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MeltPoint

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Point

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WaxTests

WaxProperties
Waxesaretypicallyqualitycontrolledwithregard
tothefollowingphysicalproperties:meltpoint,
oilcontent,penetration,viscosityandcolor.A
shortdescriptionofeachofthesepropertiesand
thetestmethodusedtomeasureeachis
describedinthechartattheright.Foradditional
informationregardinganyoneofthesetest
methods,pleasegotoASTM'swebsite.

Test
Method

Needle
Penetration

OilContent

Kinematic
Viscosity

Typical
Values
Providesinformationontemperatureatwhich 100160F
mostofagivenwaxchangesfromasolidto (4371C)for
aliquid.Widelyusedforparaffinwaxes.
paraffinwaxes
Description

Measureswhenawaxceasestoflow.

140200F
(6093C)for
microcrystalline
waxes
Measuresthehardnessofwax.Usually
920(0.1dmm)
ASTM
determinedat77F(25C)or100F(40C). forparaffin@
D1321
Highervaluesindicatesofterwax.
77F(25C)
FullyRefined
<0.5%,Semi
ASTM Theamountofoilinwax.Indicatesdegreeof
refined0.5
D721
refining.
1.0%,Scale
1.03.0%
ASTM Theresistancetoflowofamoltenwaxatthe 2.97.5for
D445
testtemperature.Resultsincentistokes(cSt). paraffin
Generallyusedonwaxesthatdon'tshowa
meltingplateaue.g.petrolatumsand
microcrystallinewaxes.

Testdonetoensureaproductionlotofwax
exhibitsamottlingfinishtothesurfacewhen
usedundercorrectconditions.
Viscosity
Thispracticecoverstheconversiontables
Conversion
andequationsforconvertingkinematic
ofSayboltto ASTM viscosityincentistokes(cSt)atany
Kinematic
D2161 temperaturetoSayboltUniversalviscosityin
andvice
SayboltUniversalseconds(SUS)atthesame
versa
temperature.
Thedeviationofmoltenwaxfromcolorless.
ASTM
SayboltColor
TheSayboltcolorscalerangesfrom+30
D6045
(colorless)to16(mediumyellow/brown)
Visualcomparisonofwaxcolor(molten)
ASTM
ASTMColor
againstglasscolorstandards.Usedforlight
D6045
amberanddarkerwaxesandblends.
Mottling

OdorTest

Varieswidely

In
House

ASTM Procedureforratingtheodorintensityof
D1833 waxesderivedfrompetroleum.

passorfail

Lightestcoloris
highest,+30is
maximum
Darkestcoloris
highest,8is
black
Avalueof1or
lessis
acceptablefor
paraffin

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