Designation:D5325−03(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofWeightPercentVolatileContentofWater-BorneAerosolPaints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5325;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisforthedeterminationoftheweightpercentvolatilecontentofwater-bornepaintsinaerosols.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2369TestMethodforVolatileContentofCoatingsD3792TestMethodforWaterContentofCoatingsbyDirectInjectionIntoaGasChromatographD4017TestMethodforWaterinPaintsandPaintMaterialsbyKarlFischerMethodE180PracticeforDeterminingthePrecisionofASTMMethodsforAnalysisandTestingofIndustrialandSpe-cialtyChemicals(Withdrawn2009)32.2OtherStandard:Method36DeterminationofPercentVolatileOrganicCom-pounds(VOC)inWaterBasedAerosolPaints43.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Thepropellantisreleasedfromthecanandthecontentremainingistestedforpercentwaterandnonvolatiles.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Calculationoftheweightpercentvolatileorganiccon-tentofwater-bornepaints,requiresthatthewatercontentbeknown.Thistestmethodprovidesadirectwaytodeterminetheweightpercentvolatileorganicmatterofwater-borneaerosolpaintsminusthemattercontent.ThistestmethodismodeledafterMethod36.45.Apparatus5.1Freezer.5.2IcePick.5.3Hammer.5.4ApplicatorSticks.5.5MaskingTape.5.6TinSnipsorMetalCutter.5.7Shaker,similartoEberbachshakerinFig.1.6.Procedure6.1PreparationofAerosolContentsforAnalysis:6.1.1Mixtheaerosolpaintcontainerthoroughlyfo...
