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A proposed new ASTM International test method will combine existing in-house methods for dirt pick-up resistance for architectural paints and stains in an effort to standardize testing for dirt repellency throughout the industry. The proposed standard, ASTM WK38233 , Test Method for Dirt Pick-Up Resistance for the Films of Architectural Paints and Stains, is currently being developed by…, ASTM Committee D01 Next Meeting:, Jan. 27-29, 2013, January Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Amanda Andrews, Wacker Chemical Corporation, Adrian, Mich., Phone: 517-264-8680; amanda.andrews@wacker.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9285
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While artist paints have been the focus of many standards for fine art materials, a new ASTM standard is devoted to something that gets used before the paint: acrylic dispersion ground, a liquid applied as a coating to prepare surfaces for paint. The new standard, ASTM D7733 , Specification for Acrylic Dispersion Ground, was developed by Subcommittee D01.57 on Artist Paints and Related Materials…
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While there are many commercially available stormwater treatment products currently on the market, there is no universal testing standard that would allow the performance of these products to be accurately compared. A proposed new ASTM International standard will fill this need, providing a testing method for stormwater treatment products that use filtration as a primary treatment process. ASTM…
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Manufacturers and developers of architectural coatings will be the primary users of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM D7786 , Test Method for Determining Enamel Holdout. The standard was developed by Subcommittee D01.42 on Architectural Coatings , part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications . Keith Alderfer, associate scientist, The Dow…
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A proposed new ASTM standard will be the first compilation of definitions for terms commonly used in the printing ink vehicle industry. ASTM WK35704 , Terminology for Printing Ink Vehicles and Related Materials, is being developed by Subcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles , part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications . “ASTM WK35704 will contain…
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A new ASTM International standard provides a test method for measuring volatiles from acrylate resins, which will allow suppliers to list emissions information on material safety data sheets. The new standard, ASTM D7767 , Test Method to Measure Volatiles from Radiation Curable Acrylate Monomers, Oligomer, and Blends and Thin Coatings Made from Them, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D01.…
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A watertight septic system ensures its integrity, and demonstrating that integrity is important because such systems have over time become more complex, expensive and critical to both system owners and to the environment. A new ASTM International standard fills a need for an in-field installation test for septic systems. The new standard, ASTM C1719 , Test Method for Installed Precast Concrete…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec. 6-7, 2011, December Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Michael R. Miller, Press-Seal Gasket Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., Phone: 260-918-1626; mmiler@press-seal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9008
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A new ASTM guide standardizes a useful, fast and easy technique for collecting infrared spectra of non-aqueous liquid paints right out of the can. The new standard, ASTM D7588 , Guide for FT-IR Fingerprinting of a Non-Aqueous Liquid Paint as Supplied in the Manufacturer’s Container, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D01.21 on Chemical Analysis of Paints and Paint Materials , which is part…, ASTM Committee D01 Next Meeting:, Jan. 29-31, 2012, January Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Steve Liebhart, Carboline Co., Brentwood, Mo., Phone: 314-644-1000; sliebhart@carboline.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8970
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Potential users, including coating manufacturers, architects, engineers and facility owners, are encouraged to participate in the development of a proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK34014 , Practice for Determining the Dry Fall (Fog) Properties of Protective Coatings. The proposed new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D01.46 on Industrial Protective Coatings , which…
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The viscosity of paints, inks and many related liquid materials varies considerably with temperature. In some cases viscosity can decrease by 10 percent with every 1°C increase in temperature. A proposed new ASTM standard will provide insight into the relationship between temperature and viscosity. ASTM WK33642 , Test Method for Measurement of Viscosity of Paints, Inks or Related Liquid…