ASTM D2832 : 25

Standard Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Paint and Related Coatings

Standard Details

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.