ASTM D5137-07(2021) - 1.7.2021
 
1. Scope

1.1?This specification covers hexyl acetate, which is used as an active tail high boiling solvent in lacquers, automotive coatings, maintenance paints, and other related coatings.

1.2?The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3?The following applies to all specified limits in this standard; for purposes of determining conformance with this standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off to the nearest unit in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29.

1.4?For specific hazard information and guidance, see the suppliers Material Safety Data Sheet.

1.5?This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

 
2. Referenced Documents

PPP-C-2020

Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging of Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://www.dodssp.daps.mil.

D1617-22

Standard Test Method for Ester Value of Solvents and Thinners

D4052-22

Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

D5386-24

Standard Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus Colorimetry

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

D1613-17(2023)

Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Products

E300-03(2022)

Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals

D1364-22

Standard Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl Fischer Reagent Titration Method)

D268-25

Standard Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related Coatings and Material

D1078-11(2026)

Standard Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Organic Liquids

D1476-02

Standard Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer Solvents

D1209-25

Standard Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)