ASTM D5531-17
Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings

Standard No.

ASTM D5531-17

Release Date

2017

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D5531-17(2023)

Latest

ASTM D5531-17(2023)

Scope

5.1 High quality physical product standards for color or appearance are the keystone of a successful color control program. Standards are often grouped into three major categories: product standards, intermediate production control standards, and instrument standards. This guide deals only with physical product standards. Some instrument-based color control programs use “numerical standards,” derived from instrumental measurements of a physical product standard.

1.1 This guide covers three levels of physical product standards for color or appearance, or both, commonly used in the coatings industry, provides terminology to describe each level, and describes techniques for generating and caring for standards.

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

1.3 This 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.4 This 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.

ASTM D5531-17 Referenced Document

• ASTM D16 Standard Terminology for Paint, Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• ASTM D1729 Standard Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color Differences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque Materials
• ASTM D2244 Standard Test Method for Calculation of Color Differences From Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
• ASTM D3134 Standard Practice for Establishing Color and Gloss Tolerances
• ASTM D4086 Standard Practice for Visual Evaluation of Metamerism
• ASTM D4449 Standard Test Method for Visual Evaluation of Gloss Differences Between Surfaces of Similar Appearance
• ASTM D523 Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss
• ASTM D823 Standard Practices for Producing Films of Uniform Thickness of Paint, Varnish, and Related Products on Test Panels
• ASTM E1164 Standard Practice for Obtaining Spectrophotometric Data for Object-Color Evaluation
• ASTM E1331 Standard Test Method for Reflectance Factor and Color by Spectrophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry
• ASTM E1345 Standard Practice for Reducing the Effect of Variability of Color Measurement by Use of Multiple Measurements
• ASTM E1347 Standard Test Method for Color and Color-Difference Measurement by Tristimulus (Filter) Colorimetry
• ASTM E1349 Standard Test Method for Reflectance Factor and Color by Spectrophotometry Using Bidirectional Geometry
• ASTM E284 Standard Terminology of Appearance
• ASTM E308 Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System
• ASTM E430 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Gloss of High-Gloss Surfaces by Goniophotometry
• ASTM E805 Standard Practice for Identification of Instrumental Methods of Color or Color-Difference Measurement of Materials
• SAE J1545 Instrumental Color Difference Measurement for Exterior Finishes@ Textiles and Colored Trim@ Recommended Practice

ASTM D5531-17 history

• 2023 ASTM D5531-17(2023) Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings
• 2017 ASTM D5531-17 Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings
• 2005 ASTM D5531-05(2011) Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings
• 2005 ASTM D5531-05 Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings
• 2003 ASTM D5531-94(2003) Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings
• 1999 ASTM D5531-94(1999) Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings