ASTM_D_1153_-_12.pdf

Designation:D115312Standard Specification forMethyl Isobutyl Ketone1,2This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1153;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers methyl isobutyl ketone(99.0%grade).1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance,see thesuppliers Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in thisspecification.1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in thisstandard;for purposes of determining conformance with thisstandard,an observed value or a calculated value shall berounded off“to the nearest unit”in the last right-hand digitused in expressing the specification limit,in accordance withthe rounding-off method of Practice E29.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents andChemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and RelatedCoatings and MaterialD1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-ganic LiquidsD1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids(Platinum-Cobalt Scale)D1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents andDiluentsD1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile Sol-vents for Use in Paint,Varnish,Lacquer,and RelatedProductsD1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents(KarlFischer Reagent Titration Method)D1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of LacquerSolventsD1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents andChemical Intermediates Used in Paint,Varnish,Lacquer,and Related ProductsD3329 Test Method for Purity of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone byGas ChromatographyD4052 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterD5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using TristimulusColorimetryE1 Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass ThermometersE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals2.2 U.S.Federal Specification:PPP-C-2020 Chemicals,Liquid,Dry,and Paste:Packagingof43.Properties3.1 Methyl isobutyl ketone(99.0%grade)shall conform tothe following requirements:1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paintand Related Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.35 on Solvents,Plasticizers,and Chemical Intermediates.Current edition approved Nov.1,2012.Published January 2013.Originallyapproved in 1951.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D1153 06.DOI:10.1520/D1153-12.2This compound is also known under the name of 2-methyl-4-pentanone.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/dodssp.daps.dla.mil.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Methyl isobutyl ketone wt%,min99.0Apparent specific gravity:20/20C0.800 to 0.803or25/25C0.796 to 0.799Color,Pt-Co units,maxA15Distillation,CInitial boiling point,min114.0Dry point,max117.0Nonvolatile matter,mg/100 mL,max5OdorBnonresidualWater,wt%,maxC0.1Acidity(free acid as acetic acid),wt%,max0.01Methyl isobutyl carbinol,wt%,max0.3AInstrumental Pt-Co color determined by Test Method D5386 have been shown tohave no statistically significant difference from PT-Co color determined by TestMethod D1209.However,it is not known whether methyl isobutyl ketone was partof the sample set included in the interlaboratory study.BOptional:Test for odor only when agreed upon as necessary by the purchaserand the supplier.CThis quantitative water limit ensures that the material is miscible without turbiditywith 19 volumes of 99%heptane at 20C.4.Sampling4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance withPractice E300.5.Test Methods5.1 The properties enumerated in this application shall bedetermined in accordance with the following ASTM TestMethods:5.1.1 Apparent Specific GravityDetermine the apparentspecific gravity by any convenient method that is accurate tothe third deci