ASTM D 5817 - 03a (Reapproved 2014) Standard Practice for Carbon Black, Pelleted - Reduction, Blending, and Drying of Gross Samples for Testing

Current edition approved June 1, 2014. Published November 2014. Originally approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D5817 – 03a (2008). — 4 p.
This practice describes the procedure for blending of pelleted carbon black, the procedure for the reduction of gross samples of pelleted carbon black to the appropriate size for testing and the preparation of the sample for testing. These techniques are intended to minimize variations in measured characteristics between test samples. Standard terminology relating to carbon black samples is found in Terminology D3053.