Designation:D4209−07(Reapproved2013)StandardPracticeforDeterminingVolatileandNonvolatileContentofCellulosics,Emulsions,ResinSolutions,Shellac,andVarnishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4209;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThispracticeisintendedtoserveasaguidetotheselectionoftheproperASTMtestmethodfordeterminingthevolatileandnonvolatilecontentofcellulosics,emulsions,resinsolutions,shellac,andvarnishes.NOTE1—Standardsfordeterminingthecompositionofthevolatilefractionarenotcoveredbythispractice.1.2Thestandardsreferencedinthepracticeareasfollows:ClassificationSectionASTMStandardCellulosics5.1D871D914D1347Emulsions5.2D2369ResinSolutions5.3D1259D1490Shellac5.4D29D1650Varnishes5.5D115D16441.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D16TerminologyforPaint,RelatedCoatings,Materials,andApplicationsD29TestMethodsforSamplingandTestingLacResins(Withdrawn2005)3D115TestMethodsforTestingSolventContainingVar-nishesUsedforElectricalInsulationD360SpecificationforShellacVarnishesD871TestMethodsofTestingCelluloseAcetateD914TestMethodsforEthylcelluloseD1259TestMethodsforNonvolatileContentofResinSolutionsD1347TestMethodsforMethylcellulose(Withdrawn2003)3D1490TestMethodforNonvolatileContentofUrea-FormaldehydeResinSolutionsD1644TestMethodsforNonvolatileContentofVarnishesD1650TestMethodsforSamplingandTestingShellacVarnish(Withdrawn1997)3D2369TestMethodforVolatileContentofCoatingsD4758TestMethodforNonvolatileContentofLatexes(Withdrawn2007)33.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1ThedefinitionscontainedinTerminologyD16areapplicabletothispractice.3.1.2celluloseester,n—derivativesofcelluloseinwhichoneormoreofthehydroxylhydrogenshavebeenreplacedbyacylgro...
