ASTM D3548-99

Standard Specification for Ethyl Acrylate

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers ethyl acrylate (99% grade) for use in paint, varnish, lacquer, and related products.  
1.2 For specification hazard information and guidance, see the Supplier's Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in this specification.
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems 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 4.1.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jul-1999
• ICS: 71.080.60 - Alcohols. Ethers
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.35 - Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3548-04 - Standard Specification for Ethyl Acrylate
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3548 – 99
Standard Specification for
Ethyl Acrylate
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3548; 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 ethyl acrylate (99 % grade) for 3.1 Ethyl acrylate shall conform to the following require-
use in paint, varnish, lacquer, and related products. ments:
1.2 For specification hazard information and guidance, see
Purity wt % as ethyl acrylate, min 99.2
Water wt %, max 0.08
the Supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in
Color, Pt-Co scale, max 10 in bulk shipments, 20 in drum ship-
this specification.
ments
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, opera-
Acidity (free acid as acrylic acid) 0.008
wt %, max
tions, and equipment. This standard does not purport to
Methyl ether of hydroquinone as agreed upon between the purchaser
address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is
and the manufacturer
the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish
4. Precaution
appropriate safety and health practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific
4.1 Ethyl acrylate samples should be stored in amber bottles
hazard statements are given in 4.1.
or protected from light by other means to aid in preventing
polymerization. Keep samples away from heat sources and
2. Referenced Documents
chemicals that can cause free radical polymerization. Ethyl
2.1 ASTM Standards:
acrylate can polymerize violently evolving considerable heat.
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
Refer to supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet.
Cobalt Scale)
5. Sampling
D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
5.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
Practice E 300. (See Precaution Section 4.)
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
6. Test Methods
and Related Products
D 3125 Test Method for Monomethyl Ether of Hydro-
6.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
quinone in Colorless Monomeric Acrylate Esters and determined in accordance with the following ASTM methods:
Acrylic Acid
6.1.1 Purity—Test Method D 3362.
D 3
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