Abstract

This specification covers the barium sulfate pigments commercially known as barytes and blanc fixe. The pigment shall consist of barium sulfate (BaSO4) without any admixture of other materials in the case of blanc fixe, and without any admixture of other materials not naturally occurring in the barite ore in the case of barytes. The pigments shall be subjected to the following tests: coarse particle test, moisture test, barium sulfate test, ferric oxide test, free silica test, hydrogen ion concentration, and matter water solubility test.

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ASTM Standards

D185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in Pigments

D280 Test Methods for Hygroscopic Moisture (and Other Matter Volatile Under the Test Conditions) in Pigments

D715 Test Methods for Analysis of Barium Sulfate Pigment

D1208 Test Methods for Common Properties of Certain Pigments

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 87.060.10 (Pigments and extenders)

UNSPSC Code

UNSPSC Code 12171600(Pigments)

Referencing This Standard

DOI: 10.1520/D0602-81R12

Citation Format

ASTM D602-81(2012), Standard Specification for Barium Sulfate Pigments, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2012, www.astm.org