Designation:D6419−00(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforVolatileContentofSheet-FedandColdsetWebOffsetPrintingInks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6419;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesaprocedurefordetermina-tionoftheweightpercentvolatilecontentofsheet-fedandcoldsetweboffsetprintinginks.Testspecimensareheatedat110°61°Cfor60min.NOTE1—Coldsetweboffsetprintingisoften(also)referredtoasnon-heatsetweboffsetprinting.1.2Thistestmethodisalsoapplicabletosheet-fedandcoldsetweboffsetprintinginkvehicles.NOTE2—Vehicleistheliquidportionoftheprintingink.Anysubstancethatisdissolvedintheliquidportionoftheinkisapartofthevehicle.1.3Thistestmethodisnotapplicabletoultra-violet(UV)orelectronbeamcuredmaterials,whichmustbecuredbyexposuretoUVlightoranelectronbeamaspartofthetestforvolatilecontent.1.4ThistestmethodisbasedonTestMethodD2369,inwhichtheallowablerangesare60.1gforspecimenweightand65°Cforoventemperature.Interlaboratorystudieshaveshownthatspecimenweightandoventemperaturemustbothbemoretightlycontrolledinordertoimprovetheprecisionoftestresultsforsheet-fedandcoldsetweb-offsetinks.Suchinkstypicallycontainawiderangeofhigh-boilinghydrocarbonsandoftenhaveavolatilecontentbelow25%.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Foraspecifichazardstatementsee7.5.11.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheD...
