ASTM D2369-10

Standard Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method is the procedure of choice for determining volatiles in coatings for the purpose of calculating the volatile organic content in coatings under specified test conditions. The weight percent solids content (nonvolatile matter) may be determined by difference. This information is useful to the paint producer and user and to environmental interests for determining the volatiles emitted by coatings.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method describes a procedure for the determination of the weight percent volatile content of solventborne and waterborne coatings. Test specimens are heated at 110 ± 5°C for 60 min.
Note 1—The coatings used in these round-robin studies represented air-dried, air-dried oxidizing, heat-cured baking systems, and also included multicomponent paint systems.  
1.2 Sixty minutes at 110 ± 5°C is a general purpose test method based on the precision obtained with both solventborne and waterborne coatings (see Section 9).  
1.3 This test method is viable for coatings wherein one or more parts may, at ambient conditions, contain liquid coreactants that are volatile until a chemical reaction has occurred with another component of the multi-package system.
Note 2—Committee D01 has run round-robin studies on volatiles of multicomponent paint systems. The only change in procedure is to premix the weighed components in the correct proportions and allow the specimens to stand at room temperature for 1 h prior to placing them into the oven.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2010
• ICS: 87.040 - Paints and varnishes
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.21 - Chemical Analysis of Paints and Paint Materials

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D2369-07 - Standard Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Replaced By: ASTM D2369-10e1 - Standard Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2011
• Referred By: ASTM D4302-14(2021) - Standard Specification for Artists’ Oil, Resin-Oil, and Alkyd Paints
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D6093-97(2022) - Standard Test Method for Percent Volume Nonvolatile Matter in Clear or Pigmented Coatings Using a Helium Gas Pycnometer
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D3794-22 - Standard Guide for Testing Coil Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D6511/D6511M-18 - Standard Test Methods for Solvent Bearing Bituminous Compounds
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D2698-05(2022) - Standard Test Method for Determination of the Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible Paints by High-Speed Centrifuging
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D5087-02(2021) - Standard Test Method for Determining Amount of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Released from Solventborne Automotive Coatings and Available for Removal in a VOC Control Device (Abatement)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D7270-07(2021) - Standard Guide for Environmental and Performance Verification of Factory-Applied Liquid Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D5201-05a(2020) - Standard Practice for Calculating Formulation Physical Constants of Paints and Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D5009-02(2023) - Standard Test Method for Evaluating and Comparing Transfer Efficiency of Spray Applied Coatings Under Laboratory Conditions
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D6577-15(2019) - Standard Guide for Testing Industrial Protective Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D5146-10(2019) - Standard Guide to Testing Solvent-Borne Architectural Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D5324-16(2022) - Standard Guide for Testing Water-Borne Architectural Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D6266-00a(2023) - Standard Test Method for Determining the Amount of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Released From Waterborne Automotive Coatings and Available for Removal in a VOC Control Device (Abatement)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
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Designation:D2369–10
Standard Test Method for
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Volatile Content of Coatings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2369; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
NOTE 3—If unusual decomposition or degradation of the specimen
1. Scope
occurs during heating, the actual time and temperature used to cure the
1.1 This test method describes a procedure for the determi-
coating in practice may be substituted for the time and temperature
nation of the weight percent volatile content of solventborne
specified in this test method, subject to mutual agreement between the
and waterborne coatings. Test specimens are heated at 110 6
producer and the user. The U.S. EPA Reference Method24 specifies 110
5°C for 60 min. 6 5°C for 1 h for coatings.
NOTE 4—Practice D3960 for Determining Volatile Organic Compound
NOTE 1—The coatings used in these round-robin studies represented
(VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings describes procedures and
air-dried, air-dried oxidizing, heat-cured baking systems, and also in-
calculationsandprovidesguidanceonselectingtestmethodstodetermine
cluded multicomponent paint systems.
VOC content of solventborne and waterborne coatings.
1.2 Sixty minutes at 110 6 5°C is a general purpose test
1.8 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
methodbasedontheprecisionobtainedwithbothsolventborne
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
and waterborne coatings (see Section 9).
only.
1.3 This test method is viable for coatings wherein one or
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
more parts may, at ambient conditions, contain liquid coreac-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tants that are volatile until a chemical reaction has occurred
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
with another component of the multi-package system.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
NOTE 2—Committee D01 has run round-robin studies on volatiles of
multicomponentpaintsystems.Theonlychangeinprocedureistopremix
2. Referenced Documents
the weighed components in the correct proportions and allow the
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specimens to stand at room temperature for 1 h prior to placing them into
2.1 ASTM Standards:
the oven.
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
1.4 Test Method D5095 for Determination of the Nonvola-
D3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and Related
tile Content in Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends Pigmented Coatings
Used in Masonry Water Repellent Treatments is the standard
D3960 Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Com-
method for nonvolatile content of these types of materials. pound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings
1.5 Test Methods D5403 for Volatile Content of Radiation
D5095 Test Method for Determination of the Nonvolatile
Curable Materials is the standard method for determining Content in Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends
nonvolatile content of radiation curable coatings, inks and
Used in Masonry Water Repellent Treatments
adhesives. D5403 Test Methods for Volatile Content of Radiation
1.6 Test Method D6419 for Volatile Content of Sheet-Fed
Curable Materials
and Coldset Web Offset Printing Inks is the method of choice D6419 Test Method for Volatile Content of Sheet-Fed and
for these types of printing inks.
Coldset Web Offset Printing Inks
1.7 This test method may not be applicable to all types of E145 Specification for Gravity-Convection and Forced-
coatings. Other procedures may be substituted with mutual
Ventilation Ovens
agreement between the producer and the user. E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
ASTM Test Methods
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint
and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications and is the direct responsibility of
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Subcommittee D01.21 on Chemical Analysis of Paints and Paint Materials. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved July 1, 2010. Published September 2010. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1965. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D2369–07. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D2369-10. the ASTM website.
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Designation:D2369–07 Designation:D2369–10
Standard Test Method for
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Volatile Content of Coatings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2369; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) 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
1.1 This test method describes a procedure for the determination of the weight percent volatile content of solventborne and
waterborne coatings. Test specimens are heated at 110 6 5°C for 60 min.
NOTE 1—The coatings used in these round-robin studies represented air-dried, air-dried oxidizing, heat-cured baking systems, and also included
multicomponent paint systems.
1.2 Sixty minutes at 110 6 5°C is a general purpose test method based on the precision obtained with both solventborne and
waterborne coatings (see Section 9).
1.3 Thistestmethodisviableforcoatingswhereinoneormorepartsmay,atambientconditions,containliquidcoreactantsthat
are volatile until a chemical reaction has occurred with another component of the multi-package system.
NOTE 2—Committee D01 has run round-robin studies on volatiles of multicomponent paint systems. The only change in procedure is to premix the
weighed components in the correct proportions and allow the specimens to stand at room temperature for 1 h prior to placing them into the oven.
1.4 Test Method D5095 for Determination of the Nonvolatile Content in Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends Used
in Masonry Water Repellent Treatments is the standard method for nonvolatile content of these types of materials.
1.5 TestMethodsD5403forVolatileContentofRadiationCurableMaterialsisthestandardmethodfordeterminingnonvolatile
content of radiation curable coatings, inks and adhesives.
1.6 TestMethodD6419forVolatileContentofSheet-FedandColdsetWebOffsetPrintingInksisthemethodofchoiceforthese
types of printing inks.
1.7 Thistestmethodmaynotbeapplicabletoalltypesofcoatings.Otherproceduresmaybesubstitutedwithmutualagreement
between the producer and the user.
NOTE 3—If unusual decomposition or degradation of the specimen occurs during heating, the actual time and temperature used to cure the coating in
practice may be substituted for the time and temperature specified in this test method, subject to mutual agreement between the producer and the user.
The U.S. EPA Reference Method24 specifies 110 6 5°C for 1 h for coatings.
NOTE 4—Practice D3960 for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings describes procedures and
calculations and provides guidance on selecting test methods to determine VOC content of solventborne and waterborne coatings.
1.8 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.9 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
D3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and Related Pigmented Coatings
D3960 Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings
D5095 Test Method for Determination of the Nonvolatile Content in Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends Used in
Masonry Water Repellent Treatments
D5403 Test Methods for Volatile Content of Radiation Curable Materials
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.21 on Chemical Analysis of Paints and Paint Materials.
Current edition approved July 1, 2007.2010. Published August 2007.September 2010. Originally approved in 1965. Last previous edition approved in 20042007 as
D2369–047. DOI: 10.1520/D2369-107.
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ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,[e-mail] Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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