This specification covers three types and four grades of orange shellac and other lac, as follows: Type I, orange shallac, grades A, B, C, and D, Type II, button lac, and Type III, garnet lac.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications, this specification was withdrawn in February 2006 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

1.1 This specification covers three types and four grades of orange shellac and other lac, as follows:

1.1.1 Type I , orange shallac, grades A, B, C, and D,

1.1.2 Type II , button lac, and

1.1.3 Type III , garnet lac.

1.2 Stick-lac and seed-lac are not covered by this specification.