Designation:D2462−13StandardTestMethodforMoistureinWoolbyDistillationWithToluene1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2462;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheamountofmoisturepresentingreasewool,scouredwool,cardedwool,garnettedwool,wooltopandintermediatewoolproducts,androvings,bydistillationwithtoluene.1.2Equationsaregivenforcalculatingtheamountofwaterpresentasmoisturecontent(as-receivedbasis)andmoistureregain(dryfiber)basis.Thetermthatcorrespondstothebasisusedinthecalculationandreportmustalwaysbestated.1.3Thistestmethodisnotapplicabletomaterialknowntocontainanysteam-distillable,water-solublematter.Ifitissuspectedthatsuchmatterispresent,themethodshouldbeusedwithcaution.1.4Xyleneorothersolventsshouldnotbesubstitutedfortolueneasnoothersolventshavebeenevaluatedforuseinthisstandard.NOTE1—Thedeterminationofmoistureinwoolbyoven-dryingiscoveredinTestMethodD1576andfortextilematerialsingeneralinTestMethodsD2654.AmethodforsamplingwoolforthedeterminationofmoistureinwooliscoveredinPracticeD2525.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificsafetyhazardstatements,seeSection8.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1060PracticeforCoreSamplingofRawWoolinPackagesforDeterminationofPercentageofCleanWoolFiberPresentD1576TestMethodforMoistureinWoolbyOven-DryingD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD2258PracticeforSamplingYarnforTestingD2525PracticeforSamplingWoolforMoistureD2654TestMethodforMoistureinTextiles(Withdrawn1998)3D3333PracticeforSamplingManufacturedSta...
