Designation:D6150−15StandardTestMethodforEstimatingProcessingLossesofPlastisolsandOrganosolsDuetoVolatility1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6150;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethoddescribesaprocedureforthedetermi-nationoftherelativevolatilityofpolyvinylchlorideplastisolsandorganosolsatelevatedtemperatures.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes,excludingthoseintablesandfigures,shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsE145SpecificationforGravity-ConvectionandForced-VentilationOvens3.Terminology3.1Definitions—ThetermsusedinthistestmethodareinaccordancewithTerminologyD883andabbreviationsareinaccordancewithTerminologyD1600,unlessotherwiseindi-cated.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Plastisolsororganosolsareweighedinaluminumdishesandheatedinacirculatingairovenat177°C(350°F)for10min.Thespecimensareremovedfromtheoven,cooled,andreweighed.Theweightlossisdeterminedandreportedaseitherpercentweightlossorweightlossperunitareaofexposedsurface.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Thevolatilecomponentsofaplastisolororganosolinfluencetheweightlossduringprocessing.Itispossiblethatthisinformationwillbeusefultotheprodu...
