ASTM International - ASTM D2832-25
Standard Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Paint and Related Coatings
| Organization: | ASTM International |
| Publication Date: | 1 July 2025 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 3 |
| ICS Code (Paints and varnishes): | 87.040 |
significance And Use:
3.1 The nonvolatile content of paint and related coatings is useful to producers and users and to environmental and health and safety interests in comparing the coverage of competing products and... View More
scope:
1.1 This guide is intended to aid in the selection of the proper ASTM standard for determining the volatile and nonvolatile content of paint and related coatings.
Note 1: Test methods for determining the composition of the volatile fraction are not covered by this guide.
1.2 The standards included are as follows:
| ????Type of Coating | Section | ASTM Designation |
| Aerosol coatings water | 4.1 | D5325 |
| Aerosol coatings solvent | 4.1 | D5200 |
| Architectural wall coatings, interior, high performance | 4.3 | D1644 |
| Coil coatings | 4.8 | D1353, D2697 |
| Electrical insulation varnishes | 4.9 | D115? |
| House paints, gloss (by volume) (by weight) | D2697, D2369 | |
| Industrial baking enamel (by volume) (by weight) | D2697, D2369 | |
| Inks, sheet-fed and coldest web offset printing | 4.19 | D6419 |
| Irregular or porous coatings, clear and pigmented (by volume) | 4.20 | D6093 |
| Lacquers, clear and pigmented | 4.11 | D1644, D333? |
| Latex paint, exterior (by volume) (by weight) | D2697, D2369 | |
| Latex paint, interior (by volume) (by weight) | D2697, D2369 | |
| Low VOC paints or coatings | 4.4 | D6886 |
| Magnet wire enamels | 4.12 | D3288 |
| Multi-component coatings, waterborne, solventborne, and > 90?% solids | 4.5 | D2369, D7768 |
| Phenolic coatings, cure water producing | 4.6 | D7245 |
| Plastics, coatings for | 4.13 | D1644 |
| Powder coatings | 4.14 | D3451 |
| Radiation curable coatings | 4.7 | D5403, D7767 |
| Silanes, Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends | 4.18 | D5095 |
| Solvent-reducible coatings (by weight) | 4.2 | D2369 |
| Traffic paints | 4.15 | D2205 |
| Varnishes | 4.16 | D1644 |
| Wall and trim enamels, interior semigloss, solvent-based (by volume) (by weight) | 4.17 | D2697, D2369, D6886 |
| Wall paints, flat (by volume) (by weight) | 4.10 | D2697, D2369, D6886 |
| Water-reducible coatings (by weight) | 4.2 | D2369 |
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 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.
1.5 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.
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