Standard Test Method for Determination of the Upper Layer Separated from a Viscous Liquid

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in their recommended regulations place materials having a flash point below 23°C (73.5°F) in Packing Group II. However, if viscous substances such as paint and related coatings, adhesives, polishes, etc., meet certain requirements, they can be placed in Group III along with materials having a flash point between 23 and 60.5°C (73.5 and 140°F). One of the requirements is that less than 3 % of clear liquid separates from the bulk of the material when subjected to this test method.
At the present time most international regulatory bodies such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) use the U.N. Recommendations. It is anticipated that most national transportation regulatory bodies will adopt the U.N. Recommendations as their regulations for control of transportation of hazardous materials. At present the United States permits the transshipment of hazardous materials through the United States to other countries under regulations of the IMO and ICAO.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the amount of liquid separated as an upper layer in a 24-h period from viscous solutions or dispersions that contain dispersed solids such as paints, enamels, pigmented lacquers, adhesives, polishes, and other similar materials.
Note 1—The amount of clear liquid that separates during this test is one of the criteria in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods for the placement of flammable viscous liquids into packing groups related to flash points (See ).
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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.

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Designation: D4948 − 89 (Reapproved 2006)
Standard Test Method for
Determination of the Upper Layer Separated from a Viscous
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Liquid
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4948; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Significance and Use
4.1 The United Nations Committee of Experts on the
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the amount
Transport of Dangerous Goods in their recommended regula-
of liquid separated as an upper layer in a 24-h period from
tions place materials having a flash point below 23°C (73.5°F)
viscous solutions or dispersions that contain dispersed solids
in Packing Group II. However, if viscous substances such as
such as paints, enamels, pigmented lacquers, adhesives, pol-
paint and related coatings, adhesives, polishes, etc., meet
ishes, and other similar materials.
certain requirements, they can be placed in Group III along
NOTE 1—The amount of clear liquid that separates during this test is
with materials having a flash point between 23 and 60.5°C
one of the criteria in the United Nations Recommendations on the
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(73.5 and 140°F). One of the requirements is that less than 3 %
Transportation of Dangerous Goods for the placement of flammable
of clear liquid separates from the bulk of the material when
viscous liquids into packing groups related to flash points (See 4.1).
subjected to this test method.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information 4.2 At the present time most international regulatory bodies
only. such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) use the
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
U.N. Recommendations. It is anticipated that most national
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
transportation regulatory bodies will adopt the U.N. Recom-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
mendations as their regulations for control of transportation of
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
hazardous materials. At present the United States permits the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
transshipmentofhazardousmaterialsthroughtheUnitedStates
to other countries under regulations of the IMO and ICAO.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Apparatus
D3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and Related
5.1 Graduated Cylinder, 100-mL, TC, glass-stoppered,
Pigmented Coatings
295-mm total height and 29-mm inside diameter.
5.2 Constant Temperature Cabinet or Room, at 23 6 2°C
3. Summary of Test Method
(73.5 6 3.5°F).
3.1 Ameasuredamountofthematerialtobetestedisplaced
in a graduated cylinder and allowed to stand undisturbed for 24
6. Sampling
h. The volume percent of the separated top layer is then
6.1 Obtain a uniform quart sample of the material using
determined.
standard methods for sampling in accordance with Practice
D3925.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint
7. Conditioning
and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications and is the direct responsibility of
7.1 Storethesampleorarepres
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