Designation:D509−20StandardTestMethodsofSamplingandGradingRosin1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD509;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverproceduresforsamplinganddeterminingthegradeofrosindeliveredincommercialbags,barrels,drumsorinmoltenform.Althoughdevelopedforrosin,thesemethodscanalsobeusedforthegradingofmodifiedrosinsandrosinbasedresins.NOTE1—AllrosinsoldininterstatecommercemustbedescribedbyreferencetotheU.S.Standardsforrosin,andisthereforesubjecttogradingpriortosuchsale.Thegradingproceduredescribedinthesetestmethodsisusedforcheckinggradesorregradingaftertherosinhasmovedfromtheprimarymarketstodistributingorconsumingpoints.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D465TestMethodsforAcidNumberofPineChemicalProductsIncludingTallOilandOtherRelatedProductsD1544TestMethodforColorofTransparentLiquids(Gard-nerColorScale)D5974TestMethodsforFattyandRosinAcidsinTallOilFractionationProductsbyCapillaryGasChromatographyD6090TestMethodforSofteningPointResins(MettlerCupandBallMethod)D6166TestMethodforColorofPineChemicalsandRe-latedProducts(InstrumentalDeterminationofGardnerColor)E28Te...
