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ASTM D3424 – Standard Practice for Evaluating the Relative Lightfastness and Weatherability of Printed Matter (Withdrawn 2020) Description: Significance and Use Lightfastness or weatherability for specified periods of time is pertinent for certain types of printed matter such as magazine and book covers, posters and billboards, greeting cards and packages. Since the ability of printed …
ASTM D3418 – Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Thermal analysis provides a rapid method for measuring transitions due to morphological or chemical changes in a polymer as it is heated/cooled at a controlled rate through a specified temperature …
ASTM D3417- Standard Test Method for Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) (Withdrawn 2004) Description: Scope 1.1 This test method covers the determination of heat of fusion and heat of crystallization of polymers by differential scanning calorimetry. 1.2 This test method is applicable to polymers in granular form (below …
ASTM D3415 – Standard Practice for Identification of Waterborne Oils Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Oil from one crude oil field is readily distinguishable from another, and differences in the makeup of oils from the same crude oil field can often be observed as well. Refined oils are fractions from crude oil stocks, usually derived from …
ASTM D3414 – Standard Test Method for Comparison of Waterborne Petroleum Oils by Infrared Spectroscopy (Withdrawn 2018) Description: Significance and Use This test method provides a means for the comparison of waterborne oil samples with potential sources. The waterborne samples may be emulsified in water or obtained from beaches, boats, oil-soaked debris, and so forth. …
ASTM D3410 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is designed to produce compressive property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. Factors that influence the compressive response and …
ASTM D341 – Standard Practice for Viscosity-Temperature Equations and Charts for Liquid Petroleum or Hydrocarbon Products Description: Abstract This test method details the standard procedure for plotting viscosity-temperature charts that ascertain the kinematic viscosity of a petroleum oil or liquid hydrocarbon at any temperature within a limited range, provided that the kinematic viscosities at two …
ASTM D3401 – Standard Test Methods for Water in Halogenated Organic Solvents and Their Admixtures Description: Significance and Use 4.1 High water concentrations can have a detrimental effect on many uses of halogenated solvents. 4.1.1 Water can cause corrosion and spotting when solvents are used for metal cleaning. 4.1.2 Water can reduce the shelf life of aerosol formulations. …
ASTM D3395 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration-Dynamic Ozone Cracking in a Chamber (Withdrawn 2007) Description: Significance and Use The significance of these tests is mainly in their ability to differentiate, in a comparative sense, between different degrees of ozone resistance under the limited and specified conditions of the accelerated tests. These test methods …
ASTM D3389 – Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform Abrader) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Abrasion resistance tests are intended to measure the wear resistance properties of a material. This may be correlated to expected end use performance. 5.2 The resistance of coated fabrics to abrasion, as measured on a testing machine in …
