1. Scope

1.1 This guide provides information, without specific limits, for selecting standard test methods for testing aqueous polymer quenchants for initial qualification, determining quality, and the effect of aging.

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 requirements prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation

D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D892 Test Method for Foaming Characteristics of Lubricating Oils

D1744 Test Method for Determination of Water in Liquid Petroleum Products by Karl Fischer Reagent

D1747 Test Method for Refractive Index of Viscous Materials

D1796 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)

D2624 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels

D3519 Test Method for Foam in Aqueous Media (Blender Test)

D3601 Test Method for Foam In Aqueous Media (Bottle Test)

D3867 Test Methods for Nitrite-Nitrate in Water

D4327 Test Method for Anions in Water by Suppressed Ion Chromatography

D5296 Test Method for Molecular Weight Averages and Molecular Weight Distribution of Polystyrene by High Performance Size-Exclusion Chromatography

D6482 Test Method for Determination of Cooling Characteristics of Aqueous Polymer Quenchants by Cooling Curve Analysis with Agitation (Tensi Method)

D6549 Test Method for Determination of Cooling Characteristics of Quenchants by Cooling Curve Analysis with Agitation (Drayton Unit)

E70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions With the Glass Electrode

E979 Practice for Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents as Preservatives for Invert Emulsion and Other Water Containing Hydraulic Fluids

E2275 Practice for Evaluating Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluid Bioresistance and Antimicrobial Pesticide Performance

Keywords

cooling curve; cooling rate; cooling time; polymer quenchants; Aqueous polymer quenchants; Contamination--petroleum products; Cooling curve analysis; Microbiological stability;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 75.120 (Hydraulic fluids)

DOI: 10.1520/D6666-01

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