1、Designation: D5900 12Standard Specification forPhysical and Chemical Properties of Industry ReferenceMaterials (IRM)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5900; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the yea
2、r of last revision. 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 specification covers the chemical and physicalquality specifications or requirements, or both, for IndustryR
3、eference Materials (IRMs) as cited in Practice D4678 andother standards.1.2 IRMs, as evaluated and referenced in Practice D4678,are vitally important to conduct product, specification, anddevelopment testing in the rubber and carbon black industries.1.3 Before a new lot of material can be accepted a
4、s an IRM,it must comply with the specifications prescribed in thisspecification. However, these specifications are only part of therequirements. Other requirements as given in Practice D4678shall be met before a candidate material can be formallyaccepted as an IRM.1.4 The values stated in SI units a
5、re to be regarded asstandard. No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 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 and health practice
6、s and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D88 Test Method for Saybolt ViscosityD92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by ClevelandOpen Cup TesterD97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum ProductsD280 Test Methods for Hyg
7、roscopic Moisture (and OtherMatter Volatile Under the Test Conditions) in PigmentsD287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum andPetroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D611 Test Me
8、thods for Aniline Point and Mixed AnilinePoint of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon SolventsD1278 Test Methods for Rubber from Natural SourcesChemical AnalysisD1416 Test Methods for Rubber from Synthetic SourcesChemical Analysis3D1500 Test Method forASTM Color of Petroleum Products(ASTM Color Scale
9、)D1519 Test Methods for Rubber ChemicalsDetermination of Melting RangeD1646 Test Methods for RubberViscosity, Stress Relax-ation, and Pre-Vulcanization Characteristics (Mooney Vis-cometer)D1747 Test Method for Refractive Index of Viscous Mate-rialsD1951 Test Method forAsh in Drying Oils and FattyAci
10、ds3D1959 Test Method for Iodine Value of Drying Oils andFatty Acids3D1960 Test Method for Loss on Heating of Drying Oils3D1965 Test Method for Unsaponifiable Matter in DryingOils, Fatty Acids, and Polymerized Fatty Acids3D1980 Test Method for Acid Value of Fatty Acids andPolymerized Fatty Acids3D198
11、2 Test Method for Titer of Fatty AcidsD1993 Test Method for Precipitated Silica-Surface Area byMultipoint BET Nitrogen AdsorptionD2007 Test Method for Characteristic Groups in RubberExtender and Processing Oils and Other Petroleum-Derived Oils by the Clay-Gel Absorption Chromato-graphic MethodD2140
12、Practice for Calculating Carbon-Type Compositionof Insulating Oils of Petroleum OriginD2161 Practice for Conversion of Kinematic Viscosity toSaybolt Universal Viscosity or to Saybolt Furol ViscosityD2501 Test Method for Calculation of Viscosity-GravityConstant (VGC) of Petroleum OilsD3037 Test Metho
13、d for Carbon BlackSurface Area by1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D11 on Rubberand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D11.20 on Compounding Materialsand Procedures.Current edition approved May 1, 2012. Published June 2012. Originallyapproved in 1996. Last prev
14、ious edition approved in 2010 as D5900 10a. DOI:10.1520/D5900-12.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM webs
15、ite.3Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referencedon www.astm.org.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.Nitrogen Adsorption3D3157 Test Method for Rubber from Natural SourcesColorD3194 Test M
16、ethod for Rubber From Natural SourcesPlasticity Retention Index (PRI)D3280 Test Methods for Analysis of White Zinc PigmentsD4004 Test Methods for RubberDetermination of MetalContent by Flame Atomic Absorption (AAS) AnalysisD4075 Test Methods for Rubber Compounding MaterialsFlame Atomic Absorption An
17、alysisDetermination ofMetalsD4315 Test Methods for Rubber Compounding MaterialZinc OxideD4569 Test Method for Rubber Compounding MaterialsDetermination of Acidity in SulfurD4570 Test Method for Rubber ChemicalsDeterminationof Particle Size of Sulfur by Sieving (Dry)D4571 Test Methods for Rubber Comp
18、ounding MaterialsDetermination of Volatile MaterialD4572 Test Method for Rubber ChemicalsWet SieveAnalysis of SulfurD4574 Test Methods for Rubber Compounding MaterialsDetermination of Ash ContentD4578 Test Methods for Rubber ChemicalsDetermination of Percent Sulfur by ExtractionD4678 Practice for Ru
19、bberPreparation, Testing, Accep-tance, Documentation, and Use of Reference MaterialsD4934 Test Method for Rubber Compounding Materials:2-Benzothiazyl Sulfenamide AcceleratorsInsolublesD4936 Test Method for Mercaptobenzothiazole Sulfena-mide Assay by Reduction/TitrationD5289 Test Method for Rubber Pr
20、opertyVulcanizationUsing Rotorless Cure MetersD5712 Test Method for Analysis of Aqueous ExtractableProtein in Natural Rubber and Its Products Using theModified Lowry MethodD6499 Test Method for The Immunological Measurementof Antigenic Protein in Natural Rubber and its ProductsD7427 Test Method for
21、Immunological Measurement ofFour PrincipalAllergenic Proteins (Hev b 1, 3, 5 and 6.02)in Natural Rubber and Its Products Derived from Latex3. Significance and Use3.1 IRMs are vitally important in product and specificationtesting, in research and development work, in technical servicework, and in qua
22、lity control operations in the rubber andcarbon black industries. They are especially valuable forreferee purposes. Many ASTM rubber standards for the evalu-ation of natural or synthetic rubber require the use of specificIRMs in their test recipes for better laboratory repeatability andreproducibili
23、ty.3.2 New material lots that have been selected as candidatesfor IRM approval shall conform to the appropriate specifica-tions given in this standard and meet requirements given inPractice D4678 before the lots may be accepted as IRMs.3.3 The chemical and physical IRM specifications shownwill ensur
24、e some consistency in IRM properties from one lot tothe next. However, the specifications cannot ensure exactinter-lot consistency.4. Specifications4.1 The following are specifications for Industry ReferenceMaterials (IRMs).4.2 Specification for IRM 14Tetramethyl Thiuram Disul-fide (TMTD):4.2.1 Mate
25、rial description:Appearance is light buff to whitepowder. Specific gravity is 1.5. This material is commonlyused in certain ASTM rubber test recipes as an accelerator insulfur vulcanization.4.2.2 Specifications are given in Table 1.4.3 Specification for IRM 25Benzothiazyl Disulfide(MBTS)4.3.1 Materi
26、al description: Appearance is cream-coloredpowder. Specific gravity is 1.5. This material shall contain 2 60.2 % mineral oil. This material is commonly used as anaccelerator in certain ASTM rubber test recipes in sulfurvulcanization.4.3.2 Specifications are given in Table 2.4.4 Specification for IRM
27、 36N-tert-butyl-benzothiazoleSulfenamide (TBBS)4.4.1 Material description: Appearance is light tan or beigepellets approximately18 in. long. Specific gravity is 1.28.4.4.2 Specifications are given in Table 3.4.5 Specification for IRM 216Stearic Acid4.5.1 Material description: Appearance is a fine po
28、wder orflakes.4.5.2 Specifications are given in Table 4.4.6 Specification for IRM 316Sulfur4.6.1 Material description: Appearance is light to paleyellow powder.4.6.2 Specifications are given in Table 5.4.7 Specification for IRM 437Naphthenic Process Oil:4.7.1 Material description: Appearance is tran
29、slucent darkliquid. Specific gravity is 0.9. This material is commonly usedin certain ASTM rubber test recipes as a process oil. This oilhas been hydrotreated.4.7.2 Specifications are given in Table 6.4.8 Specification for IRM 918Zinc Oxide (ZnO):4.8.1 Material description: Appearance is a white pow
30、der.Specific gravity is 5.6. This material is commonly used in4Lot IRM 1a is no longer available; IRM 1b has not been approved.5A lot IRM 2a has been depleted. Lot IRM 2b has not been approved.6An approved lot has been reserved and is available from Akron RubberDevelopment Lab Inc., 300 Kenmore Blvd
31、., Akron, OH 44301, website: www.ardl-.com.7No approved lot of IRM 43 has been established.8An approved lot has been reserved and is available from R. E. Carroll, Inc., P.O.Box 5806, Trenton, NJ 08638-0806.TABLE 1 Specification for IRM 1Tetramethyl Thiuram Disulfide(TMTD)Property ASTM Designation Li
32、mitsMelting point, C D1519 142 minAsh, % D4574 0.10 maxLoss on heating at 105C, % loss D4571 0.5 maxWet sieve analysis, % retaining on 100mesh screenD4572 0.05 maxD5900 122many ASTM rubber test recipes as an activator and in ASTMtest recipes for testing halogenated elastomers as a vulcanizingagent.4
33、.8.2 Specifications are given in Table 7.4.9 Specification for IRM 2416Butyl Rubber4.9.1 Material description: Appearance is pale white solidrubber. This is a copolymer of isobutylene and isoprene (IIR).The rubber shall be stabilized with a non-staining antioxidantsuitable for long-term storage. Spe
34、cific gravity is 0.92. Thismaterial is commonly used for the quality control monitoringof Mooney viscometers in accordance with Test MethodsD1646.4.9.2 Specifications are given in Table 8.4.10 Specification for IRM 9018Petroleum Oil:4.10.1 Material description: Appearance is a dark liquid.Specific g
35、ravity is 0.8. This oil is a severely solvent refinedheavy paraffinic petroleum oil. Its CAS registry number is64741-88-4. This oil is commonly used in ASTM oil immer-sion tests. Typical properties are as follows: Aromatics, Ca inaccordance with Test Method D2140 is 3 %; pour point inaccordance with
36、 Test Method D97 is 12C; color in accor-dance with Test Method D1500 is L3.5; refractive index inaccordance with Test Method D1747 is 1.4848; and UVabsorption 260 nm is 0.8.4.10.2 Specifications are given in Table 9.4.11 Specification for IRM 9028Petroleum Oil:4.11.1 Material description: Appearance
37、 is a light yellow,translucent liquid. Specific gravity is 0.8. This oil is a severelyhydrotreated naphthenic distillate. Its CAS registry number is64742-52-5. This oil is commonly used in ASTM oil immer-sion tests. Typical properties are as follows: Aromatics, Ca inTABLE 2 Specification for IRM 2Be
38、nzothiazyl Disulfide (MBTS)Property ASTM Designation LimitsMelting point, C D1519 165 minAsh, % D4574 0.7 maxLoss on heating at 105C, % loss D4571 0.5 maxWet sieve analysis, % retained on 100mesh screenD4572 0.1 maxTABLE 3 Specification for IRM 3N-tert-butyl-benzothiazoleSulfenamide (TBBS)Property A
39、STM Designation Limit/TargetAssay, % D4936 96 minMelting Point, Initial, C D1519 108 minMelting Point, Final, C D1519 109 minVolatile Matter, % D1416 0.1 maxAsh, % D4574 0.2 maxInsolubles in Methanol, % D4934 0.3 maxTABLE 4 Specification for IRM 21Stearic AcidProperty ASTM Designation Limit/TargetMi
40、neral Acid NoneAcid Value D1980 193 to 199minTiter, C D1982 66 minIodine Value, % D1959 1.0 maxLoss on Heating, % D1960 0.2 maxAsh, % D1951 0.05 maxFat, Unsaponifiables and Insoluble, % D1965 0.5 maxTABLE 5 Specification for IRM 31SulfurProperty ASTM Designation Limit/TargetOrganic Material, % 0.05
41、maxVolatile Matter, C D4571 0.5 maxAsh, % D4574 0.3 maxInsoluble in CS2,% D4578 0.3 maxAcidity, % D4569 0.005 maxDry analysis, % retained on 100 meshscreenD4570 0.0 maxDry analysis, % retained on 200 meshscreenD4570 5to10TABLE 6 Specification for IRM 43Napthenic Process OilProperty ASTM Designation
42、Limits/TargetsClay-gel absorption chromatographicanalysisD2007% Asphaltenes 0.3 max% Polar compounds 6.0 max% Saturated hydrocarbon 35.1 to 65.0Viscosity 100C, mm2/s D88 and D2161 16.8 6 1.2Viscosity-gravity constant D2501 0.889 6 0.002TABLE 7 Specification for IRM 91Zinc Oxide (ZnO)Property ASTM De
43、signation Limits/TargetsSurface area, m2/g D4315 and D3037 4.3 6 0.3% Zinc oxide D3280 99.5 min% Lead D4075 0.08 max% Cadmium D4075 0.08 maxLoss on heating 105C % loss D280 0.50 maxWet sieve analysis, %, retains on 45 m D4315 0.10 maxTABLE 8 Specification for IRM 241Butyl RubberProperty ASTM Designa
44、tion Limits/TargetsMooney Viscosity mL 1 + 8 125C(unmassed)D1646 51 6 1Volatile matter, % D1416 0.30 maxAsh, % D1416 0.50 maxTABLE 9 Specification for IRM 901Petroleum OilPropertyASTMDesignationLimit/TargetsViscosity: cst 99C D445 19.23 6 1.11Gravity, API 16C D287 28.8 6 1.0Flash pt. COC, C D92 243
45、minAniline point, C D611 124 6 1Viscosity-gravity Constant D2140 0.790 0.805Naphthenics Cn% D2140 27 (avg)Paraffinics Cp% D2140 65 minTABLE 10 Specification for IRM 902Petroleum OilProperty ASTM Designation Limits/TargetsViscosity: cst 99C D445 20.35 6 1.15Gravity, API 16C D287 20.0 6 1.0Flash pt. C
46、OC, C D92 232 minAniline point, C D611 93.0 6 3.0Viscosity-gravity constant D2140 0.865 6 0.005Naphthenics Cn% D2140 35 minParaffinics Cp% D2140 50 maxD5900 123accordance with Test Method D2140 is 12 %; pour point inaccordance with Test Method D97 is 12C; color in accor-dance with Test Method D1500
47、is L2.5; refractive index inaccordance with Test Method D1747 is 1.5105; and UVabsorbance 260 nm is 4.0.4.11.2 Specifications are given in Table 10.4.12 Specification for IRM 9038Petroleum Oil:4.12.1 Material description: Appearance is a light yellow,translucent liquid. Specific gravity is 0.8. This
48、 oil is a severelyhydrotreated naphthenic distillate. Its CAS registry number is64742-52-5. This IRM is commonly used in ASTM oilimmersion tests. Typical properties are as follows: Aromatics,Ca in accordance with Test Method D2140 is 14 %; pour pointin accordance with Test Method D97 is 31C; color i
49、naccordance with Test Method D1500 is L0.5; refractive indexin accordance with Test Method D1747 is 1.5026; and UVabsorbance 260 nm is 2.2.4.12.2 Specifications are given in Table 11.4.13 Specification for IRM 9058Petroleum Oil:4.13.1 Material description: Appearance is an amber liquid.Specific gravity is 0.88. This oil is a severely solvent refinedheavy paraffinic petroleum oil. Its CAS registry number is64741-88-4. This oil is commonly used in ASTM oil immer-sion tests. Typical properties
