Standard Specification for Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Acrylic Plastic Sheet

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1.1 This specification covers monolithic methacrylate sheets produced by various processes. For this specification, methacrylate sheet shall be composed of polymerized acrylic monomers of which at least 80 % shall be methyl methacrylate.
Note 1—This specification is intended to consolidate the requirements of the Cast Methacrylate Plastic Sheets portion of discontinued Fed. Spec. L-P-391D, discontinued Specification D 702. Cast Methacrylate Plastic Sheets, Rods, Tubes and Shapes, and discontinued Specification D 1547, Extruded Acrylic Plastic Sheet.
1.2 This specification is intended to cover acrylic sheet for general-purpose applications. For specialty applications consult the appropriate use standards.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 8, of this specification: 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 Acrylic sheet is used frequently in applications in which extreme clarity, lack of optical distortion and absence of any foreign particulate matter are of primary significance. Reground material may be used as long as careful control is used to eliminate adverse effects on these properties. The use of recycled material in type B-1 and B-2 sheet, may have adverse effects on these properties which would preclude its use in most cases. The use of recycled or reground material is not possible for type A-1 and A-2 materials since the sheet is produced directly from monomer
Note 2—This standard is similar to ISO 7823-1:1987 (E) in title only. The technical content is significantly different.

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Designation: D 4802 – 94 An American National Standard
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
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Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Acrylic Plastic Sheet
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4802; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D 1003 Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance
1.1 This specification covers monolithic methacrylate sheets
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of Transparent Plastics
produced by various processes. For this specification, meth-
D 1044 Test Method for Resistance of Transparent Plastics
acrylate sheet shall be composed of polymerized acrylic
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to Surface Abrasion
monomers of which at least 80 % shall be methyl methacrylate.
D 1308 Test Method for Effect of Household Chemicals on
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NOTE 1—This specification is intended to consolidate the requirements
Clear and Pigmented Organic Finishes
of the Cast Methacrylate Plastic Sheets portion of Fed. Spec. L-P-391D,
D 1499 Practice for Operating Light- and Water-Exposure
discontinued Specification D 702. Cast Methacrylate Plastic Sheets, Rods,
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Apparatus (Carbon-Arc Type) for Exposure of Plastics
Tubes and Shapes, and discontinued Specification D 1547, Extruded
D 2565 Practice for Operating Xenon Arc-Type Light Ex-
Acrylic Plastic Sheet.
posure Apparatus With and Without Water for Exposure of
1.2 This specification is intended to cover acrylic sheet for
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Plastics
general-purpose applications. For specialty applications con-
D 3002 Recommended Practice for Evaluation of Coatings
sult the appropriate use standards.
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for Plastics
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
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D 3359 Test Method for Measuring Adhesion by Tape
test methods portion, Section 8, of this specification: This
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D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
2.2 ISO Standard:
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
ISO 7823-1:1987 (E) Plastics—Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)
tions prior to use.
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Sheets—Types, Dimensions, and Characteristics
NOTE 2—This standard is similar to ISO 7823-1:1987 (E) in title only.
3. Terminology
The technical content is significantly different.
3.1 Definitions:
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.1 General—The definitions given in Terminology
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 883 are applicable to this specification.
D 256 Test Method for Impact Resistance of Plastics and
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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Electrical Insulating Materials
3.2.1 bow warp, n—distortion in the form of a simple curve
D 542 Test Methods for Index of Refraction of Transparent
or arc extending across the sheet and displaced from the
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Organic Plastic
horizontal when the sheet is laying flat.
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D 570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
3.2.2 edge kink warpage, n—distortion in the form of a
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D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
twist, wrinkle, or scallop occurring along the perimeter of the
D 648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics
sheet.
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Under Flexural Load
3.2.3 letgoes, n—an area on the sheet over which the initial
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D 673 Test Method for Mar Resistance of Plastics
adhesion between the polymer and the mold glass has been lost
D 756 Practice for Determination of Weight and Shape
before polymerization, causing an uneven surface.
Changes of Plastics Under Accelerated Service Condi-
3.2.4 “S” warp, n—distortion in the form of a compound
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tions
curve or “S” shape caused by a nonuniform change in internal
D 792 Test Methods for Specific Gravity (Relative Density)
stresses.
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and Density of Plastics by Displacement
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.02.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-20 on
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Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
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Materials. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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Current edition approved March 15, 1994. Published May 1994. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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published as D 4802 – 88. Last previous edition D 4802 – 93a. Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01. Floor, New York,
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