Designation:D4079−00(Reapproved2011)StandardSpecificationforVapor-DegreasingGradeMethyleneChloride1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4079;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversvapor-degreasinggrademeth-ylenechloride.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—PracticesD3844andD4276,andMNL22provideadditionalimportantinformationonvapordegreasingandsolventproperties.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D1078TestMethodforDistillationRangeofVolatileOr-ganicLiquidsD2108TestMethodforColorofHalogenatedOrganicSolventsandTheirAdmixtures(Platinum-CobaltScale)D2109TestMethodsforNonvolatileMatterinHalogenatedOrganicSolventsandTheirAdmixturesD2111TestMethodsforSpecificGravityandDensityofHalogenatedOrganicSolventsandTheirAdmixturesD2942TestMethodforTotalAcidAcceptanceofHaloge-natedOrganicSolvents(NonrefluxMethods)D2989TestMethodforAcidity-AlkalinityofHalogenatedOrganicSolventsandTheirAdmixturesD3401TestMethodsforWaterinHalogenatedOrganicSolventsandTheirAdmixturesD3741TestMethodsforAppearanceofAdmixturesCon-tainingHalogenatedOrganicSolventsD3844GuideforLabelingChlorinatedHydrocarbonSol-ventContainersD4276PracticeforConfinedAreaEntry2.2OtherDocuments:29CFR1910.1200DepartmentofLabor,OSHARegulations,HazardCommunication449CFR100to199DepartmentofTransportationHazard-ousMaterialsRegulations43.Properties3.1Vapor-degreasinggrademethylenechlorideshallcon-formtotherequirementsprescribedinTable1.4.Packaging4.1Packageandlabeli...