Designation:D964−03(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforMetallicCopperPowderforUseinAntifoulingPaints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD964;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscopperpowderforuseinantifoulingpaints.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D185TestMethodsforCoarseParticlesinPigmentsD283TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofCuprousOxideandCopperPigments3.Composition3.1Thepigmentshallconsistessentiallyoffinelydividedcoppermetalandshallconformtothefollowingrequirements:Copper,min,(Percent)99Coarseparticles,325Mesh,max,(Percent)1.04.Sampling4.1Twosamplesshallbetakenatrandomfromdifferentpackagesfromeachlot,batch,day’spack,orotherunitofproductioninashipment.Whennomarkingsdistinguishingbetweenunitsofproductionappear,samplesshallbetakenfromdifferentpackagesintheratiooftwosamplesforeach10000lb(5000kg),exceptthatforshipmentsoflessthan10000lbtwosamplesshallbetaken.Attheoptionofthepurchaser,thesamplesmaybetestedseparatelyorafterblendinginequalquantitiesthesamplesfromthesameproductionunittoformacompositesample.5.TestMethods5.1Testsshallbeconductedinaccordancewiththefollow-ingASTMtestmethods:5.1.1Copper—TestMethodsD283.5.1.2CoarseParticles—TestMethodsD185.6.Keywords6.1antifoulingpaint;copperpigment;copperpowderASTMInternationaltakesnopositionrespectingthevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemmentionedinthisstandard.Usersofthisstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,areentirelytheirownresponsibility.Thisstandardissubjecttorevisiona...
