ASTM D 4040 - 05 Standard Test Method for Rheological Properties of Paste Printing and Vehicles by the Falling-Rod Viscometer

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved May 15, 2005. Published July 2005. Originally approved in 1981. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 4040 – 99.
9.p This test method covers the procedure for determining the falling-rod viscosity and degree of non-Newtonian behavior of printing inks, vehicles, and similar liquids that are essentially nonvolatile and unreactive under ordinary room conditions.