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  • BS 3900-A9:1986

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    Methods of test for paints Determination of flashpoint (closed cup equilibrium method)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-1986

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Method for determination of the flashpoint of paint, or petroleum or a related product, in the temperature range 5° to 110° using alternative closed cups including Abel, Abel-Pensky, Pensky-Martens and Tag by reference to various national standards. (See BS 3900-A8, A13 and A14).

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    This International Standard specifies a method for determining the flashpoint of a paint, varnish, paint binder, solvent, petroleum or a related product and makes allowance for deviations from standard atmospheric pressure.

    The method is suitable for use over the temperature range 5 to 110 °C, although some of the apparatus listed in Annex A cannot cover all of this range using the thermometer supplied with the apparatus.

    NOTE 1 In some countries, existing regulations may require the use of other methods over at least a part of the temperature range 5 to 110 °C.

    NOTE 2 Care should be taken in the interpretation of results obtained from solvent mixtures containing halogenated hydrocarbons (see clause 0).

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    Committee STI/10
    Development Note Also numbered as BS 6664-2(1986). Supersedes BS 3900-A9(1973) and BS 3900-A9(1978). (10/2001)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 3171:1988 Petroleum liquids — Automatic pipeline sampling
    ISO 1516:2002 Determination of flash/no flash — Closed cup equilibrium method
    ISO 1512:1991 Paints and varnishes Sampling of products in liquid or paste form
    ISO 3170:2004 Petroleum liquids — Manual sampling
    ISO 3679:2015 Determination of flash no-flash and flash point — Rapid equilibrium closed cup method
    ISO 1513:2010 Paints and varnishes Examination and preparation of test samples
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