ASTM_D_5900_-_20.pdf

Designation:D590020Standard Specification forPhysical and Chemical Properties of Industry ReferenceMaterials(IRM)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5900;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.Scope1.1 This specification covers the chemical and physicalquality specifications or requirements,or both,for IndustryReference Materials(IRMs)as cited in Practice D4678 andother standards.1.2 IRMs,as evaluated and referenced in Practice D4678,are vitally important to conduct product,specification,anddevelopment testing in the rubber and carbon black industries.1.3 Before a new lot of material can be accepted as an IRM,it must comply with the specifications prescribed in thisspecification.However,these specifications are only part of therequirements.Other requirements as given in Practice D4678shall be met before a candidate material can be formallyaccepted as an IRM.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D88 Test Method for Saybolt ViscosityD92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by ClevelandOpen Cup TesterD97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum ProductsD280 Test Methods for Hygroscopic Moisture(and OtherMatter Volatile Under the Test Conditions)in PigmentsD287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum andPetroleum Products(Hydrometer Method)D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D611 Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed AnilinePoint of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon SolventsD1278 Test Methods for Rubber from Natural SourcesChemical AnalysisD1416 Test Methods for Rubber from Synthetic SourcesChemical Analysis(Withdrawn 1996)3D1500 Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products(ASTM Color Scale)D1519 Test Methods for Rubber ChemicalsDeterminationof Melting RangeD1646 TestMethodsforRubberViscosity,StressRelaxation,andPre-VulcanizationCharacteristics(Mooney Viscometer)D1747 Test Method for Refractive Index of Viscous Mate-rialsD1951 Test Method for Ash in Drying Oils and Fatty Acids(Withdrawn 2003)3D1959 Test Method for Iodine Value of Drying Oils andFatty Acids(Withdrawn 2006)3D1960 Test Method for Loss on Heating of Drying Oils(Withdrawn 2003)3D1965 Test Method for Unsaponifiable Matter in DryingOils,Fatty Acids,and Polymerized Fatty Acids(With-drawn 2007)3D1980 Test Method for Acid Value of Fatty Acids andPolymerized Fatty Acids(Withdrawn 2007)3D1982 Test Method for Titer of Fatty AcidsD1993 Test Method for Precipitated Silica-Surface Area byMultipoint BET Nitrogen Adsorption1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D11 on Rubberand Rubber-like Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D11.20on Compounding Materials and Procedures.Current edition approved Nov.1,2020.Published November 2020.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2017 as D5900 171.DOI:10.1520/D5900-20.2For 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 last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.D2007 Test Method for Characteristic Groups in RubberExtender and Processing Oils and Other Petroleum-Derived Oils by the Clay-Gel Absorption Chromato-graphic MethodD2140 Practice for Calculating Carbon-Type Compositionof Insulating Oils of Petroleum OriginD2161 Practice for Conversion of Kinematic Viscosity toSaybolt Universal Viscosity or to Saybolt Furol ViscosityD2501 Test Meth