ASTM E2012-00 - 10.3.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 A binary chemical compatibility chart (also called inter-reactivity chart) compares the hazards associated with the mixing of two different materials. This guide provides an aid for the preparation of these charts. It reviews a number of issues that are critical in the preparation of such charts: accurate assessment of chemical compatibility, suitable experimental techniques for gathering compatibility information, incorporation of user-friendliness, and provision for revisions.

1.2 The uses of chemical compatibility charts are summarized in this standard.

1.3 This guide also reviews existing public domain compatibility charts, the differences therein, and their advantages and disadvantages.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E1231-19

Standard Practice for Calculation of Hazard Potential Figures of Merit for Thermally Unstable Materials

NFPA 491

Guide to Hazardous Chemical Reactions Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http://www.nfpa.org.

E698-23

Standard Test Method for Kinetic Parameters for Thermally Unstable Materials Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry and the Flynn/Wall/Ozawa Method

E537-20

Standard Test Method for Thermal Stability of Chemicals by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

PS168

Proposed Guide for Estimating the Incompatibility of Selected Hazardous Wastes Based on Binary Chemical Reactions Withdrawn. This chart was subsequently adopted by the U.S. EPA and is widely available by way of the Internet.