ASTM_D_3735_-_07_2012.pdf

Designation:D373507(Reapproved 2012)Standard Specification forVM&P Naphthas1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3735;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.Scope*1.1 This specification covers four types of moderatelyvolatile hydrocarbon solvents,mainly aliphatic in compositionand normally petroleum distillates.These solvents are usedprimarily by the coatings industry and are commonly referredto as VM&P naphthas.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in thisstandard;for purposes of determining conformance with thisstandard,an observed value or a calculated value shall berounded-off“to the nearest unit”in the last right-hand digitused in expressing the specification limit,in accordance withthe rounding-off method of Practice E29.1.4 For specific hazard information and guidance,see thesuppliers Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in thisspecification.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petro-leum Products by Copper Strip TestD156 Test Method for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products(Saybolt Chromometer Method)D268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents andChemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and RelatedCoatings and MaterialD1133 Test Method for Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocar-bon SolventsD1159 Test Method for Bromine Numbers of PetroleumDistillates and Commercial Aliphatic Olefins by Electro-metric TitrationD1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents andDiluentsD1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petro-leum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD3257 Test Methods for Aromatics in Mineral Spirits byGas ChromatographyD3278 Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by SmallScale Closed-Cup ApparatusD4052 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterD5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using TristimulusColorimetryE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals2.2 U.S.Federal Specification:PPP-C-2020 Chemicals,Liquid,Dry,and Paste:Packagingof33.Classification3.1 VM&P naphthas shall be of the following types,asspecified:3.1.1 Type IRegular.3.1.2 Type IIHigh flash.3.1.3 Type IIIOdorless.3.1.4 Type IVLow aromatics.4.Properties4.1 The physical and chemical properties of VM&P naph-thas shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 1.NOTE1Instrumental Pt-Co color determined by Test Method D5386has been shown to have no statistically significant difference from Pt-Cocolor determined by Test Method D1209.However,it is not knownwhether VM&P naphthas was part of the sample set included in theinterlaboratory study.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paintand Related Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.35 on Solvents,Plasticizers,and Chemical Intermediates.Current edition approved July 1,2012.Published September 2012.Originallyapproved in 1978.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D3735 07.DOI:10.1520/D3735-07R12.2For 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.3Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/www.dodssp.daps.mil.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.Sampling5.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance withPractice E300.6.Test Method6.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall bedetermined in accordance with the following ASTM testmethods:6.1.1 AromaticsTest Method D1319 may be used to mea-sure total aromatics content.Test Methods D3257 should beused to measure accurately total aromatics content and ethylbenzene content.6.1.2 Bromine NumberTest Method D1159.6.1.3 ColorTest Method D156(Saybolt color)and TestMethod D1209(platinum-cobalt color).In case of dispute,theSaybolt color limit is controlling(see Note 1).6.1.4 CorrosionTest Method D130.6.1.5 DistillationTest Method D86.6.1.6 Flash PointTest Methods D56,D3278(alternative).In case of dispute,Test Method D56 is control