Designation:D1203−16StandardTestMethodsforVolatileLossFromPlasticsUsingActivatedCarbonMethods1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1203;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthedeterminationofvolatilelossfromaplasticmaterialunderdefinedconditionsoftimeandtemperature,usingactivatedcarbonastheimmersionmedium.1.2Twotestmethodsarecoveredasfollows:1.2.1TestMethodA,DirectContactwithActivatedCarbon—Inthistestmethodtheplasticmaterialisindirectcontactwiththecarbon.Thistestmethodisparticularlyusefulintherapidcomparisonofalargenumberofplasticspecimens.1.2.2TestMethodB,WireCage—Thistestmethodpre-scribestheuseofawirecage,whichpreventsdirectcontactbetweentheplasticmaterialandthecarbon.Byeliminatingthedirectcontact,themigrationofthevolatilecomponentstothesurroundingcarbonisminimizedandlossbyvolatilizationismorespecificallymeasured.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThisstandardandISO176addressthesamesubjectmatter,butdifferintechnicalcontent.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod2.2OtherDocuments:ISO176DeterminationoftheLossofPlasticizersfromPlasticsbytheActivatedCarbonMethod33.Terminology3.1Definitions—DefinitionsareinaccordancewithTermi-nologiesD883andD1600unlessotherwise...
