ASTM_D_5960_-_03_2013.pdf

Designation:D596003(Reapproved 2013)Standard Specification forTechnical Grade Ethylene Dichloride1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5960;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.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers technical grade ethylene di-chloride.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D2108 Test Method for Color of Halogenated OrganicSolvents and Their Admixtures(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D2111 Test Methods for Specific Gravity and Density ofHalogenated Organic Solvents and Their AdmixturesD2989 Test Method for Acidity-Alkalinity of HalogenatedOrganic Solvents and Their AdmixturesD3401 Test Methods for Water in Halogenated OrganicSolvents and Their AdmixturesD6806 Practice for Analysis of Halogenated Organic Sol-vents and Their Admixtures by Gas Chromatography2.2 U.S.Government Documents:49 CFR 100 to 199 Department of Transportation HazardousMaterials Regulations329 CFR 1910.1200 Department of Labor,OSHA Regula-tions on Hazard Communications33.Chemical Composition3.1 Technical grade ethylene dichloride shall conform to therequirements prescribed in Table 1.4.Packaging and Package Marking4.1 Package and label industrial or commercial quantities inaccordance with DOT regulations 49 CFR 100 to 199,and inaccordance with state and local regulations,and with OSHAregulations found in 29 CFR 1910.1200.5.Keywords5.1 ethylene dichloride;1,2-dichloroethane1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D26 onHalogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents and is the directresponsibility of Subcommittee D26.02 on Vapor Degreasing.Current edition approved Feb.1,2013.Published March 2013.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D596003(2008).DOI:10.1520/D5960-03R13.2For 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.3The Code of Federal Regulations may be obtained from the Superintendent ofDocuments,U.S.Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 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 committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website(www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).TABLE 1 Technical Grade Ethylene Dichloride RequirementsPropertySpecificationTest MethodColor,Pt-Co,max10D2108Ethylene Dichloride,Weight%,min99.8D6806Specific Gravity,25/25C1.2481.252D2111Acidity(as HCl),ppm,max10D2989Water,ppm,max200D3401D5960 03(2013)2