Designation:C676−04(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforDetergentResistanceofCeramicDecorationsonGlassTableware1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC676;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisqualitativetestmethodisdesignedtoprovideaconvenientandreproduciblemethodofdeterminingthedeter-gentresistanceofdecorationsappliedtoglasstableware.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C927TestMethodforLeadandCadmiumExtractedfromtheLipandRimAreaofGlassTumblersExternallyDecoratedwithCeramicGlassEnamels3.Terminology3.1Definition:3.2detergentresistance—thedegreeofresistancetothechemicalactionofdetergents.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodprovidesameansofestimatingthequalitativeperformanceofglassenameldecorationsthatareexposedtohighphosphatedetergentsduringuse.Thistestmethodalsoattemptstosimulateacceleratedexposuretohighphosphatedetergentspriortotestingforheavymetalrelease,suchasinTestMethodC927whenlongtermperformanceofenamelsmustbeevaluated.5.Apparatus5.1TestChamber—Athermostaticallycontrolledtank,pref-erablystainlesssteel,thatwillmaintainasolutiontemperatureof6062°C.5.2SpecimenHolder—Adeviceforsupportingthespeci-menstobeevaluatedinsuchamannerastoensurefreeandunobstructedcontactbetweenthedecorationandthetestsolution.6.TestSpecimens6.1Testspecimensconsistofrepresentativeglasstablewarewithceramicdecorations.7.TestSolution7.1Prepareatestsolutionconsistingof5%sodiumpyro-phosphate(Na4P2O7·10H2O)and95%distilledwater.8.Procedure8.1Immersethesamplesfor2-hperiodsinthetestsolutionmaintainedat6062°C.Retaina...
