Designation:D3620−04(Reapproved2017)StandardSpecificationforGlacialAceticAcid1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3620;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversglacial(99.8%)aceticacidforuseinpaint,varnish,lacquer,andrelatedproducts.1.2Thefollowingappliestoallspecifiedlimitsinthisstandard;forpurposesofdeterminingconformancewiththisstandard,anobservedvalueoracalculatedvalueshallberoundedoff“tothenearestunit”inthelastright-handdigitusedinexpressingthespecificationlimit,inaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Forspecifichazardinformationandguidance,seethesupplier’sSafetyDataSheetformaterialslistedinthisspeci-fication.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2191TestMethodforAcetaldehydeContentofVinylAcetateD3546TestMethodforFormicAcidinGlacialAceticAcidE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE180PracticeforDeterminingthePrecisionofASTMMethodsforAnalysisandTestingofIndustrialandSpe-cialtyChemicals(Withdrawn2009)3E300PracticeforSamplingIndustrialChemicalsE302TestMethodsforMonobasicOrganicAcids(Discon-tinued2001)(Withdr...
