Astm D 4017 – 02 pdf free download

Standard Test Method for
Water in Paints and Paint Materials by Karl Fischer Method1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4017; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of the last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method is applicable to all paints and paint
materials, including resins, monomers, and solvents, with the
exception of aldehydes and certain active metals, metal oxides,
and metal hydroxides. While the evaluation was limited to
pigmented products containing amounts of water in the 30 to
70 % range, there is reason to believe that higher and lower
concentrations can be determined by this test method.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard
statements are given in Section 7.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water2
D 3960 Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paint and Related Coatings3
E 180 Practice for Determining the Precision of ASTM
Methods for Analysis and Testing of Industrial and Specialty Chemicals4
E 203 Test Method for Water Using Volumetric Karl Fischer
Titration4

2.2 Other Standard:
EPA Federal Reference Method 24—Determination of
Volatile Matter Content, Density, Volume Solids, and
Weight Solids of Surface Coatings5