Designation:D2697−22StandardTestMethodforVolumeNonvolatileMatterinClearorPigmentedCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2697;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisbelievedtobeapplicabletothedeterminationofthevolumeofnonvolatilematterofavarietyofcoatings.Aninterlaboratorystudytoestablishtheprecisionofthistestmethodincludedawater-reducibleexteriorlatexpaintandthreeautomotivecoatingsthatincludedasolvent-reducibleprimersurfacer,waterreducibleprimersurfacer,waterreducibleenameltopcoat,andacrylicdispersionlacquertopcoat.Earliercollaborativestudiesincludedaglossenamel,aflatwallpaint,aglosshouseenamel,anindustrialbakingenamel,aninteriorlatexpaint,andanexteriorlatexpaint.Thismethoddoesnotapplytoradiationcurablematerialsorpigmentedcoatings.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1475TestMethodforDensityofLiquidCoatings,Inks,andRelatedProductsD2369TestMethodforVolatileContentofCoatingsD3925PracticeforSamplingLiquidPaintsandRelatedPigmentedCoatingsD3980PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofPaintandRelatedMaterials(W...
