ASTM D 4942 - 89 (Reapproved 2001) Standard Test Methods for Water Pickup of Lithographic Printing Inks and Vehicles in a Laboratory Mixer

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved April 28, 1989. Published June 1989. 3 p.
These test methods cover two procedures for determining the amount of water picked up by lithographic printing inks in a laboratory mixer.
Test method A covers single-point water pickup; Test method B covers the rate of water pickup. Both test methods are applicable to any printing ink and vehicle intended for the lithographic printing process.