % grade).
1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in this specification.
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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-2002
• ICS: 71.080.10 - Aliphatic hydrocarbons
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.35 - Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D3131-97 - Standard Specification for Isopropyl Acetate (99% Grade)
• Effective Date: 10-May-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM D3131-07 - Standard Specification for Isopropyl Acetate (99 % Grade)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
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Designation: D 3131 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Isopropyl Acetate (99 % Grade)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3131; 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.
1. Scope * D 3545 Test Method for Alcohol Content and Purity of
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Acetate Esters by Gas Chromatography
1.1 This specification covers isopropyl acetate (99 %
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
grade).
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Liquids by Digital Density Meter
1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the
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E 1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
supplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheetformaterialslistedinthis
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
specification.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this
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E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit
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of
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with
the rounding-off method of Practice E 29.
3. Properties
2. Referenced Documents 3.1 Isopropyl acetate (99 % grade) shall conform to the
following requirements:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Apparent specific gravity:
D 268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents
20/20°C 0.870 to 0.874
and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
25/25°C 0.865 to 0.869
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Coatings and Materials Color, Pt-Co scale, max 10
Distillation range, 760 mmHg : (see
D 1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile
Note 1)
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Organic Liquids
Initial boiling point, min, °C 85
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum- Dry point, max, °C 90
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Nonvolatile matter, mg/100 mL, max 5
Cobalt Scale)
Odor (see Note 1) nonresidual
D 1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents and
Water, weight %, max (see Note 2) 0.2. This quantitative water limit
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Diluents
ensures that 1 volume of the ma-
terial is miscible without turbidity
D 1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
with 19 volumes of 99 % heptane
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
at 20°C.
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Products Acidity (free acid as acetic acid), 0.01, equivalent to 0.093 mg of
weight %, max KOH per gram of sample
D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
Purity, weight %, min 99.0
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Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
NOTE 1—Optional as agreed upon between the buyer and the seller.
D 1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
NOTE 2—In some cases, Test Method D 1476 may serve as a useful
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Solvents
alternative method to determine the presence of water. Because it is a
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
qualitative test, its use would require agreement between user and
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
supplier.
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and Related Products
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications and is the direct responsibility of Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.03.
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Subcommittee D 01.35 on Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates. Annual Book of AS
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