Designation:D1480−12StandardTestMethodforDensityandRelativeDensity(SpecificGravity)ofViscousMaterialsbyBinghamPycnometer1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1480;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoverstwoproceduresforthemea-surementofthedensityofmaterialswhicharefluidatthedesiredtesttemperature.Itsapplicationisrestrictedtoliquidsofvaporpressuresbelow600mmHg(80kPa)andviscositiesbelow40000cSt(mm2/s)atthetesttemperature.Themethodisdesignedforuseatanytemperaturebetween20and100°C.Itcanbeusedathighertemperatures;however,inthiscasetheprecisionsectiondoesnotapply.NOTE1—Forthedeterminationofdensityofmaterialswhicharefluidatnormaltemperatures,seeTestMethodD1217.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesacalculationprocedureforconvertingdensitytospecificgravity.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4WARNING—Mercuryhasbeendesignatedbymanyregulatoryagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidneyandliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercurycontainingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMa-terialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—foraddi-tionalinformation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryand/ormercurycontainingproductsintoyourstateorcountrymaybeprohibitedbylaw.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1217TestMethodforDensityandRelativeDensity(Spe-cificGravity)ofLiquidsbyBinghamPycnomet...
