Designation:D7588−11StandardGuideforFT-IRFingerprintingofaNon-AqueousLiquidPaintasSuppliedintheManufacturer’sContainer1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7588;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisguidecoverstheFT-IRfingerprintingofaliquidpaintassuppliedinthecontainerwithouttheneedtoseparatecomponents.Spectracollectedusingthistechniquehavebeenfoundusefulforpaintmanufacturers’qualitycontrol,troubleshootingandtoverifythatthepaintbeingusedisthesameasthepaintsampletested.Thistechniquehasbeenfoundusefulforbothsingleandmulti-componentcoatings,thelatterofwhich,whereeachcomponentisanalyzedseparately(forexample,aminecuredepoxiesandpolyol/isocyanateure-thanes).1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2621TestMethodforInfraredIdentificationofVehicleSolidsFromSolvent-ReduciblePaintsE131TerminologyRelatingtoMolecularSpectroscopyE168PracticesforGeneralTechniquesofInfraredQuanti-tativeAnalysisE204PracticesforIdentificationofMaterialbyInfraredAbsorptionSpectroscopy,UsingtheASTMCodedBandandChemicalClassificationIndex(Withdrawn2014)33.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsandsymbols,refertoterminologyinTerminologyE131.4.SummaryofGuide4.1InfraredspectraarecollectedusinganFT-IRspectro-photometerfittedwithanATRcrystal,multiorsinglebounce.Samplesaretakendirectlyfromthepaintcontainerassuppliedbythemanufacturer.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Theabilitytocollectaninfraredspectrumofaliquidpaintassuppliedin...
