Designation:D3548−09StandardSpecificationforEthylAcrylate1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3548;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversethylacrylate(99%grade)foruseinpaint,varnish,lacquer,andrelatedproducts.1.2Thefollowingappliestoallspecifiedlimitsinthisstandard;forpurposesofdeterminingconformancewiththisstandard,anobservedvalueoracalculatedvalueshallberoundedoff“tothenearestunit”inthelastright-handdigitusedinexpressingthespecificationlimit,inaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Forspecificationhazardinformationandguidance,seetheSupplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheetformaterialslistedinthisspecification.1.5Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,opera-tions,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specifichazardstatementsaregivenin4.1.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1209TestMethodforColorofClearLiquids(Platinum-CobaltScale)D1364TestMethodforWaterinVolatileSolvents(KarlFischerReagentTitrationMethod)D1613TestMethodforAcidityinVolatileSolventsandChemicalIntermediatesUsedinPaint,Varnish,Lacquer,andRelatedProductsD3125TestMethodforMonomethylEtherofHydroquinoneinColorlessMonomericAcrylateEstersandAcrylicAcidD3362TestMethodforPurityofAcrylateEstersbyGasChromatography(Withdrawn2011)3D5386TestMethodforColorofLiquidsUsingTristimulusColorimetryE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE300PracticeforSamplingIndustrialChemicals2.2U.S.FederalSpecific...