Designation:D1900−06(Reapproved2015)StandardPracticeforCarbonBlack—SamplingBulkShipments1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1900;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresforthesamplinganddatareportingofbulkshipmentsofcarbonblackinthree-compartmenthopperrailcarsandcompartmentedbulkhoppertrailers.NOTE1—Theteststobemadeonthesamplesobtainedbythispractice,howmanysamplesaretaken,wheretheyaretaken,andwhatstatisticalvalues(ifany)toreportshallbedeterminedbyagreementbetweenthepurchaserandthemanufacturer.Thispracticegivesguidanceforuseindevelopingsuchagreementsorforusewhennoformalagreementexists.ThespecificdetailsofeachprocedurearedescribedinappropriateASTMtestmethodsusedfortestingcarbonblack.NOTE2—SomepurchasersormanufacturersmayconsiderFlexibleIntermediateBulkContainers(FIBC)tobeabulkshipment.SeePracticeD1799forguidanceonsamplingandreportingforthispackage.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1799PracticeforCarbonBlack—SamplingPackagedShipmentsD5817PracticeforCarbonBlack,Pelleted—Reduction,Blending,andDryingofGrossSamplesforTesting3.SignificanceandUse3.1Samplingofbulkshipmentsofcarbonblacksisofutmostimportancesincethelocationandnumberofsamplestakenbydifferentlaboratoriescanhaveasignificanteffectontheagreementoftestvaluesobtained.Thispracticeisforuseinobtainingrepresentativesamplesofcarbonblackineachcompartmentorintheentirehoppercarorhoppertruck.Thesesamplesmaybeusedto...
