Designation:D154−85(Reapproved2009)StandardGuideforTestingVarnishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD154;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheselectionanduseofproceduresfortestingvarnishes.Sometestmethodsareincluded,butmostsectionsrefertospecificASTMtestmethods.1.2Varnishesmaybeappliedundersuchdiverseconditionstosomanydifferentsurfacesandtheirdriedfilmsmaybesubjectedtosomanykindsofwearandexposure,thatitisnotpossibletoassuredesiredperformancefromasingleselectionoftestmethodsandnumericalresults.Thoseskilledinvarnishtechnologymayfindpartialassuranceofobtainingdesiredqualitiesinvarioustypesofvarnishesthroughcarefulselectionofthemethodscoveredandintelligentinterpretationofresults.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D56TestMethodforFlashPointbyTagClosedCupTesterD93TestMethodsforFlashPointbyPensky-MartensClosedCupTesterD445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D479MethodofTestforReactivityofPaintLiquids(With-drawn1984)3D523TestMethodforSpecularGlossD658TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofOrganicCoatingsbyAirBlastAbrasive(Withdrawn1996)3D968TestMethodsforAbrasionResistanceofOrganicCoatingsbyFallingAbrasiveD1200TestMethodforViscositybyFordViscosityCupD1209TestMethodforColorofClearLiquids(Platinum-CobaltScale)D1310TestMethodforFlashPointandFir...
