ASTM D329-99

Standard Specification for Acetone

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers acetone (99.5% grade).  
1.2 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. Specific hazard statements are given in 1.3 and Note 4.  
1.3 This specification specifies the use of a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-designated hazardous chemical, acetone. For hazard information and guidance see the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheet.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-1999
• ICS: 71.080.80 - Aldehydes and ketones
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.35 - Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D329-02 - Standard Specification for Acetone
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F483-09(2020) - Standard Practice for Total Immersion Corrosion Test for Aircraft Maintenance Chemicals
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D3644-15(2022) - Standard Test Method for Acid Number of Styrene-Maleic Anhydride Resins
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D305-84(2020) - Standard Test Method for Solvent-Extractable Material in Black Pigments
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D6470-99(2020) - Standard Test Method for Salt in Crude Oils (Potentiometric Method)
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F482-09(2020) - Standard Practice for Corrosion of Aircraft Metals by Total Immersion in Maintenance Chemicals
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D2764-20 - Standard Test Method for Dimethylformamide-Insoluble (DMF-I) Content of Tar and Pitch
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D4616-95(2018) - Standard Test Method for Microscopical Analysis by Reflected Light and Determination of Mesophase in a Pitch
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D2318-20 - Standard Test Method for Quinoline-Insoluble (QI) Content of Tar and Pitch
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D4312-20 - Standard Test Method for Toluene-Insoluble (TI) Content of Tar and Pitch (Short Method)
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D2235-22 - Standard Specification for Solvent Cement for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe and Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D4746-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Quinoline Insolubles (QI) in Tar and Pitch by Pressure Filtration
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D1726-11(2019) - Standard Test Methods for Hydrolyzable Chloride Content of Liquid Epoxy Resins
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E165/E165M-23 - Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing for General Industry
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D2384-23 - Standard Test Methods for Traces of Volatile Chlorides in Butane-Butene Mixtures
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superceded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.
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Designation: D 329 – 99
Standard Specification for
1,2
Acetone
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 329; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope * and Related Products
D 1614 Test Method for Alkalinity in Acetone
1.1 This specification covers acetone (99.5 % grade).
D 1722 Test Method for Water Miscibility of Water-Soluble
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Solvents
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
E 1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
statements are given in 1.3 and 4.1.
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
1.3 This specification specifies the use of a U.S. Occupa-
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
tional Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-designated
of
hazardous chemical, acetone. For hazard information and
guidance see the supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet.
3. Properties
2. Referenced Documents 3.1 Acetone (99.5 % grade) shall conform to the following
requirements:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Acidity (free acid as acetic) 0.002 (equivalent to 0.019 mg of KOH/g of
D 268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents
wt %, max sample)
and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
Aldehydes passes test
Coatings and Materials Alkalinity (as ammonia) 0.001
wt %, max
D 1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile
Apparent specific gravity:
Organic Liquids
20/20°C 0.7910 to 0.7930
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
25/25°C 0.7865 to 0.7885
Assay wt %, min 99.5
Cobalt Scale)
Color Pt-Co, max 5
D 1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents and
Distillation range 760 shall distill entirely within a 1.0°C range
Diluents mmHg which shall include 56.1°C
Nonvolatile matter 5
D 1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
mg/100 mL, max
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
Odor (Note 2) nonresidual
Products Permanganate time color of added KMnO must be retained for
at least 30 minutes at 25°C in the dark
D 1363 Test Method for Permanganate Time of Acetone
Water wt %, max 0.5 (Note 1)
and Methanol
Water miscibility passes test
D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl ____________
Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
NOTE 1— This quantitative water limit ensures that the material is
D 1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
miscible without turbidity with 19 volumes of 99 % heptane at 20°C.
Solvents NOTE 2—Optional: Test for odor only when agreed upon as necessary
between the purchaser and the supplier.
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
4. Sampling
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-1 on Paint
and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.35 on Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates.
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1999. Published February 2000. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
published as D 329 – 31 T. Last previous edition D 329 – 95. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.03.
2 6
The compound is also known under the names dimethyl ketone and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05.
2-propanone. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.04. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this
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