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Additive (Modifier)

Any substance added in a small quantity to improve properties; additives include substances such as driers, corrosion inhibitors, catalysts, ultraviolet absorbers, and plasticizers.

Committee

Trace Materials

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

ANSI/ASTM E2937-18 Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2018. Source link

Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org