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Designation: D740 − 11 (Reapproved 2019)
Standard Specification for
Methyl Ethyl Ketone1,2
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D740; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
1.1 This specification covers two types of methyl ethyl Cobalt Scale)
ketone that are used primarily as solvents in lacquers and D1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile Sol-
industrial coatings, but also in adhesives, printing inks, lube oil vents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
dewaxing, and as chemical intermediates. Products
D1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this D1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
standard. Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
1.3 The following applies to all specified limits in this and Related Products
standard: for purposes of determining conformance with this D2804 Test Method for Purity of Methyl Ethyl Ketone By
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be Gas Chromatography
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
the rounding-off method of Practice E29. D5386 Test Method for Color of Liquids Using Tristimulus
1.4 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the Colorimetry
supplier’s Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in this E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
specification. Determine Conformance with Specifications
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
2.2 U.S. Federal Specification:4
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
PPP-C-2020 Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste: Packaging
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
of
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical 3. Classification
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3.1 Methyl ethyl ketone shall be of the following types, as
2. Referenced Documents specified:
2.1 ASTM Standards:3 3.1.1 Type I—Regular, and
D268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents and 3.1.2 Type II—Urethane grade. This type may be suited for
Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related use in urethane coatings, provided that the water content and
Coatings and Material alcohol content are acceptable.
D1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or- 4. Properties
ganic Liquids
4.1 The physical and chemical properties of methyl ethyl
ketone shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 1.
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint
and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D01.35 on Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates.
5. Sampling
Current edition approved April 1, 2019. Published April 2019. Originally 5.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
approved in 1943. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as D740 – 11. DOI:
10.1520/D0740-11R19.
Practice E300.
2
Also known as butanone and 2-butanone.
3
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4
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D740 − 11 (2019)
TABLE 1 Physical and Chemical Properties of Methyl Ethyl 6.1.2 Alcohol—Test Method D2804.
Ketone 6.1.3 Color—Test Method D1209 (see Footnote C in Table
Type I Type II 1).
Commercial reference regular urethane grade 6.1.4 Distillation Range—Test Method D1078, using a tem-
Acidity,A weight %, max 0.005 0.003
Alcohol,B weight %, max ... 0.5 perature measuring device having a range of 48 to 102 °C and
Color, Pt-Co scale, maxC 10 10 a resolution of 0.1 °C.
Distillation range, 760 mm Hg,°C 6.1.5 Nonvolatile Matter—Test Method D1353.
Initial boiling point, min 78.5 78.5
Dry point, max 81.0 81.0 6.1.6 Purity—Test Method D2804.
Nonvolatile matter, mg/100 mL, max 5 5 6.1.7 Apparent Specific Gravity—Determine the apparent
Purity, weight %, min 99.5 99.5 specific gravity by any method that is accurate to the third
Specific gravity, apparent
20/20 °C 0.805 to 0.807 0.805 to 0.807 decimal place, the temperature of both specimen and water
or being 20 °C or 25 °C. (See Specific Gravity section of Guide
25/25 °C 0.801 to 0.803 0.801 to 0.803
Water, weight %, max 0.2 0.05
D268, or Test Method D4052.)
A
6.1.8 Water—Test Method D1364.
Free acid as acetic acid. Equivalent to 0.047 mg potassium hydroxide (KOH) per
gram of material.
B
Calculated as 2-butanol or sec-butyl alcohol. 7. Packaging and Package Marking
C
Instrumental Pt-Co color determined by Test Method D5386 has been shown to
have no statistically significant difference from Pt-Co color determined by Test 7.1 Package size shall be agreed upon between the pur-
Method D1209. However, it is not known whether methyl ethyl ketone was part of chaser and the supplier.
the sample set included in the laboratory study.
7.2 Packaging shall conform to applicable carrier rules and
regulations or, when specified, shall conform to Fed. Spec.
6. Test Methods PPP-C-2020.
6.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
determined in accordance with the following ASTM test 8. Keywords
methods: 8.1 methyl ethyl ketone; regular grade; solvents; urethane
6.1.1 Acidity—Test Method D1613. grade; 2-butanone
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