ASTM_D_391_-_94_2000e1.pdf

Designation:D 391 94(Reapproved 2000)e1Standard Specification forCreosote-Coal Tar Solution1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 391;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.e1NOTEEditorial changes were made in March 2000.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers creosote-coal tar solution foruse in the preservative treatment of wood.1.1.1 Test Method D 38 covers the sampling of woodpreservatives prior to testing.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:D 38 Test Methods for Sampling Wood Preservatives Priorto Testing2D 95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products andBituminous Materials by Distillation3D 168 Test Method for Coke Residue of Creosote2D 246 Test Method for Distillation of Creosote andCreosote-Coal Tar Solutions2D 347 Tables for Volume and Specific Gravity Correctionfor Creosote,Creosote-Coal Tar Solution and Coal Tar2D 367 Test Method for Xylene-Insoluble Matter in Creo-sote2D 368 Test Method for Specific Gravity of Creosote andOil-Type Preservatives2D 369 Test Method for Specific Gravity of Creosote Frac-tions and Residue2D 370 Test Method for Dehydration of Oil-Type Preserva-tives23.Composition and Properties3.1 Creosote-coal tar solution shall be a pure coal tarproduct derived entirely from tar produced by the carboniza-tion of bituminous coal.It shall be either a coal tar distillate ora solution of coal tar in coal tar distillate,and shall conformwith the requirements for the respective grades specified inTable 1.4.Sampling and Test Methods4.1 The material shall be sampled and the properties enu-merated in this specification shall be determined in accordancewith the following methods:4.1.1 SamplingTest Methods D 38.4.1.2 WaterTest Method D 370,or as an alternativemethod,Test Method D 95.4.1.3 Xylene Insoluble MatterTest Method D 367.4.1.4 Specific GravityTest Method D 368.4.1.5 DistillationTest Method D 246.4.1.6 Specific Gravity of FractionsTest Method D 369.4.1.7 Coke ResidueTest Method D 168.4.1.8 Volume and Specific Gravity CorrectionTestMethod D 347.5.Keywords5.1 coal tar;creosote1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-7 on Wood,and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D07.06 on Treatments for WoodProducts.Current edition approved July 15,1994.Published September 1994.Originallypublished as D 391 39 T.Last previous edition D 391 84.This specification is essentially the same as the specifications for grades A,B,and C of the American Wood-Preservers Association Standard for Creosote-CoalTar Solutions(P2 68),except for the distillation range of used solutions.Themarine grade table is not identical to the American Wood Preservers AssociationStandard for Creosote-Coal Tar Solution to be used in the treatment of marine(coastal waters)piles and timbers(P12 68).Acknowledgment is made to theAmerican Wood-Preservers Association for its development of the subject mattercovered in this standard.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 04.10.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 05.01.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.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 known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).TABLE 1 Composition and PropertiesLand and Fresh Water GradesMarine GradeGrade AGrade BGrade CMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxCoal tar distillate,volume%80.70.60.Specific gravity at 38C compared with water at 15.5C1.061.111.071.121.081.131.090.Water,volume%.3.0.3.0.3.0.3.0Xylene