Designation:D5062−09StandardTestMethodforResinSolutionDilutabilitybyVolumetric/GravimetricDetermination1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5062;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversbothvolumetricandgravimetricdeterminationofresinsolutiondilutabilitywhichgivesanumericalvaluefortheoverallsolubilityoftheresinexpressedaspercentdilutability.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicableonlyifthetestsolutionisofsufficientclaritytoallowaccuratevisualjudgementoftheendpointandoflowenoughviscosityforefficientmixingtotakeplace.1.3Thistestmethodisprimarilyfor,butnotlimitedto,resinsusedintheprintinginkindustry.1.4Thepercentsolventtoleranceofaresincanbedeter-minedusingthistestmethodifthesolventintheresinsolutionandthedilutionsolventarethesame.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1725TestMethodforViscosityofResinSolutionsE1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometers3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1resinsolutiondilutability,n—themaximumamountofdiluenttoleratedtoreachadefineddegreeofturbidity;beyondthispoint,resinprecipitationwilloccur.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Asampleofresinsolutionisweighedintoaglassbeakerthatisplacedoverapieceof10pointprint(standardnewspaperprint).4.2Thedilutionsolventisaddedslowlyfromaburetuntilthenewsprintcannolongerberead(cloudpoint)whenviewedfromthetopofthebeaker.4.3Thesolventdilutabilityiscalculatedbyweight,orvolume.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Th...
