ASTM D267-82(1999)

Standard Specification for Gold Bronze Powder

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the materials commercially known as gold bronze, pale gold bronze, and rich gold bronze powders.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-1999
• ICS: 87.060.99 - Other paint ingredients
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.31 - Pigment Specifications

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D267-82(2003) - Standard Specification for Gold Bronze Powder
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 267 – 82 (Reapproved 1999)
Standard Specification for
Gold Bronze Powder
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 267; 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 properties the powder shall be mixed in the proportion of 3 to
4 lb (370 to 475 g/L) to a gallon (3.8 L) of the liquid. As thus
1.1 This specification covers the materials commercially
mixed it shall also give a free flowing, smooth, continuous
known as gold bronze, pale gold bronze, and rich gold bronze
coating in accordance with Test Method D 480.
powders.
NOTE 1—A suitable liquid is made by mixing spar varnish conforming
2. Referenced Documents
to the U. S. Federal Specification for Water-Resisting Spar Varnish (No.
TT-V-121 h) with turpentine conforming to Specification D 13 in such
2.1 ASTM Standards:
proportions that the mixture will have a viscosity of 0.65 to 0.85 poises (B
D 13 Specification for Spirits of Turpentine
to C on the Gardner-Holdt scale).
D 185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in Pigments,
Pastes, and Paints 3.4 The gold bronze powder shall be suitable for making
D 480 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing of Flaked gold bronze paint. It shall match in shade and fineness a
Aluminum Powders and Pastes reference sample mutually agreed upon by the purchaser and
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification: the seller.
TT-V-121h Water-Resisting Spar Varnish
4. Sampling
3. Composition and Properties
4.1 Two samples shall be taken at random from different
3.1 The bronze powder shall be made from new ingot packages from each lot, batch, day’s pack, or other unit of
metals. It shall consist of fine polished flakes containing not production in a shipment. When no markings distinguishing
less than 3 % of fatty or oily matter (polishing lubricant) to between units of production appear, samples shall be taken
give good “leafing” properties. from different packages in the ratio of two samples for each 5
3.2 The residue retained on a No. 100 (150-μm) sieve, using tons (inch-pound or SI), except that for shipments of less than
alcohol as the wash liquid, shall not exceed 0.2 % (in accor- 10 000 lb two samples shall be taken. At the option of the
dance with Test Methods D 185). purchaser, the samples may be tested separately or after
3.3 The powder shall have good “leafing” properties. (By blending in equal quantities the samples from the same
“leafing” is understood the proper
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