ASTM D4709-07(2012)

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Designation:D4709 −07 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Specification for
Methyl Acrylate
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4709; 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* D3362 Test Method for Purity of Acrylate Esters by Gas
Chromatography (Withdrawn 2011)
1.1 This specification covers methyl acrylate (99 % grade)
D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus
for use in paint, varnish, lacquer, and related products.
Colorimetry
1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in this
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this
Determine Conformance with Specifications
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
of
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3. Properties
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
3.1 Methyl acrylate shall conform to the following require-
standard.
ments:
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Purity, wt %, min, as methyl acrylate 99.5
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Water, wt %, min 0.10
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Color, Pt-Co units, max (Note 1)
in bulk shipments 10
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
in drum shipments 20
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard
Acidity, (free acid acrylic acid), wt %, max 0.01
information see Section 4.
Methyl ether of hydroquinone as agreed upon by the purchaser
and the manufacturer
1.5 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the
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supplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheetformaterialslistedinthis
NOTE 1—Instrumental Pt-Co color determined by Test Method D5386
specification.
has been shown to have no statistically significant difference from Pt-Co
color determined by Test Method D1209. However, it is not known
2. Referenced Documents
whether methyl acrylate was part of the sample set included in the
2.1 ASTM Standards:
interlaboratory study.
D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
4. Hazards
Cobalt Scale)
4.1 Methyl acrylate is a flammable liquid. Its vapors can
D1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
form explosive mixtures with air and are particularly irritating.
Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
Store samples in amber bottles or protect from light by other
D1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
meanstoaidinpreventingpolymerization.Keepsamplesaway
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
from heat sources and chemicals that can cause free radical
and Related Products
polymerization. Methyl acrylate can polymerize violently
D3125 TestMethodforMonomethylEtherofHydroquinone
evolving considerable heat. The inhibitor, methyl ether of
in Colorless MonomericAcrylate Esters andAcrylicAcid
hydroquinone, requires oxygen to be active.
5. Sampling
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint
and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications and is the direct responsibil
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