ASTM D3316-96

Standard Test Method for Stability of Perchloroethylene with Copper

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the evaluation of the corrosiveness to copper metal by perchloroethylene.  
1.2 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1999
• Technical Committee: D26 - Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents
• Drafting Committee: D26.04 - Test Methods

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3316-96(2000) - Standard Test Method for Stability of Perchloroethylene with Copper
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2000

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3316 – 96
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Test Method for
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Stability of Perchloroethylene with Copper
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3316; 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 6. Reagents and Materials
1.1 This test method covers the evaluation of the corrosive- 6.1 Purity of Reagents—Reagent grade chemicals shall be
ness to copper metal by perchloroethylene. used in all tests. Unless otherwise indicated, it is intended that
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the all reagents shall conform to the specifications of the Commit-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the tee on Analytical Reagents of the American Chemical Society,
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- where such specifications are available. Other grades may be
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- used, provided it is first ascertained that the reagent is of
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. sufficiently high purity to permit its use without lessening the
accuracy of the determination.
2. Referenced Documents
6.2 Purity of Water—Unless otherwise indicated, references
2.1 ASTM Standards: to water shall be understood to mean distilled water or water of
E 200 Practice for Preparation, Standardization, and Stor- equal purity.
age of Standard and Reagent Solutions for Chemical 6.3 Acetone, practical grade.
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Analysis 6.4 Copper, electrolytic foil, 0.05 mm thick. Cut three
copper strips, 20 by 75 mm. Immerse the strips in concentrated
3. Summary of Test Method
HCl until the surface is bright and free of tarnish. Scribe
3.1 Clean copper strips are subjected to the action of liquid
consecutive identification numbers on the strips. Rinse thor-
and vapor phases of boiling perchloroethylene for 72 h in the oughly in running water and dry with a towel. Weigh the strips
presence of light. Weight loss of copper strips and acid
to the nearest 0.1 mg on an analytical balance.
formation are determined at the end of the test period. 6.5 Hydrochloric Acid (sp gr 1.19)—Concentrated hydro-
chloric acid (HCl). Handle the concentrated HCl solution as
4. Significance and Use
indicated in the supplier’s direction.
4.1 This test method is to be used as a guide in selecting or
6.6 Sodium Hydroxide, Standard Solution (0.01 N 6
eliminating certain grades of perchloroethylene used for dry- 0.001)—Dissolve 0.4 6 0.04 g of anhydrous sodium hydroxide
cleaning fabrics or degreasing metal parts.
(NaOH) in 1 L of water and standardize in accordance with
Practice E 200.
5. Apparatus
6.7 Phenolphthalein Indicator—Dissolve5gof phenol-
5.1 Flask, 300-mL, 24/40 standard-taper joint.
phthalein in 500 mL of 95 % ethanol, dilute to 1 L with
5.2 Soxhlet Extractor, 30-mm inside diameter, 24/40
distilled water, and mix thoroughly.
standard-taper bottom joint, 34/45 standard-taper upper joint.
7. Procedure
5.3 Allihn Condenser, bulb type, 34/45 standard-taper bot-
tom joint.
7.1 Clean the flask and Soxhlet extractor with soap and
5.4 Bottle, wide-mouth, 8 oz. water. Should any residue be present, clean thoroughly with
5.5 Funnel, 8-mm outside diameter stem, 35-mm diameter acid and rinse with water. Flush out the condenser with water.
opening. Rinse the flask, Soxhlet, and condenser with acetone and dry
5.6 Heater, variable control. by means of a stream of filtered air.
5.7 Light Bulb, 100 W. 7.2 Place one of the strips in the flasks, one in the Soxhlet,
5.8 Beaker, 400 mL. and the third in the condenser. Bend the condenser strip
5.9 Analytical Balance.
lengthwise in the form of a U and force it into the condenser so
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-26 on Reagent Chemicals, American Chemical Society Specifications, American
Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents and is the direct Chemical Society, Washington, DC. For suggestions on the testing of reagents not
responsibility of Subcommittee D26.04 on Test Methods. listed by the American Chemical Society, see Analar Standards for Laboratory
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1996. Published June 1997. Originally Chemicals, BDH Ltd., Poole, Dorset, U.K., and the United States Pharmacopeia
published as D 3316 – 74 T. Last previous edition D 3316 – 92. and National Formulary, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. (USPC), Rockville,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05. MD.
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