ASTM D304-95(1999)

Standard Specification for <i>n</i>-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers n-butyl alcohol (butanol).  
1.2 For hazard information and guidance, see the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheets.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-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 D304-05 - Standard Specification for <i>n</i>-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)
• Effective Date: 15-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D1133-13(2021) - Standard Test Method for Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocarbon Solvents
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
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Designation: D 304 – 95 (Reapproved 1999)
Standard Specification for
n-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 304; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 3. Properties
1.1 This specification covers n-butyl alcohol (butanol). 3.1 n-butyl alcohol (butanol) shall conform to the following
1.2 For hazard information and guidance, see the supplier’s requirements:
Material Safety Data Sheets.
Apparent specific gravity:
20/20°C 0.810 to 0.813
25/25°C 0.807 to 0.810
2. Referenced Documents
Color, Pt-Co scale, max 10
A
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Distillation range, 760 mmHg
Nonvolatile matter, max, mg/100 mL 5
D 268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents
B
Water, max, weight % 0.1
and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
C
Acidity, as acetic acid, max, weight % 0.005
Coatings and Materials
______________
A
D 891 Test Methods for Specific Gravity, Apparent, of
Shall distill entirely within a 1.5°C range which shall include 117.7°C.
B
This quantitative water limit ensures that the material is miscible without
Liquid Industrial Chemicals
turbidity with 19 volumes of 99 % heptane at 20°C.
D 1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile
C
Equivalent to 0.047 mg of KOH per gram of sample.
Organic Liquids
4. Sampling
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
Cobalt Scale)
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
D 1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
Practice E 300.
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
5. Test Methods
Products
D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
5.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
determined in accordance with the following ASTM methods:
D 1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
5.1.1 Apparent Specific Gravity—Determine the apparent
Solvents
specific gravity at 20 or 25°C by a convenient method that is
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
accurate to the third decimal place. See Methods D 268 or Test
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
Methods D 891 or D 4052.
and Related Products
5.1.2 Color—Test Method D 1209.
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
5.1.3 Distillation Range—Test Method D 1078 using an
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
ASTM Solvents Distillation Thermometer 40C having a range
E 1 Sp
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