Standard Test Methods for Lightfastness of Colorants Used in Artists' Materials

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English

Published date

23-12-2022

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American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1Four test methods to accelerate the effects of long term indoor illumination on artists’ materials are described below. One of the natural daylight methods and one of the xenon-arc methods are used to categorize the lightfastness of colorants.

1.1.1Test Method A—Exposure in southern Florida to natural daylight filtered through window glass.

1.1.2Test Method B—Exposure in Arizona to natural daylight filtered through window glass.

1.1.3Test Method C—Exposure in a non-humidity controlled xenon-arc device simulating daylight filtered through window glass.

1.1.4Test Method D—Exposure in a humidity controlled xenon-arc device simulating daylight filtered through window glass.

1.2These test methods are used to approximate the color change that can be expected over time in colorants used in artists' materials exposed indoors to daylight through window glass.

Note 1:The color changes that result from accelerated exposure may not duplicate the results of normal indoor exposure in a home, art gallery, or museum. The relative resistance to change, however, can be established so colored materials can be assigned to categories of relative lightfastness.

Note 2:Users who wish to test colored materials under fluorescent illumination should consult Practice D4674.

1.3Lightfastness categories are established to which colorants are assigned based on the color difference between specimens before and after exposure.

1.4Color difference units are calculated by the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color difference equation.

1.5These test methods apply to colored artists’ materials.

1.6The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.7This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.8This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	D 01
DocumentType	Test Method
Pages	6
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM D 4303 : 2010 : R2016

ASTM D 4838 : 1988 : R2016	Standard Test Method for Determining the Relative Tinting Strength of Chromatic Paints (Withdrawn 2023)
ASTM D 4302 : 2014 : R2021	Standard Specification for Artists’ Oil, Resin-Oil, and Alkyd Paints
ASTM D 5724 : 2016 : R2021	Standard Specification for Gouache Paints
ASTM D 6901 : 2015 : R2021	Standard Specification for Artists' Colored Pencils
ASTM G 24 : 2021	Standard Practice for Conducting Exposures to Daylight Filtered Through Glass
ASTM D 5067 : 2016 : R2021	Standard Specification for Artists' Watercolor Paints
ASTM D 5098 : 2016 : R2021	Standard Specification for Artists' Acrylic Dispersion Paints
ASTM D 5383 : 2016 : R2021	Standard Practice for Visual Determination of the Lightfastness of Art Materials by Artists and Art Technologists

ASTM D 2244 : 2023	Standard Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
ASTM G 155 : 2021	Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials
ASTM D 2244 : 2022	Standard Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates