Significance and Use
The nonvolatile content of raw materials may be used to determine the total nonvolatile content (solids) of paint and related coatings. Such information may be useful to coatings producers and users for the determination of the total solids available for film formation and for the estimation of the volatile organic content.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice is intended to serve as a guide to the selection of the proper ASTM test method for determining the volatile and nonvolatile content of cellulosics, emulsions, resin solutions, shellac, and varnishes. Note 1 - Standards for determining the composition of the volatile fraction are not covered by this practice.
1.2 The standards referenced in the practice are as follows:
| Classification | Section | ASTM Standard |
| Cellulosics | | D 871 |
| D 914 |
| D 1347 |
| Emulsions | | D 2369 |
| Resin Solutions | | D 1259 |
| D 1490 |
| Shellac | | D 29 |
| D 1650 |
| Varnishes | | D 115 |
| D 1644 |
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D16 Terminology for Paint, Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
D29 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Lac Resins
D115 Test Methods for Testing Solvent Containing Varnishes Used for Electrical Insulation
D360 Specification for Shellac Varnishes
D871 Test Methods of Testing Cellulose Acetate
D914 Test Methods for Ethylcellulose
D1259 Test Methods for Nonvolatile Content of Resin Solutions
D1347 Test Methods for Methylcellulose
D1490 Test Method for Nonvolatile Content of Urea-Formaldehyde Resin Solutions
D1644 Test Methods for Nonvolatile Content of Varnishes
D1650 Test Method for Sampling and Testing Shellac Varnish
D2369 Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings
D4758 Test Method for Nonvolatile Content of Latexes
Keywords
nonvolatile content of cellulosics; emulsions; volatile content of cellulosics;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 87.060.20 (Binders)
DOI: 10.1520/D4209-07
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