ASTM D6 standard test method for loss on heating of oil and asphaltic compounds
3. Summary of Test Method
3.1 Fifty grams of material, spread out in a dish 55 mm in diameter, is heated in moving air for 5 h at 163°C (325°F) and the percent loss of mass determined along with a comparison, before and after, of any other desired characteristics. This test method provides only a relative measurement of the volatility of a material under test conditions.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This test method is useful in characterizing certain petroleum products by the determination of their loss of mass upon heating under standardized conditions.
