Standard Test Method for Determination of the Upper Layer Separated from a Viscous Liquid

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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the amount of liquid separated as an upper layer in a 24-h period from viscous solutions or dispersions that contain dispersed solids such as paints, enamels, pigmented lacquers, adhesives, polishes, and other similar materials. Note-The amount of clear liquid that separates during this test is one of the criteria in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods  for the placement of flammable viscous liquids into packing groups related to flash points (See 4.1).
1.2 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems 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.

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Designation:D4948–89(Reapproved2000)
Standard Test Method for
Determination of the Upper Layer Separated from a Viscous
Liquid
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4948; 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.
e NOTE—Keywords and the unit of measurement statement were added editorially in June 2000.
1. Scope tions place materials having a flash point below 23°C (73.5°F)
in Packing Group II. However, if viscous substances such as
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the amount
paint and related coatings, adhesives, polishes, etc., meet
of liquid separated as an upper layer in a 24-h period from
certain requirements, they can be placed in Group III along
viscous solutions or dispersions that contain dispersed solids
with materials having a flash point between 23 and 60.5°C
such as paints, enamels, pigmented lacquers, adhesives, pol-
(73.5 and 140°F). One of the requirements is that less than 3 %
ishes, and other similar materials.
of clear liquid separates from the bulk of the material when
NOTE 1—The amount of clear liquid that separates during this test is
subjected to this test method.
one of the criteria in the United Nations Recommendations on the
4.2 At the present time most international regulatory bodies
Transportation of Dangerous Goods for the placement of flammable
such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
viscous liquids into packing groups related to flash points (See 4.1).
and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) use the
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
U.N. Recommendations. It is anticipated that most national
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
transportation regulatory bodies will adopt the U.N. Recom-
only.
mendations as their regulations for control of transportation of
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
hazardous materials. At present the United States permits the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
transshipmentofhazardousmaterialsthroughtheUnitedStates
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
to other countries under regulations of the IMO and ICAO.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5. Apparatus
5.1 Graduated Cylinder, 100-mL, TC, glass-stoppered,
2. Referenced Documents
295-mm total height and 29-mm inside diameter.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.2 Constant Temperature Cabinet or Room,at23 6 2°C
D 3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and Related
(73.5 6 3.5°F).
Pigmented Coatings
6. Sampling
3. Summary of Test Method
6.1 Obtain a uniform quart sample of the material using
3.1 Ameasuredamountofthematerialtobetestedisplaced
standard methods for sampling in accordance with Practice
in a graduated cylinder and allowed to stand undisturbed for 24
D 3925.
h. The volume percent of th
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