Standard Guide for Testing Printing Ink Vehicles and Components Thereof

ABSTRACT
This guide covers a list of test methods, practices, guides, and specifications that can be used for the testing and evaluation of printing ink vehicles and their components thereof. Included here are methods that were developed to test impact and non-impact inks and vehicles associated with letterpress, lithography, flexography and gravure. Tests on raw materials and analytical tests in general have been included as well.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers a list of test methods, practices, guides, and specifications that can be used for the testing and evaluation of printing ink vehicles and components thereof (see Table 1).2  
1.2 This guide includes methods that were developed to test impact and non-impact inks and vehicles associated with letterpress, lithography, flexography and gravure. Tests on raw materials and analytical tests in general have been included.  
1.3 Other ASTM standards not specified here may also be applicable.  
1.4 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D6687 − 07 (Reapproved 2020)
Standard Guide for
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Testing Printing Ink Vehicles and Components Thereof
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6687; 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 mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.1 This guide covers a list of test methods, practices,
guides, and specifications that can be used for the testing and
2. Terminology
evaluationofprintinginkvehiclesandcomponentsthereof(see
2.1 Definitions:
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Table 1).
2.1.1 printing ink, n—a colored or pigmented liquid or paste
1.2 This guide includes methods that were developed to test
composition that is applied by printing machinery.
impact and non-impact inks and vehicles associated with
2.1.1.1 Discussion—Printing inks may contain vehicles,
letterpress, lithography, flexography and gravure. Tests on raw
colorants, waxes, solvents, and other additives. Bulk inks are
materials and analytical tests in general have been included.
tested for dispersion, tinting strength, density, heat and storage
stability, rheology, and printing properties.
1.3 Other ASTM standards not specified here may also be
applicable.
2.1.2 vehicle, n—the portion of a printing ink that excludes
the colorant.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.1.2.1 Discussion—Ink vehicles typically include the resin/
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
solvent portion of the printing ink. Other printing ink additives,
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
generally not included in the vehicle, are waxes, antioxidants
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
and driers.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
3. Test Categories
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1 For convenience in selection, the test methods,
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
practices, guides, and specifications listed in this guide are
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
listed numerically (see Table 1) and by property of interest (see
Table 2).
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and
Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of 4. Precision and Bias
Subcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles.
4.1 If available, precision for each test method listed can be
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2020. Published September 2020. Originally
approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D6687 – 07 (2013). found in the latest revision of that test method.
DOI: 10.1520/D6687-07R20.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 5. Keywords
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1 printing inks; printing ink vehicles; test methods and
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. practices (tabulation of); vehicles
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D6687 − 07 (2020)
TABLE 1 Numerical Listing of Ink Vehicle Related Standards
ASTM Designation Volume Title
D16 06.01 Terminology for Paint, Related Coatings, Materials and Applications
D56 05.01 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D86 05.01 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
D92 05.01 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
D93 05.01 Test Method for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
D154 06.03 Guide for Testing Varnishes
D156 05.01 Test Method for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products (Saybolt Chromometer Method)
D445 05.01 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
D562 06.01 Test Method for Consistency of Paints Measuring Krebs Unit (KU) Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type Viscometer
D611 05.01 Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline Point of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon Solvents
D971 10.03 Test Method for Interfacial Tension of Oil Against Water by the Ring Method
D1133 06.04 Test Method for Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocarbon Solvents
D1200 06.01 Test Method for Viscosity b
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