ASTM D1543-86
(Test Method)Method of Test for Color Permanence of White Architectural Enamels (Withdrawn 1990)
Method of Test for Color Permanence of White Architectural Enamels (Withdrawn 1990)
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ASTM DI543 ôb 0757530 002220b 7 W ,d-O9-pS
Designation: D 1543 - 86
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
1916 Race St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Copflight ASTM
If not listed in the. current combined index, will appear in the next edition.
Standard Test Method for
COLOR PERMANENCE OF WHITE ARCHITECTURAL
ENAMELS'
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1543; tlie number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the caseof rehion, the year of last revision. A number in parenthes indicates the year of last reapproval.
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
A superscript
1. Scope 1 and shall consist of the following components:
5.1.1 Glass Bottles, three 8-oz (250-mL) ca-
1.1 This test method describes a laboratory
pacity, with a minimum inside diameter of 2 in.
procedure for evaluatio'g the color permanence
(50 mm).
of white architectural enamels.
5.1.2 Specitnen Rack, corrosion-resistant that
1.2 Tfiìs standard may involve hazardoris ma-
fits into the test chamber to hold test panels
terials. operations, and eqtiipinetit. This standard
suspended from corrosion-resistanf hooks spaced
does not pirrport to address all of the safity prob-
on the rack so that the panels do not touch each
lems associated with its irse. It is the responsibil-
other or the container.
ity of the user qf this standard to establish appro-
5. I .3 Test Chamber, gas-tight 5-gal (19-L)
priate safry and healiìi practices and determine
container, coated to prevent corrosion or made
the applicabilìty of regdatory littiirations prior to
of corrosion-resisting matenai. Inlet and outlet
irse.
tubes shall be provided.
2. Referenced Document 5.1.4 Tiibing-SuEcient tubing having %-in.
(6.4-mm) inside diameter to connect the cylinder
2.1 ASTM Standard:
of sulfur dioxide, the bottle of sulfurk acid, the
D2224 Method for Calculation of Color
empty bottle, and the test chamber. The tubing
Differences from Instrumentally Measured
shall be arranged so that the inlet openings are
Color Coordinates'
located near the bottom of each container (Fig.
3. Summary of Method
1).
3.1 Panels coated with the test enamels are
6. Reagents
exposed in the dark to an atmosphere of dry
6.1 Sii&a Dioxide (SO2).
sulfur dioxide (SO,) for 24 li. Color measure-
6.2 S@iric Acid (sp gr 1.84)-Concentrated
ments before and after exposure are made to
sulfuric acid (H2S04).
determine the color change.
7. Procedure
4. Significance and Use
7.1 Determine the color of the unexposed
4.1 Interior white enamels change color fre-
panels by measuring them in accordance with a
quently in use. This test method describes a
test method mutually agreed upon between the
procedure in which enamels are exposed to a
purchaser and the manufacturer.
synthetic atmosphere that has been found to
cause color changes approximately equal to those
' This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Com-
mittee D-1 on Paint and Related Coatings and Materials andis
caused by home atm
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