ASTM D4140-82(1996)
(Guide)Standard Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Driers, Drying Oils, Naval Stores, and Solvents
Standard Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Driers, Drying Oils, Naval Stores, and Solvents
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1.1 This guide is intended to aid in the selection of the proper ASTM test method for determining the volatile and nonvolatile content of driers, drying oils, naval stores, and solvents.
Note 1—Test methods for determining the composition of the volatile fraction are not covered by this guide.
1.2 The test methods included are as follows:StandardSectionASTM Designation Driers5.1 D 1644Drying oils5.2 D 555D 1960Naval stores5.3 D 233D 889D 1131Solvents5.4 D 1353
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Designation: D 4140 – 82 (Reapproved 1996)
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Standard Guide for Determining
Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Driers, Drying Oils,
Naval Stores, and Solvents
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4140; 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 (from Terminology D 16).
3.1.2 drying oil—an oil that possesses to a marked degree
1.1 This guide is intended to aid in the selection of the
the property of readily taking up oxygen from the air and
proper ASTM test method for determining the volatile and
changing to a relatively hard, tough, elastic substance when
nonvolatile content of driers, drying oils, naval stores, and
exposed in a thin film to the air (from Terminology D 16).
solvents.
3.1.3 naval stores—chemically reactive oils, resins, tars,
NOTE 1—Test methods for determining the composition of the volatile
and pitches derived from the oleoresin contained in, exuded by,
fraction are not covered by this guide.
or extracted from trees chiefly of the pine species (Genus
1.2 The test methods included are as follows:
Pinus), or from the wood of such trees (from Terminology
Standard Section ASTM Designation D 804).
Driers 5.1 D 1644
4. Significance and Use
Drying oils 5.2 D 555
D 1960 4.1 The nonvolatile content of raw materials may be used to
Naval stores 5.3 D 233
determine the total nonvolatile content (solids) of paint and
D 889
related coatings. Such information may be useful to coatings
D 1131
Solvents 5.4 D 1353
producers and users for the determination of the total solids
available for film formation and for the estimation of the
2. Referenced Documents
volatile organic content.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Procedure
D 16 Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and
Related Products
5.1 Driers—Most liquid driers for use in paints and var-
D 233 Methods of Sampling and Testing Turpentine
nishes are sold as solutions, so usually contain significant
D 555 Guide for Testing Drying Oils
amounts of solvent. Use Method A in Test Methods D 1644 to
D 804 Terminology Relating to Naval Stores, Including Tall
determine the nonvolatile content.
Oil and Related Products
5.2 Drying Oils—Test Method D 1960 covers the determi-
D 889 Test Method for Volatile Oil in Rosin
nation of moisture and any other material that is volatile under
D 1131 Methods of Testing Rosin Oils
the conditions of the test. It is applicable to all natural drying
D 1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
oils. This method should be used only for gross contamination
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
with volatile materials. It is not a true loss measure since small
Products
amounts of oxygen in the inert gas used will be absorbed by the
D 1644 Test Method
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