Lampblack Pigment: Standard Specification For

Designation: D 209 – 81 (Reapproved 1996)e1
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for

Lampblack Pigment1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 209; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of 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.
e1 NOTE—Keywords were added editorially in May 1996.
1. Scope with linseed oil, turpentine, or volatile petroleum spirits, or any

1.1 This specification covers the pigment commercially mixture of these substances. The paste shall conform to the
known as lamp-black. The pigment may be purchased in the following requirements:
dry form or as a paste in oil. Pigment, min, % 25
Linseed oil, max, % 75
Moisture and other volatile matter, max, % 0.7
2. Referenced Documents Coarse particles and skins (total residue retained on a 1.0
2.1 ASTM Standards: 45-µm (No. 325) sieve), max, % of the dry pigment
D 185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in Pigments,
Pastes, and Paints2 3.3 The mass color and character of the tint and the tinting
D 387 Test Method for Color and Strength of Color Pig- strength formed by a mixture with a white pigment shall be
ments with a Mechanical Muller3 within mutually agreed upon limits of a standard acceptable to
D 1208 Test Methods for Common Properties of Certain both the purchaser and the seller.
Pigments2 4. Sampling
3. Composition and Properties 4.1 Two samples shall be taken at random from different
3.1 Dry Pigment—The pigment shall be made by burning packages from each lot, batch, day’s pack, or other unit of
oils or tars in such a manner as to form a deposit of carbon or production in a shipment. When no markings distinguishing
soot. It shall be high grade in every respect and shall be free between units of production appear, samples shall be taken
from oil, greasy matter, and admixture of any other substance. from different packages in the ratio of two samples for each
The pigment shall conform to the following requirements: 10 000 lb (4540 kg), except that for shipments of less than
10 000 lb two samples shall be taken. At the option of the
Ash, max, % 0.5
Acetone extract, max, % 1.0 purchaser, the samples may be tested separately or after
Moisture and other volatile matter, max, % 3.0 blending in equal quantities the samples from the same
Coarse particles, (total residue retained on a 0.5 production unit to form a composite sample.
45-µm (No. 325) sieve), max, %
Tone when diluted with zinc oxide clear-blue-gray
5. Test Methods
3.2 Paste in Oil—The paste in oil shall be made by 5.1 Tests shall be conducted in accordance with the follow-
thoroughly grinding the specified pigment with linseed oil. As ing test methods. Test procedures not covered by ASTM test
received it shall not be caked in the container and shall break methods shall be mutually agreed upon between the purchaser
up readily in oil to form a smooth paint of brushing consis- and the seller.
tency. It shall mix readily in all proportions, without curdling, 5.2 Coarse Particles—Test Methods D 185.
5.3 Pigment, Linseed Oil, and Moisture and Other Volatile
Matter in Paste in Oil—Test Methods D 1208.
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-1 on Paint 5.4 Mass Color and Tinting Strength—Test Method D 387.
and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications, and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.31 on Pigment Specifications.
Current edition approved Aug. 31, 1981. Published October 1981. Originally
6. Keywords
published as D 209 – 24. Last previous edition D 209 – 47 (1974).
2
6.1 carbon; lampblack; linseed oil; pigment; soot
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.03.
3
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
1
D 209
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Designation: D 209 – 81 (Reapproved 1996)e1

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

Standard Specification for

e1 NOTE—Keywords were added editorially in May 1996.

1. Scope with linseed oil, turpentine, or volatile petroleum spirits, or any

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