ASTM D561-82(1996)e1

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Designation: D 561 – 82 (Reapproved 1996)
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Carbon Black Pigment for Paint
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 561; 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 were added editorially in May 1996.
TABLE 1 Composition and Properties
1. Scope
Type I Type II ASTM Test Method
1.1 This specification covers the pigment commercially
A A
Ash, max, % 0.2 1.0 D 1506
known as carbon black, which is suitable for use in the
A A
Acetone extract, max, % 0.5 1.0 D 305
manufacture of protective or decorative coatings.
B B
Moisture (loss at 105°C) max, % 8.0 8.0 D 1509
Coarse particles (total residue 0.2 0.2 D 1514
2. Referenced Documents
retained on 45-μm (No. 325)
screen, max), %
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Organic dyes none none D 50
D 305 Test Method for Solvent-Extractable Material in
A
When mutually agreed upon by the purchaser and the seller, higher maximum
Black Pigments
ash and acetone extract values may be allowed if final product requirements
D 387 Test Method for Color and Strength of Color Pig- necessitate the use of additional treating agents.
B
3 It may be necessary for the purchaser and the seller to agree upon a higher
ments with a Mechanical Muller
maximum moisture content in high-color black. High-color blacks are very hygro-
D 1506 Test Method for Carbon Black—Ash Content
scopic and should be protected against moisture during storage.
D 1509 Test Method for Carbon Black—Heating Loss
D 1514 Test Method for Carbon Black—Sieve Residue
packages from each lot, batch, day’s pack, or other unit of
production in a shipment. When no markings distinguishing
3. Composition and Properties
between units of production appear, samples shall be taken
3.1 The pigment shall be made by burning natural gas (Type
from different packages in the ratio of two samples for each
I) or oil (Type II) in such a manner as to form a deposit of
10 000 lb (5000 kg), except that for shipments of less than
carbon. It shall be free of adulterants and be in the form of
10 000 lb two samples shall be taken.
powder or dustless pellets and shall conform to the require-
4.2 At the option of the purchaser, the samples may be
ments specified in Table 1.
tested separately o
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