ASTM D6901-03
Historical Standard: ASTM D6901-03 Standard Specification for Artists' Colored Pencils
SUPERSEDED (see Active link, below)
ASTM D6901
1. Scope
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for composition, performance, and labeling of artists' colored pencils.
1.2 This specification covers vehicles and additives. Requirements are included for identification, lightfastness, and consistency.
1.3 Colored pencil specimens are exposed to both natural daylight through window glass and simulated window glass-filtered daylight radiation to determine the lightfastness rating for each pencil.
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
D2244 Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
D4236 Practice for Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards
D4303 Test Methods for Lightfastness of Colorants Used in Artists Materials
E284 Terminology of Appearance
G24 Practice for Conducting Exposures to Daylight Filtered Through Glass
G151 Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
G155 Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
Keywords
colored pencils; daylight through window glass; lightfastness; quality requirements; test specimens; xenon arc exposures;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 97.195 (Items of art and handicraft)
DOI: 10.1520/D6901-03
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