Designation:D803−15StandardTestMethodsforTestingTallOil1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD803;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthetestprocedurestobeappliedtowholetalloilsorrefinedtalloils.Previouseditionsofthesetestmethodshavedescribedtestproceduresthatareusedtotesttalloilfattyacid,rosin,andothertalloil-derivedproductsaswellastestcrudeandrefinedtalloil.Consequently,thesetestmethodsarewidelycitedinreferencebooksandindustryliteratureforthetestingoftalloil-derivedproducts.1.1.1Inthiscurrentrevision,proceduraldetailsofsomeoftheoften-citedtestmethodshavebeenremovedandthetestmethodsconsolidatedwithotherexistingtestmethods.Insuchcasestheconsolidatedmethods,applicabletoalltalloil-derivedproducts.1.2Theproceduresappearinthefollowingorder:PhysicalTestsSectionsViscosity:RotationalViscometerMethod(PreferredMethod)7BubbleTimeMethod8FlashPoint9Color10Moisture:11InsolubleMatter12Ash13ChemicalAnalysisAcidNumber16SaponificationNumber17RosinAcids18UnsaponifiableMatter19FattyAcids201.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD93TestMethodsforFlashPointbyPensky-MartensClosedCupTesterD269TestMethodforInsolubleMatterinRosinandRosinDerivativesD464TestMethodsforSaponificationNumberofNavalStoreProductsIncludingTallOilandOtherRelatedProductsD465TestMethodsf...
