Designation:D1858–63(Reapproved2000)StandardSpecificationforCreosote-PetroleumSolution1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1858;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscreosote-petroleumsolutionforuseinthepreservativetreatmentoftimber.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D390SpecificationforCoal-TarCreosoteforthePreserva-tiveTreatmentofPiles,Poles,andTimbersforMarine,Land,andFreshWaterUse2D1859SpecificationforPetroleumforBlendingwithCreo-sote22.2OtherStandard:AWPAP3StandardforCreosote-PetroleumOilSolution33.Composition3.1Creosote-petroleumsolutionshallconsistofspecifiedproportionsofcoal-tarcreosoteconformingtoSpecificationD390,andpetroleumconformingtoSpecificationD1859.Thecreosote-petroleumsolutionshallcontainnotlessthan50volumepercentofthecreosote.4.TestMethods4.1Oncethesematerialshavebeenblended,thereisnoexistingstandardmethodtodeterminetherelativeamountsofthecomponents.Therefore,eachofthecomponentsshallbeanalyzedseparatelybeforeblendingforconformancetotherespectivespecifications.5.Keywords5.1creosote-petroleumsolutionASTMInternationaltakesnopositionrespectingthevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemmentionedinthisstandard.Usersofthisstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,areentirelytheirownresponsibility.Thisstandardissubjecttorevisionatanytimebytheresponsibletechnicalcommitteeandmustbereviewedeveryfiveyearsandifnotrevised,eitherreapprovedorwithdrawn.YourcommentsareinvitedeitherforrevisionofthisstandardorforadditionalstandardsandshouldbeaddressedtoASTMInternationalHeadquarters.Yourcommentswillreceivecarefulconsiderationatameetingoftheresponsibletechnicalcommittee,whichyoumayattend.IfyoufeelthatyourcommentshavenotreceivedafairhearingyoushouldmakeyourviewsknowntotheASTMCommitteeonStandards,attheaddressshownbelow.ThisstandardiscopyrightedbyASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,UnitedStates.Individualreprints(singleormultiplecopies)ofthisstandardmaybeobtainedbycontactingASTMattheaboveaddressorat610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),orservice@astm.org(e-mail);orthroughtheASTMwebsite(www.astm.org).1ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD-7onWoodandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD07.06onTreatmentsforWoodProducts.CurrenteditioneffectiveSept.30,1963.Originallyissued1961.ReplacesD1858–61T.2AnnualBookofASTMStandards,Vol04.10.3AvailablefromAmericanWood-Preservers’Association,P.O.Box286,Wood-stock,MD21163-0286.1Copyright©ASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,UnitedStates.
