ASTM D 3723 - 05 Standard Test Method for Pigment Content of Water-Emulsion Paints by Low-Temperature Ashing

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005. Originally approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 3723 – 84 (1999). 2 p. This test method covers a procedure for the pigment content determination of water-based paints. It is applicable only to pigments that do not decompose or lose weight at temperatures below 500°C. Such pigments include most metal oxides, silicates, and a majority of anhydrous inorganic salts.