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ASTM D5554 – Standard Test Method for Determination of the Iodine Value of Fats and Oils Description: Significance and Use 2.1 This test method is intended for the determination of the iodine value of fats and oils that do not contain conjugated double bonds. The iodine value is a measure of the unsaturation of fats and …
ASTM D5470 – Standard Test Method for Thermal Transmission Properties of Thermally Conductive Electrical Insulation Materials Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This standard measures the steady state thermal impedance of electrical insulating materials used to enhance heat transfer in electrical and electronic applications. This standard is especially useful for measuring thermal transmission properties of specimens that …
ASTM D5453 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Some process catalysts used in petroleum and chemical refining can be poisoned when trace amounts of sulfur bearing materials are contained in the feedstocks. …
ASTM D5264 – Standard Practice for Abrasion Resistance of Printed Materials by the Sutherland Rub Tester Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Abrasion resistance is a desirable and sometimes critical property of printed materials. Abrasion damage can occur during shipment, storage, handling, and end use. The result is a significant decrease in product appearance and legibility of …
ASTM D5185 – Standard Test Method for Multielement Determination of Used and Unused Lubricating Oils and Base Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method covers the rapid determination of 22 elements in used and unused lubricating oils and base oils, and it provides rapid screening of …
ASTM D5155 – Standard TStandard Test Methods for Polyurethane Raw Materials: Determination of the Isocyanate Content of Aromatic Isocyanates Description: Significance and Use 5.1 These test methods are to be used for research or for quality control to characterize isocyanates used in polyurethane products. Scope 1.1 These test methods are used to measure the isocyanate content of …
ASTM D5045 – Standard Test Methods for Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Strain Energy Release Rate of Plastic Materials Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The property KIc (GIc) determined by these test methods characterizes the resistance of a material to fracture in a neutral environment in the presence of a sharp crack under severe tensile constraint, such that the …
ASTM D4976 – Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials Description: Abstract This specification provides the standard requirements for polyethylene plastic molding and extrusion materials. The tests involved in this specification are intended to provide information for identifying materials in accordance with the groups, classes, and grades covered. Polyethylene plastic materials are classified …
ASTM D4952 – Standard Test Method for Qualitative Analysis for Active Sulfur Species in Fuels and Solvents (Doctor Test) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Sulfur present as mercaptans or as hydrogen sulfide in distillate fuels and solvents can attack many metallic and non-metallic materials in fuel and other distribution systems. A negative result in the doctor …
ASTM D4929 – Standard Test Method for Determination of Organic Chloride Content in Crude Oil Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Organic chlorides do not occur naturally in crude oil. When present, they result from contamination in some manner, such as disposal of chlorinated solvent used in many dewaxing pipeline or other equipment operations. 5.1.1 Uncontaminated crude oil …
