ASTM D962-81(1999)

Standard Specification for Aluminum Powder and Paste Pigments for Paints

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers four types and three classes of aluminum pigments for use in paints.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-1999
• ICS: 87.060.10 - Pigments and extenders
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.31 - Pigment Specifications

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D962-81(2003) - Standard Specification for Aluminum Powder and Paste Pigments for Paints
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D480-88(2020) - Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing of Flaked Aluminum Powders and Pastes
• Effective Date: 10-May-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F683-23 - Standard Practice for Selection and Application of Thermal Insulation for Piping and Machinery
• Effective Date: 10-May-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D2824/D2824M-18 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Pigmented Asphalt Roof Coatings, Nonfibered, and Fibered without Asbestos
• Effective Date: 10-May-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 962 – 81 (Reapproved 1999)
Standard Specification for
Aluminum Powder and Paste Pigments for Paints
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 962; 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 No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
3.4.3 Class C, Coarse—Maximum of 11.0 % retained on a
1.1 This specification covers four types and three classes of
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
aluminum pigments for use in paints.
NOTE 1—The particle size characteristics of the Type 3 and Type 4
2. Referenced Documents
pigments of the same class do not correspond with each other; in the case
of Types 1 and 2 they do.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 480 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing of Flaked
4. Composition and Properties
Aluminum Powders and Pastes
4.1 Aluminum Pigment Powder (Type 1, Leafing and Type
E 34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and
3, Nonleafing)—The aluminum pigment powder shall consist
Aluminum Base Alloys
of commercially pure aluminum in the form of fine, polished
3. Classification
flakes, and a suitable fatty lubricant. It shall contain no filler or
extender pigments.
3.1 Type I—Leafing Aluminum Pigment Powder:
4.2 Aluminum Pigment Paste (Type 2, Leafing and Type 4,
3.1.1 Class A, Fine—Maximum of 0.1 % retained on a No.
Nonleafing)—The aluminum pigment paste shall consist of
325 (45-μm) sieve.
commercially pure aluminum in the form of fine, polished
3.1.2 Class B, Medium—Maximum of 1.5 % retained on a
flakes, and a suitable fatty lubricant combined with a volatile
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
thinner. It shall contain no filler or extender pigments.
3.1.3 Class C, Coarse—Maximum of 20 % retained on a
4.3 The aluminum pigments, powder, and paste of both
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
leafing and nonleafing types shall conform to the requirements
3.2 Type II—Leafing Aluminum Pigment Paste:
given in Table 1.
3.2.1 Class A, Fine—Maximum of 0.1 % retained on a No.
4.4 The paint made from the powder or paste shall be
325 (45-μm) sieve.
free-flowing and shall give a continuous coating at least equal
3.2.2 Class B, Medium—Maximum of 1.0 % retained on a
in smoothness, luster, and general appearance to that of a
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
reference sample mutually agreed upon by the purchaser and
3.2.3 Class C, Coarse—Maximum of 15 % retained on a
the seller.
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
4.5 The aluminum pigments, powder and paste of both
3.3 Type III—Nonleafing Aluminum Pigment Powder
leafing and nonleafing types, stored in unopened original
(Note):
packages within 6 months after shipment shall pass all tests
3.3.1 Class A, Fine—Maximum of 1.5 % retained on a No.
applicable to the respective type and class as described in Test
325 (45-μm) sieve.
Methods D 480.
3.3.2 Class B, Medium—Maximum of 6.0 % retained on a
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
5. Test Methods and Sampling
3.3.3 Class C, Coarse—Maximum of 20 % retained on a
5.1 Sampling and tests shall be conducted in accordance
No. 325 (45-μm) sieve.
with Test Methods D 480. Since several of the methods are
3.4 Type IV—Nonleafing Aluminum Pigment Paste (Note 1):
empirical and the result
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