ASTM D329-02

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Designation: D 329 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Acetone
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 329; 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* D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
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Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
1.1 This specification covers acetone (99.5 % grade).
D 1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in this
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Solvents
standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit
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and Related Products
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with
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D 1614 Test Method for Alkalinity in Acetone
the rounding-off method of Practice E 29.
D 1722 Test Method forWater Miscibility ofWater-Soluble
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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Solvents
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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Liquids by Digital Density Meter
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
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E1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data To
statements are given in 1.4 and 4.1.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.4 This specification specifies the use of a U.S. Occupa-
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E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
tional Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-designated
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2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:
hazardous chemical, acetone. For hazard information and
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
guidance see the supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet.
of
2. Referenced Documents
3. Properties
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1 Acetone (99.5 % grade) shall conform to the following
D 268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents
requirements:
and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
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Acidity (free acid as acetic) 0.002 (equivalent to 0.019 mg of KOH/g of
Coatings and Material
wt %, max sample)
D 1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile
Aldehydes passes test
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Organic Liquids
Alkalinity (as ammonia) 0.001
wt %, max
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
Apparent specific gravity:
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Cobalt Scale)
20/20°C 0.7910 to 0.7930 or
D 1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents and 25/25°C 0.7865 to 0.7885
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Assay wt %, min 99.5
Diluents
Color Pt-Co, max 5
D 1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
Distillation range 760 shall distill entirely within a 1.0°C range
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related mmHg (Note 2) which shall include 56.1°C
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Nonvolatile matter 5
Products
mg/100 mL, max
D 1363 Test Method for Permanganate Time of Acetone
Odor (Note 2) nonresidual
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and Methanol Permanganate time color of added KMnO must be retained for
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at least 30 minutes at 25°C in the dark
Waterwt%,max 0.5(Note 1)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint
and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications and is the direct responsibility of
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Subcommittee D01.35 on Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2002. Published February 2003. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.03.
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approved in 1931. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 329 – 99. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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The compound is also known under the names dimethyl ketone and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05.
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2-propanone. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.04. Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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the fourth decimal place, the temperature of both specimen and
Water miscibility passes test
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water being 20 or 25°C. See Guide D 268 and Test Method
D 4052.
NOTE 1— This quantitative water limit ensures that the material is
miscible without turbidity with 19 volumes of
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