Designation:D2697−03(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforVolumeNonvolatileMatterinClearorPigmentedCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2697;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisbelievedtobeapplicabletothedeterminationofthevolumeofnonvolatilematterofavarietyofcoatings.Aninterlaboratorystudytoestablishtheprecisionofthistestmethodincludedawater-reducibleexteriorlatexpaintandthreeautomotivecoatingsthatincludedasolvent-reducibleprimersurfacer,waterreducibleprimersurfacer,waterreducibleenameltopcoat,andacrylicdispersionlacquertopcoat.Earliercollaborativestudiesincludedaglossenamel,aflatwallpaint,aglosshouseenamel,anindustrialbakingenamel,aninteriorlatexpaint,andanexteriorlatexpaint.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1475TestMethodForDensityofLiquidCoatings,Inks,andRelatedProductsD2369TestMethodforVolatileContentofCoatingsD3925PracticeforSamplingLiquidPaintsandRelatedPigmentedCoatingsD3980PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofPaintandRelatedMaterials(Withdrawn1998)33.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Theweightandvolumeofastainlesssteeldiskistobedetermined;afterthediskiscoatedwiththematerialbeingtested.Theweightandvolumeofthediskplusdriedcoatingisdeterminedbyweighinginairandthenbyweighinginaliquidofknowndensity.Thevolumebeingequaltothequotientoftheweightlossofthecoateddisk(duetotheArchimedesbuoyancyeffect)divid...
