1.1 These test methods describe a procedure for determining the amount of volatile matter of any kind that is driven off from a test specimen under a specific set of temperature and time conditions. These test methods determine only the mass of material lost, not its identity.
1.2 These test methods are applicable to a wide variety of solid or liquid materials, mixtures, or blends where the major component is stable at the test temperature. NOTE 1—These test methods can be applied to the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOC) content in metalworking fluids and direct contact lubricants subject to South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1144.
1.3 The applicable temperature range for these test methods are generally between ambient temperature and 1000°C.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 There is no ISO method equivalent to this test standard.
1.6 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM E1868-10(2021) Referenced Document
ASTM D1475 Standard Test Method For Density of Liquid Coatings, Inks, and Related Products
ASTM D1509 Standard Test Methods for Carbon Blackmdash;Heating Loss
ASTM D2216 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
ASTM D2288 Standard Test Method for Weight Loss of Plasticizers on Heating
ASTM D2595 Standard Test Method for Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases Over Wide-Temperature Range
ASTM D2832 Standard Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Paint and Related Coatings
ASTM D3175 Standard Test Method for Volatile Matter in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
ASTM D4017 Standard Test Method for Water in Paints and Paint Materials by Karl Fischer Method
ASTM D4893 Standard Test Method for Determination of Pitch Volatility
ASTM D6 Standard Test Method for Loss on Heating of Oil and Asphaltic Compounds
ASTM E1142 Standard Terminology Relating to Thermophysical Properties
ASTM E1582 Standard Practice for Calibration of Temperature Scale for Thermogravimetry
ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
ASTM E1860 Standard Test Method for Elapsed Time Calibration Thermal Analyzers
ASTM E2040 Standard Test Method for Mass Scale Calibration of Thermogravimetric Analyzers
ASTM E359 Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate)
ASTM E473 Standard Terminology Relating to Thermal Analysis
ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ASTM E897 Standard Test Method for Volatile Matter in the Analysis Sample of Refuse-Derived Fuel
ASTM E1868-10(2021) history
2021ASTM E1868-10(2021) Standard Test Methods for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
2010ASTM E1868-10(2015) Standard Test Methods for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
2010ASTM E1868-10 Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
2009ASTM E1868-09 Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
2004ASTM E1868-04 Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
2002ASTM E1868-02 Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry
1997ASTM E1868-97 Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry