Designation:D843−06(Reapproved2011)´1StandardSpecificationforNitrationGradeXylene1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD843;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.´1NOTE—ThisstandardwasbroughtuptodatewiththeeditorialguidelinesinFebruary2011.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversnitrationgradexylene.1.2Thefollowingappliestoallspecifiedlimitsinthisstandard:forpurposesofdeterminingconformancewiththisstandard,anobservedvalueoracalculatedvalueshallberoundoff“tothenearestunit”inthelastright-handdigitusedinexpressingthespecificationlimit,inaccordancewiththeround-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4ConsultOSHAregulations,supplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheets,andlocalregulationsforallmaterialsusedinthisspecification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D848TestMethodforAcidWashColorofIndustrialAro-maticHydrocarbonsD849TestMethodforCopperStripCorrosionbyIndustrialAromaticHydrocarbonsD850TestMethodforDistillationofIndustrialAromaticHydrocarbonsandRelatedMaterialsD1209TestMethodforColorofClearLiquids(Platinum-CobaltScale)D3437PracticeforSamplingandHandlingLiquidCyclicProductsD5386TestMethodforColorofLiquidsUsingTristimulusColorimetryD6563TestMethodforBenzene,Toluene,Xylene(BTX)ConcentratesAnalysisbyGasChromatographyE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications2.2OtherDocument:OSHARegulations,29CFRparagraphs1910.1000and1910.120033.Properties3.1Nitrationgradexyleneshallconformtothefollowingrequirements:ASTMTestPropertySpecificationMethodANonaromatichydrocarbons,max,volume%4.0D6563Acidwashcolor,maxpasswith6D848Coppercorrosionpass(1Aor1B)D849AppearanceB...Color,Pt/Coscale,max20D1209orD5386Distillationrangeat101.3kPa(760mmHgpr...
