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ASTM D1335 – Standard Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Test Method D1335 for tuft bind of pile yarn floor coverings is being used for acceptance testing of commercial shipments. Comparative tests as directed in 5.1.1 may be advisable. 5.1.1 In case of a dispute arising from differences in reported test results …
ASTM D1331 – Standard Test Methods for Surface and Interfacial Tension of Solutions of Paints, Solvents, Solutions of Surface-Active Agents, and Related Materials Description: Significance and Use 5.1 These methods provide data that are useful in evaluating the effectiveness of surface active agents in reducing surface tension. In addition, surface tension data can predict interactions between …
ASTM D1329 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating Rubber Property—Retraction at Lower Temperatures (TR Test) Description: Significance and Use 4.1 The difference between the temperature at which a vulcanizate retracts 10 % (TR10) and the temperature at which a vulcanizate retracts 70 % (TR70) increases as the tendency to crystallize increases. 4.2 TR70 correlates with low-temperature compression set. 4.3 TR10 …
ASTM D1322 – Standard Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosene and Aviation Turbine Fuel Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method provides an indication of the relative smoke producing properties of kerosenes and aviation turbine fuels in a diffusion flame. The smoke point is related to the hydrocarbon type composition of such fuels. Generally …
ASTM D1321 – Standard Test Method for Needle Penetration of Petroleum Waxes Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Petroleum waxes differ in hardness. Needle penetration is a measurement of hardness. Hardness may have a significant effect upon other physical properties. Scope 1.1 This test method covers the empirical estimation of the consistency of waxes derived from petroleum by …
ASTM D1319 – Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The determination of the total volume percent of saturates, olefins, and aromatics in petroleum fractions is important in characterizing the quality of petroleum fractions as gasoline blending components and as feeds to catalytic reforming processes. …
ASTM D1317 – Standard Test Method for Chlorine in New and Used Lubricants (Sodium Alcoholate Method) Description: Scope: 1.1 This test method covers determination of the chlorine content at levels of 0.1 mass % and higher in lubricating oils and greases with which chlorinated additives have been blended. It is equally applicable to new or …
ASTM D1310 – Standard Test Method for Flash Point and Fire Point of Liquids by Tag Open-Cup Apparatus Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Flash point and fire point of a liquid are physical properties that may be used to define their flammability hazards. The flash point may be used to classify materials in government regulations. Scope …
ASTM D1308 – Standard Test Method for Effect of Household Chemicals on Clear and Pigmented Coating Systems Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Resistance to various liquids used in the home is an important characteristic of organic finishes. These test methods provide the means by which the relative performance of coating systems may be evaluated. It should …
ASTM D130 – Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Crude petroleum contains sulfur compounds, most of which are removed during refining. However, of the sulfur compounds remaining in the petroleum product, some can have a corroding action on various metals and this corrosivity …
