Designation:D1555M−08´1StandardTestMethodforCalculationofVolumeandWeightofIndustrialAromaticHydrocarbonsandCyclohexane[Metric]1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1555M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.´1NOTE—Theunitsstatementsin1.3and1.3.1werecorrectededitoriallyinMay2009.1.Scope*1.1Thisstandardisforuseincalculatingtheweightandvolumeofbenzene,toluene,mixedxylenes,styrene,ortho-xylene,meta-xylene,para-xylene,cumene,ethylbenzene,148.9to176.7°Cand176.7to204.4°Caromatichydrocarbons,andcyclohexane.Amethodisgivenforcalculatingthevolumeat15°Cand20°Cfromanobservedvolumeatt°C.Table1liststhedensityingramspercubiccentimetreat15°Cand20°Cforhighpuritychemicals.1.2Calculatedresultsshallberoundedoffinaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3.1Acompleteinch-poundunitcompanionstandardhasbeendevelopedinTestMethodD1555.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1217TestMethodforDensityandRelativeDensity(Spe-cificGravity)ofLiquidsbyBinghamPycnometerD1555TestMethodforCalculationofVolumeandWeightofIndustrialAromaticHydrocarbonsandCyclohexaneD3505TestMethodforDensityorRelativeDensityofPureLiquidChemicalsD4052TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity,andAPIGravityofLiquidsbyDigitalDensityMeterE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications2.2OtherDocuments:Patterson,J.B.,andMorris,E.C.,Metrologia,31,1994,pp.277-288TRCThermodynamicTables—Hydrocarbons,NSRDS-NIST75-12...
