ASTM E 1868 - 10 Standard Test Method for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravimetry

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved July 1, 2010. Published August 2010. Originally approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1868 – 09. 6 p. This test method describes a procedure for determining the amount of volatile matter of any kind that is driven off from a test specimen under a specific set of temperature and time conditions. This test method determines only the mass of material lost, not its identity.