ASTM and ISO VOCs in Coatings - Method Comparison Matrix
Designation
Title
Rev. 6
Scope
Technique
Key Definitions
Range
Test Conditions
Result Units
Methods
Referenced
Equivalent/
similar to
method
5% to 100% VOC by
weight.
110oC +/- 5oC for 60
minutes
Percent by Weight
(wt.%)
D4713, E145, EPA
24, EPA 24A
ISO 11890-1
D1475, D2369,
D2697, D2832,
D3792, D4017,
D4457, D5201,
D5095, EPA 24
ISO 11890-1
Percent by Weight
(wt.%)
E145, BAAQMD
Method 35
Ref. ASTM
D2369
Weight Percent
Volume Percent
D153, D1475, D2369,
D2832, D3960,
D4758, EPA 24
110oC +/- 5oC for 60
minutes
Percent by Weight
(wt.%)
D2369, D3792,
D4017, BAAQMD
Method 35
Ref. ASTM
D2369
ASTM D2369
ASTM D3960
Non-Speciated VOC Content in Paints
ASTM D2369
Standard Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings
Determination of the weight percent volatile content of solvent
reducible and water reducible coatings.
nonvolatile matter
Gravimetric minus
volatile content
Water
matter
ASTM D3960
Standard Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
Content of Paints and Related Coatings
Determination of VOC content of solventborne and waterborne
paints and related coatings released from a sample under
specific bake conditions.
exempt solvent
Gravimetric minus
nonvolatile material
Water
VOA, VOC & VOC Content
ASTM D5200
Test Method for Determining Weight Percent Volatile Content of SolventBorne Aerosol Paints
Determination of weight percent organic compounds or solventborne paints in aerosol cans.
Gravemetric
nonvolatile content
VOC Content
ASTM D5201
Practice for Calculation of Formulation Physical Constants of Paints and
Coatings
Procedure for calcualting weight solids, volume solids, solvent
content and density of liquid paints and coatings based on
formulation data.
Calculations
nonvolatile content
VOC
VOC Content
ASTM D5325
Test Method for Determining Weight Percent Volatile Content of WaterBorne Aerosol Paints
Determination of weight percent volatile content of water-borne
paints in aerosols.
ISO 11890-1
Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC)
content - Part 1: Difference method
Determination of VOC content of paints, varnishes and their raw
exempt solvent
Gravimetric minus
materials, where expected VOC content is greater than about
for use
Water
15% by mass.
VOC Content
ready
15% to 100% VOC by
VOC &
weight.
ISO 3251: e.g. 105C
for 60 minutes
wt.% or g/l
ISO760, ISO3251,
ISO2811-1,2,3&4,
ISO11890-2,
ISO15528, D3960
ISO 11890-2
Paints and varnishes - Detrmination of volatile organic compound (VOC)
content - Part 2: Gas-chromatographic method
Determination of VOC content of paints, varnishes and their raw
materials, where expected VOC content is greater than about
0.1% and less than 15% by mass.
ready
0.1% to 15% VOC by
VOC &
weight.
Optimized for product
being tested. Revised
2006 for EU Deco
paints directive
wt.% or g/l
ISO760, ISO15528,
ISO2811-1,2,3&4,
ISO11890-1, D3960
Paints and varnishes - Determination of the volatile organic compound
content of low-VOC emulsion paints (in-can VOC)
Quantitative determination of VOC content of emulsion paints, for
Head Space in-can VOC
VOCs with boiling points up to 250oC under standard conditions Capillary GC with VOC
at concentrations between 0.01% and 0.1% by mass.
FID or MS
VOC Content
ISO 17895
volatile
Tested at 63% to
77.5% by weight VOC.
Gravimetric minus nonvolatile content
Water
VOC Content
exempt solvent
Capillary GC with
for use
FID, MS or FT-IR
VOC Content
5% to 100% VOC by
weight.
110oC +/- 5oC for 60
minutes
.
5% to 100% VOC by
weight.
HS=150oC, Column =
0.01% to 0.1% VOC by
Percent by Weight
95% DMS, 5% Phenyl,
weight.
(wt.%)
100oC to 300oC
ISO2811-1,2,3&4,
ISO3696, ISO15528
Speciation of VOCs in Paints
ASTM D4457
Test Method for Determination of Dichloromethane and 1,1,1trichloroethane in Paints and Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas
Chromatograph
Determination of total amount of dichlromethane and 1,1,1trichloroethane or both in paints and coatings.
Direct Injetion
Packed Column
GC/FID
exempt compound
exempt solvent
Tested at 31% to 78%
by weight.
Direct Injection, Porous
Percent by Weight
Polymer GC, 100oC to
(wt.%)
230oC
ASTM E260
ASTM D5134
Detailed Analysis of Petroleum Naphthas through n-Nonane by Capillary
Gas Chromatography
Determination of hydrocarbon components of petroleum
naphthas as enumerated in Table 1 of the method. Components
eluting after n-nonane (bp 150.8C) are determined as a single
group.
Direct Injetion
Capillary GC/FID
exempt compound
exempt solvent
0.05 mass % level or
greater can be
determined
Percent by Weight
(wt.%)
ASTM E260
ASTM D6133
Acetone, p-Chlorobenzotrifluoride, Methyl Acetate or t-Butyl Acetate
Content of Solventborne and Waterborne Paints, Coatings, Resins, and
Raw Materials by Direct Injection Into a Gas Chromatograph
Determination of the total-concentration of acetone, pchlorobenzotrifluoride, methyl acetate, or t-butyl acetate, or
combination of any of the four, in solventborne and waterborne
paints, coatings, resins, and raw materials.
Direct Injection exempt compound
Capillary GC with exempt solvent
FID
Content
VOC
1% to 100% by weight
for each analyte.
Optimized for product
being tested.
Percent by Weight
(wt.%)
D3271, D3272
ASTM D6438
Acetone, Methyl Acetate, and Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF) Content
of Paints, and Coatings by Solid Phase Microextraction-Gas
Chromatography
Determination of acetone, methyl acetate or PCBTF in solvent
borne paints and coatings and waterborne coatings with
modification
SPME Headspace exempt compound
Capillary GC with exempt solvent
FID or MS
Content
VOC
Tested at 10% to 90%
by weight.
SPME (PEG/DVB),
Percent by Weight
Column = 100% PEG,
(wt.%)
35oC to 240oC
D3925, D6133
ASTM D6886
Speciation of the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Low VOC
Content Waterborne Air-Dry Coatings by Gas Chromatography.
Determination of the weight percent of individual VOCs in low
VOC content waterborne latex air-dry coatings.
Direct Injetion
exempt compound
Capillary GC/FID exempt solvent
SPME is optional F-VOC, VOC Content
Below 5% VOC by
weight, but has been
tested at higher %.
SPME (CW/DVB),
Percent by Weight
95% DMS, 5% Phenyl,
(wt.%)
40oC to 250oC + Conf.
D1475, D2369,
D3792, D3925,
D3960, D4017,
D6133, D6438
VOC Content in other Coatings, Inks and Other Materials
ASTM D5095
Test Method for Determination of the Nonvolatile Content in Silanes,
Siloxanes and Silane-Siloxane Blends Used in Masonry Water-Repellant
Treatments
Determination of the nonvolatile content of silanes, siloxanes,
and brended silane-siloxane materials used in masonry water
repelent treatments.
Gravimetric
nonvolatile matter
nonvolatile content
volatile content
ASTM D5403
Tested at 14% to 65%
110oC +/- 5oC for 60 Percent by Weight
nonvoalatile content by
minutes, with catalyst.
(wt.%)
weight.
Test Methods for Volatile Content of Radiation Curable Materials
Determination of weight percent volatile content of coatings, inks
and adhesives sesigned to be cured by exposure to ultraviolet
light or to a beam of accelerated electrons.
Gravimetric
processing volatiles
potenital volatiles
total volatiles
Test Method A <= 3%
Test Method B > 3%
ASTM D6419
Test Method for Volatile Content of Non-Heatset Web Offset Printing Inks
Determination of weight percent volatile content of sheet-fed and
coldset web offset pinting inks.
Gravimetric
VOC
Tested at 3% to 39%
by weight.
ASTM D5087
Test Method for Determining amount of Volatile Organic Compound
released from Solvent-borne Automotive Coatings and Available for
Removal in a VOC Control Device (Abatement)
Simulates the loss of VOC from a freshly coated surface by using
Gravimetric minus
the difference in weight of a coated test panel before and after
VOC
Water
baking.
Not-Specified
Process Conditions
lbs VOC/gallon or
D5066, D1005,
grams VOC/Litre
D1186, D1400,
of applied
D2369, D6266, B499,
solids
E145, EPA 24
ASTM D6266
Test Method for Determining amount of Volatile Organic Compound
released from Water-borne Automotive Coatings and Available for
Removal in a VOC Control Device (Abatement)
Simulates the loss of VOC from a freshly coated surface by using
Gravimetric minus VOC
the difference in weight of a caoted test panel before and after
Water and VOC VOC Content
baking, and by the analysis of VOC or water content.
Not-Specified
Process Conditions
lbs VOC/gallon or
D5066, D1005,
grams VOC/Litre
D1186, D1400,
of applied
D2369, D5087, B499,
solids
E145, EPA 24
110oC +/- 5oC for 60
minutes, with cure.
Percent by Weight
(wt.%)
ASTM D3980
D2369, E145
110oC +/- 1oC for 60 Percent by Weight
D2369, E145, EPA24
minutes, 0.3 g sample.
(wt.%)
VOC for Abatement
Definitions
Exempt Compo Organic compound that does not participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions.
Exempt SolventOrganic compounds that do not participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions.
F-VOC
Formula VOC, formulation data calculated volatile organic cmpound in g/(L-water).
in-can VOC
Volatile organic compounds present in water-based emulsion paints.
Nonvolatile MateThe solid material remaining after volatiles have been removed from a coating under specified test conditions.
The state of a product when it is mixed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions in the correct proportions
Ready for use
and thinned if required using the correct thinners so that it is ready for application of the approved method.
Loss in specimen weight under test conditions that are designed to simulate actual industrial cure processing
Processing Vola
conditions.
Potential Volati Loss in specimen weight upon heating at 110oC for 60 min after radiation curing.
Total Volatiles Sum of the processing volatiles and the potential volatiles.
VOA
Amount of volatile organic compounds in g/L of coating including water and exempt solvents.
VOC (ASTM)
Volatile Organic Compound, any organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions.
Volatile Organic Compound, fundamentally, any organic liquid and/or solid that evaporates spontaneously at the
VOC (ISO)
prevailing temperature and pressure of the atmosphere with which it is in contact.
VOC Content ( Volatile organic compound content, the mass of VOC released from a coating under specific test conditions.
VOC Content (I The mass of volatile organic compounds present in a coating material as determined under specific conditions.
Volume NonvolaThe volume percent nonvolatile content.
X-VOC
Experimental VOC, experimental volatile organic compound in g/(L-water).
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