ASTM_D_841_-_13.pdf

Designation:D84113Standard Specification forNitration Grade Toluene1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D841;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers nitration grade toluene.1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in thisstandard:for purposes of determining conformance with thisstandard,an observed value or a calculated value shall berounded off“to the nearest unit”in the last right-hand digitused in expressing the specification limit,in accordance withthe rounding-off method of Practice E29.1.3 Consult OSHA regulations,suppliers Material SafetyData Sheets,and local regulations for all materials used in thisspecification.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D848 Test Method for Acid Wash Color of Industrial Aro-matic HydrocarbonsD849 Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion by IndustrialAromatic HydrocarbonsD2360 Test Method for Trace Impurities in MonocyclicAromatic Hydrocarbons by Gas ChromatographyD3437 Practice for Sampling and Handling Liquid CyclicProductsD5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using TristimulusColorimetryD7504 Test Method for Trace Impurities in MonocyclicAromatic Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography andEffective Carbon NumberE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications2.2 Federal Specification:3PPP-C-2020 Packaging of Chemicals,Liquid,Dry,and Paste2.3 Other Document:OSHA Regulations,29 CFR paragraphs 1910.1000 and1910.120043.Properties3.1 Nitration Grade Toluene shall conform to the followingrequirements:PropertySpecificationASTM TestMethodANonaromatic hydrocarbons,max,volume%(wt%)1.5(1.2)D2360,D7504Purity,min.wt%98.8D2360 orD7504Acid wash color,maxpass with 2D848Copper corrosionpass(1A or 1B)D849AppearanceB.Color,Pt/Co scale,max20D5386AIf more than one method is listed for a property the producer and user shouldagree on the reference method.BClear liquid free of sediment and haze when observed at 18.3 to 25.6C(65 to78F).3.2 See Section 6 for non-mandatory supplementary re-quirements.4.Sampling4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance withPractice D3437.5.Packaging and Labeling for U.S.GovernmentProcurements5.1 United States Government procurements shall be pack-aged and labeled in accordance with the applicable paragraphsof Fed.Spec.PPP-C-2020.6.Supplementary Requirements(Non-mandatory)6.1 The following supplementary requirements shall applyonly when specified by the purchaser in the purchase order orcontract:PropertyASTM Test Method1,4-dioxane,max,mg/kgD75041This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D16 onAromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D16.01 on Benzene,Toluene,Xylenes,Cyclohexane and TheirDerivatives.Current edition approved Feb.1,2013.Published February 2013.Originallyapproved in 1945.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D841 12.DOI:10.1520/D0841-13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/www.dodssp.daps.mil.4Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 7.Keywords7.1 tolueneSUMMARY OF CHANGESCommittee D16 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue(D841 12)that may impact the use of this standard.(Approved February 1,2013.)(1)Added Test Method D7504 to table in 3.1.(2)Moved 1,4 dioxane to non-mandatory section.(3)Deleted reference to Test Method D1209.(4)Removed Test Method D850 Distillation requirement.Committee D16 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue(D841 11)that may impact the use of this standard.(Approved November 1,2012.)(1)Modified Table 3.1 to eliminate non-mandatory require-ments.Added 3.2 and Section 6 to indicate non-mandatoryitems.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical