1、Designation:D668707(Reapproved 2020)Standard Guide forTesting Printing Ink Vehicles and Components Thereof1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6687;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last rev
2、ision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers a list of test methods,practices,guides,and specifications that can be used for the testing andevaluation of prin
3、ting ink vehicles and components thereof(seeTable 1).21.2 This guide includes methods that were developed to testimpact and non-impact inks and vehicles associated withletterpress,lithography,flexography and gravure.Tests on rawmaterials and analytical tests in general have been included.1.3 Other A
4、STM standards not specified here may also beapplicable.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the ap
5、plicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by
6、 the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Terminology2.1 Definitions:2.1.1 printing ink,na colored or pigmented liquid or pastecomposition that is applied by printing machinery.2.1.1.1 DiscussionPrinting inks may contain vehicles,colorants,waxes,solvents,and other addi
7、tives.Bulk inks aretested for dispersion,tinting strength,density,heat and storagestability,rheology,and printing properties.2.1.2 vehicle,nthe portion of a printing ink that excludesthe colorant.2.1.2.1 DiscussionInk vehicles typically include the resin/solvent portion of the printing ink.Other pri
8、nting ink additives,generally not included in the vehicle,are waxes,antioxidantsand driers.3.Test Categories3.1 For convenience in selection,the test methods,practices,guides,and specifications listed in this guide arelisted numerically(see Table 1)and by property of interest(seeTable 2).4.Precision
9、 and Bias4.1 If available,precision for each test method listed can befound in the latest revision of that test method.5.Keywords5.1 printing inks;printing ink vehicles;test methods andpractices(tabulation of);vehicles1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint andRelated Co
10、atings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles.Current edition approved Sept.1,2020.Published September 2020.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D6687 07(2013).DOI:10.1520/D6687-07R20.2For referenced ASTM stan
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12、959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical B
13、arriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1TABLE 1 Numerical Listing of Ink Vehicle Related StandardsASTM DesignationVolumeTitleD1606.01Terminology for Paint,Related Coatings,Materials and ApplicationsD5605.01Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD8605.01Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum
14、Products at Atmospheric PressureD9205.01Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup TesterD9305.01Test Method for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup TesterD15406.03Guide for Testing VarnishesD15605.01Test Method for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products(Saybolt Chromometer Method
15、)D44505.01Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids(the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)D56206.01Test Method for Consistency of Paints Measuring Krebs Unit(KU)Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type ViscometerD61105.01Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline Point of Petr
16、oleum Products and Hydrocarbon SolventsD97110.03Test Method for Interfacial Tension of Oil Against Water by the Ring MethodD113306.04Test Method for Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocarbon SolventsD120006.01Test Method for Viscosity by Ford Viscosity CupD121805.01Test Method for Refractive Index and Refractive Dispersion of Hydrocarbon LiquidsD125906.01Test Method for Nonvolatile Content of Resin SolutionsD131006.01Test Method for Flash Point and Fire Point of Liquids by Tag Open-Cup ApparatusD133115
