ASTM D5137-01

Standard Specification for Hexyl Acetate

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers hexyl acetate, which is used as an active tail high boiling solvent in lacquers, automotive coatings, maintenance paints, and other related coatings.
1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheet.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2001
• ICS: 71.080.99 - Other organic chemicals
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.35 - Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D5137-95 - Standard Specification for Hexyl Acetate
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM D5137-07 - Standard Specification for Hexyl Acetate
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 5137 – 01
Standard Specification for
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Hexyl Acetate
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5137; 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 * 3. Properties
1.1 This specification covers hexyl acetate, which is used as 3.1 Hexyl acetate shall conform to the following require-
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an active tail high boiling solvent in lacquers, automotive ments:
coatings, maintenance paints, and other related coatings.
Acidity (free acid as acetic acid) weight %, max 0.02
Apparent specific gravity
1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the
20/20°C 0.872 to 0.876
supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet.
25/25°C 0.868 to 0.872
Color, Pt-Co units, max 15
2. Referenced Documents
Distillation range, °C
Initial boiling point, min 162
2.1 ASTM Standards:
95 % point, max 176
D 268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents
Electrical Resistivity Ransburg megohms, min 20
Ester value, weight, % min 99.0
and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
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Water content, weight %, max 0.05
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Coatings and Materials
D 1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile
4. Sampling
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Organic Liquids
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
Practice E 300.
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Cobalt Scale)
D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Fischer
5. Test Methods
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Reagent Titration Method)
5.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
D 1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
determined in accordance with the following ASTM methods:
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Solvents
5.1.1 Acidity—Test Method D 1613.
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
5.1.2 Apparent Specific Gravity—Determine the apparent
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
specific gravity by any convenient method that is accurate to
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and Related Products
the third decimal place, the termination of both the specimen
D 1617 Test Method for Ester Value of Solvents and Thin-
and water being 20°C. See Guide D 268 or Test Method
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ners
D 4052.
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
5.1.3 Color—Method D 1209.
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Liquids by Digital Density Meter
5.1.4 Distillation Range—Test Method D 1078 using an
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E 1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
ASTM Solvents Distillation Thermometer 103C having a
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E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
range from 148 to 202°C and conforming to the requirements
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
in Specification E 1.
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
5.1.5 Electrical Resistivity—An ASTM Test Method utiliz-
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of
ing a Ransburg Electrical Resistivity meter is under develop-
ment.
5.1.6 Ester Value—Test Method D 1617. Use specimen
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These specifications are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01
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