ASTM D4140-82(2002)

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Designation:D4140–82(Reapproved2002)
Standard Guide for Determining
Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Driers, Drying Oils,
Naval Stores, and Solvents
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4140; 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 3.1.1 drier—a composition that accelerates the drying of
oil, paint, printing ink, or varnish. Driers are usually metallic
1.1 This guide is intended to aid in the selection of the
compositions and are available in both solid and liquid forms
proper ASTM test method for determining the volatile and
(from Terminology D 16).
nonvolatile content of driers, drying oils, naval stores, and
3.1.2 drying oil—an oil that possesses to a marked degree
solvents.
the property of readily taking up oxygen from the air and
NOTE 1—Test methods for determining the composition of the volatile
changing to a relatively hard, tough, elastic substance when
fraction are not covered by this guide.
exposed in a thin film to the air (from Terminology D 16).
1.2 The test methods included are as follows:
3.1.3 naval stores—chemically reactive oils, resins, tars,
Standard Section ASTM Designation and pitches derived from the oleoresin contained in, exuded by,
or extracted from trees chiefly of the pine species (Genus
Driers 5.1 D 1644
Pinus), or from the wood of such trees (from Terminology
Drying oils 5.2 D 555
D 1960
D 804).
Naval stores 5.3 D 233
D 889
4. Significance and Use
D 1131
Solvents 5.4 D 1353
4.1 The nonvolatile content of raw materials may be used to
determine the total nonvolatile content (solids) of paint and
2. Referenced Documents
related coatings. Such information may be useful to coatings
2.1 ASTM Standards:
producers and users for the determination of the total solids
D 16 Terminology for Paint, Related Coatings, Materials,
available for film formation and for the estimation of the
and Applications
volatile organic content.
D 233 Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Turpentine
5. Procedure
D 555 Guide for Testing Drying Oils
D 804 Terminology Relating to Naval Stores, IncludingTall
5.1 Driers—Most liquid driers for use in paints and var-
Oil and Related Products
nishes are sold as solutions, so usually contain significant
D 889 Test Method for Volatile Oil in Rosin
amounts of solvent. Use Method A in Test Methods D 1644 to
D 1131 Test Methods of Testing Rosin Oils
determine the nonvolatile content.
D 1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
5.2 Drying Oils—Test Method D 1960 covers the determi-
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
nation of moisture and any other material that is volatile under
Products
the conditions of the test. It is applicable to all natural drying
D 1644 Test Methods for Nonvolatile Content ofVarnishes
oils. This method should be used only for gross contamination
D 1960 Test Method for Loss on Heating of Drying Oils
with volatile materials. It is not a true loss measure since small
amountsofoxygenintheinertgasusedwillbeabsorbedbythe
3. Ter
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