ASTM_D_4126_-_02_2012.pdf

Designation:D412602(Reapproved 2012)Standard Specification forVapor-Degreasing Grade and General Solvent Grade1,1,1-Trichloroethane1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4126;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.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers vapor-degreasing grade andgeneral solvent grade 1,1,1-trichloroethane.High purity gradesof 1,1,1-trichloroethane are available but should not be evalu-ated by this specification.1.2 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.NOTE1Practices D3844 and D4276,STP 403A2and MNL23provideadditional important information on vapor degreasing and solvent prop-erties.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:4D1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-ganic LiquidsD2108 Test Method for Color of Halogenated OrganicSolvents and Their Admixtures(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D2109 Test Methods for Nonvolatile Matter in HalogenatedOrganic Solvents and Their AdmixturesD2111 Test Methods for Specific Gravity and Density ofHalogenated Organic Solvents and Their AdmixturesD2942 Test Method for Total Acid Acceptance of Haloge-nated Organic Solvents(Nonreflux Methods)D2943 Test Method for Aluminum Scratch of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane to Determine StabilityD2988 Test Methods for Water-Soluble Halide Ion in Halo-genated Organic Solvents and Their AdmixturesD2989 Test Method for Acidity-Alkalinity of HalogenatedOrganic Solvents and Their AdmixturesD3401 Test Methods for Water in Halogenated OrganicSolvents and Their AdmixturesD3741 Test Methods for Appearance of Admixtures Con-taining Halogenated Organic SolventsD3844 Guide for Labeling Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Sol-vent ContainersD4276 Practice for Confined Area EntryD6806 Practice for Analysis of Halogenated Organic Sol-vents and Their Admixtures by Gas Chromatography2.2 Other Documents:29CFR1910.1200 DepartmentofLabor,OSHARegulations,Hazard Communication540 CFR 82 Environmental Protection Agency,Protection ofStratospheric Ozone549 CFR 100 to 199 Department of Transportation HazardousMaterials Regulations53.Properties3.1 Vapor degreasing grade and general solvent grade 1,1,1-trichloroethane shall conform to the requirements prescribedin Table 1.4.Packaging4.1 Package and label industrial or commercial quantities inaccordance with DOT regulations in 49 CFR 100 to 199,inaccordance with state and local regulations,in accordance withOSHA regulations found in 29 CFR 1910.1200,and in accor-dance with EPA regulations found in 40 CFR 82 Subpart E.5.Keywords5.1 1,1,1-trichloroethane;methyl chloroform;vapor-degreasing solvent1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D26 onHalogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents and is the directresponsibility of Subcommittee D26.02 on Vapor Degreasing.Current edition approved March 1,2012.Published June 2012.Originallyapproved in 1982.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D4126 02(2007).DOI:10.1520/D4126-02R12.2Cold Cleaning with Halogenated Solvents,STP 403A,ASTM.3Manual on Vapor Degreasing,MNL2,third edition,ASTM.4For 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.5The Code of Federal Regulations may be obtained from the U.S.GovernmentPrinting Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views