Designation:D1198–93(Reapproved1998)StandardTestMethodforSolventToleranceofAmineResins1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1198;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthequan-tityofhydrocarbonsolventthatanamineresinwilltolerateat77°F(25°C).1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D362SpecificationforIndustrialGradeToluene2D891TestMethodsforSpecificGravityofLiquidIndus-trialChemicals33.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Astandardsolventpreparedfromthreerelativelypurehydrocarbonsisemployedtotitrateaspecimenoftheresintoadefineddegreeofturbidityandthesolventtoleranceiscalculatedfromthevolumeofsolventadded.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodgivesanindicationofthesolubilityofanamineresin.Thispropertyisimportantindeterminingtheutilityoftheresininnewpaintformulationsandinensuringitscompatibilitywithexistingpaintformulations.Thistestmethodisthususefulforevaluationandqualitycontrolofamineresins.5.Apparatus5.1ErlenmeyerFlask,wide-mouth,250-mLcapacity.5.2Buret,50-mLcapacity,graduatedin0.1-mLdivisions.5.3PrintSpecimen—Asheetofpaperhavingonitprintinginablackinkfrom10-point,No.31oldstyletype,includingadoublequotationmark(lowercaselettersapproximately1⁄16in.(1.5mm)high)withnormalspacing,upperandlowercasewithnoitalicizedorboldletters.6.Reagents6.1Decahydronaphthalene,(decalin)havingaboilingrangebetween188and195°Candadensity,at25°C,between0.885and0.890g/mL.6.2Isooctane(2,2,4-trimethylpentane),havingapurityofatleast99mol%.6.3Toluene,conformingtoSpecificationD362.6.4SolventMixture:6....
