Designation:D1799−20StandardPracticeforCarbonBlack—SamplingPackagedShipments1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1799;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthesamplingofpackagedcarbonblacksforshipmentinbags,cartons,flexibleintermediatebulkcontainers(FIBC),orothernon-bulkpackages.NOTE1—Theteststobemadeonthesamplesobtainedbythispracticeshallbedeterminedbytheproducerandtheconsumer.ThespecificdetailsofeachtestmethodaredescribedinappropriateASTMmethodsusedfortestingcarbonblack.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1509TestMethodsforCarbonBlack—HeatingLossD5817PracticeforCarbonBlack,Pelleted—Reduction,Blending,andDryingofGrossSamplesforTesting3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thispracticeisforuseinobtainingrepresentativesamplesofcarbonblackfromthepackagesintheshipment.Thesesamplesareusedtodeterminetheaveragequalityorvariabilityoftheshipment.4.Apparatus4.1SampleSplitter,riffle-type(seePracticeD5817forequipmentinformation).4.2SampleContainers,airtight,4dm3(1-gal)capacity.4.3Scoop,sample.4.4Thief,sample.5.General5.1Packageds...
