ASTM_D_329_-_07_2013.pdf

Designation:D32907(Reapproved 2013)Standard Specification forAcetone1,2This standard is issued under the fixed designation D329;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 acetone(99.5%grade).1.2 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 E29.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 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.Specific hazardstatements are given in 1.5 and 4.1.1.5 This specification specifies the use of a U.S.Occupa-tional Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)-designatedhazardous chemical,acetone.For hazard information andguidance see the suppliers Material Safety Data Sheet.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents andChemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and RelatedCoatings and MaterialD1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-ganic LiquidsD1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents andDiluentsD1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile Sol-vents for Use in Paint,Varnish,Lacquer,and RelatedProductsD1363 Test Method for Permanganate Time of Acetone andMethanolD1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents(KarlFischer Reagent Titration Method)D1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of LacquerSolventsD1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents andChemical Intermediates Used in Paint,Varnish,Lacquer,and Related ProductsD1614 Test Method for Alkalinity in AcetoneD1722 Test Method for Water Miscibility of Water-SolubleSolventsD4052 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:Packagingof43.Properties3.1 Acetone(99.5%grade)shall conform to the followingrequirements:Acidity(free acid as acetic)wt%,max0.002(equivalent to 0.019 mg of KOH/g ofsample)Aldehydespasses testAlkalinity(as ammonia)wt%,max0.001Apparent specific gravity:20/20C0.7910 to 0.7930 or25/25C0.7865 to 0.7885Assay wt%,min99.51This 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 June 1,2013.Published June 2013.Originallyapproved in 1931.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D329 071.DOI:10.1520/D0329-07R13.2The compound is also known under the names dimethyl ketone and2-propanone.3For 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.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/www.dodssp.daps.mil.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Color Pt-Co,max(Note 1)5Distillation range 760mmHg(Note 3)shall distill entirely within a 1.0C range whichshall include 56.1CNonvolatile mattermg/100 mL,max5Odor(Note 3)nonresidualPermanganate timecolor of added KMnO4must be retained for atleast 30 minutes at 25C in the darkWater wt%,max0.5(Note 2)Water miscibilitypasses test_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 acetone was part of the sample set included in the interlaboratorystudy.NOTE2This quantitative water limit ensures that the material ismiscible without turbidity with 19 volumes of 99%heptane at 20C.TestMethod D1476 may serve as a useful alternative method to determine thepresence of water.Because it is a qualitative test,its u