Designation:D1860–95(Reapproved2000)StandardTestMethodforMoistureandCreosote-TypePreservativeinWood1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1860;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthemois-turecontentinwoodandisanalternativeprocedurefortheovendryingmethodgiveninSections124to127ofMethodsD143.Itsuseisrequiredwhenthewoodcontainsvolatileoilsoroilpreservative.Thetestmethodalsocoversthedetermi-nationofthequantityofcreosoteorcreosote-basepreservativeintreatedwood.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D143MethodsofTestingSmallClearSpecimensofTim-ber2D841SpecificationforNitrationGradeToluene3D846SpecificationforTen-degreeXylene32.2OtherStandard:AWPAA6MethodfortheDeterminationofOil-TypePre-servativesandWaterinWood43.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Aweighedsampleisextractedbyrefluxingintoluene,xylene,oramixedtoluene-xylenesolvent.Waterseparatesfromthecondensedvaporsinawatertrap,formingaseparatelayerwiththesolvent,andthevolumeismeasuredinthewatertrap.3.2Thecompletelyextractedwoodsampleisweighed.Thepreservativecontentisdeterminedfromthetotallossofweightlessthewatercontent.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Themoisturecontentofwoodisacriteriafortreatabil-ity.4.2Thepreservativecontentoftreatedmaterialisameasureofpreservativepenetrationinnewstockorpermanenceofthepreservativeduringtheservicelifeofthewood.5.Apparatus5.1ExtractionFlask—A500-mLflaskandthimbleholderasshowninFig.1.Theflaskandholdermaybecombinedinoneunit.5.2Condenser—Awater-cooledcondenserofthecold-fingertypeillustratedinFig.1orofth...
