Designation:D6086–09Designation:D6086–09aStandardTestMethodforCarbonBlack—VoidVolume(VV)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6086;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethodcoversaproceduretomeasureacarbonblackstructurepropertyknownasVoidVolume.Compressedvoidvolumesareobtainedbymeasuringthecompressedvolumeofaweighedsampleasafunctionofappliedpressureinacylindricalchamberbyamovablepistonwithadisplacementtransduceronthepistonmechanism.Aprofileofvoidvolumeasafunctionofappliedpressureprovidesameanstoassesscarbonblackstructureatvaryinglevelsofdensityandaggregatereduction.1.2Voidvolumeisanimportantcarbonblackstructurepropertythatrelatestothecompoundedphysicalpropertiesforcarbonblack-filledelastomersincludingviscosity,modulus,anddieswell.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1799PracticeforCarbonBlackSamplingPackagedShipmentsD1900PracticeforCarbonBlackSamplingBulkShipmentsD2414TestMethodforCarbonBlackOilAbsorptionNumber(OAN)D3493TestMethodforCarbonBlackOilAbsorptionNumberofCompressedSample(COAN)D4821GuideforCarbonBlackValidationofTestMethodPrecisionandBias3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard—RefertoSections4and9foramorecompleteunderstandingoftheuseofthesetermsinthistestmethod.3.1.1compressedvolume(carbonblack),n—themeasuredapparentvolumethataspecifiedmassofcarbonblackoccupieswhenitiscontainedinaspecifiedcylindricalchamberandsubjectedtoaspecifiedappliedpressurebymea...
