Designation:D6336−11StandardPracticeforEvaluationofFlushingVehiclesforPigmentWettingUsingaVacuumModifiedSigmaBladeMixer1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6336;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversguidelinesfortheevaluationsofflushingvehiclesforpigmentdispersionusingavacuummodifiedsigmablademixer,orvacuumflusher.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D280TestMethodsforHygroscopicMoisture(andOtherMatterVolatileUndertheTestConditions)inPigmentsD387TestMethodforColorandStrengthofChromaticPigmentswithaMechanicalMullerD1316TestMethodforFinenessofGrindofPrintingInksBytheNPIRIGrindometerD2066TestMethodsforRelativeTintingStrengthofPaste-TypePrintingInkDispersionsD2067TestMethodforCoarseParticlesinPrintingInkDispersionsD4017TestMethodforWaterinPaintsandPaintMaterialsbyKarlFischerMethodD4040TestMethodforRheologicalPropertiesofPastePrintingandVehiclesbytheFalling-RodViscometerD4361TestMethodforApparentTackofPrintingInksandVehiclesbyaThree-RollerTackmeter3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1additives,n—variousmaterialsthatareusedinrela-tivelysmallquantitiestoconditionthepigmentorvehicle.3.1.2break,n—theactionthattakesplacewhenwaterisseparatedfromthepigmentinapresscake.3.1.3flushedcolor,n—acolorbaseinpasteformpreparedbyflushing.3.1.4flusher,n—amixingdevicethathastwosigmashapedagitatorbladesparalleltoeachother,turninginopposingdirectionsatdifferentspeeds...
