ASTM D5857-03

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Designation: D 5857 – 03
Standard Specification for
Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials Using ISO
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Protocol and Methodology
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5857; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This material specification is intended to provide a call out system for polypropylene based on ISO
standards. This callout system is based on test data collected using ISO standards.
This specification is not intended for the determination of performance of materials in the final
application. Selection of these materials is to be made by personnel with expertise in the plastics field
in which the environment, inherent properties of the materials, performance of the parts, part design,
manufacturing process, and economics are considered.
applications. These will be designated by using the suffixes given in
1. Scope*
Section 5.
1.1 This specification covers polypropylene materials suit-
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
able for injection molding and extrusion. Polymers consist of
standard.
polypropylene homopolymers, polypropylene copolymers, and
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
polypropylene-elastomer compounds produced with or without
test methods portion, Section 13, of this specification: This
the addition of impact modifiers (ethylene-propylene rubber,
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
polyisobutylene rubber, and butyl rubber, and so forth), colo-
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
rants, stabilizers, lubricants, fillers, or reinforcements.
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
1.2 This specification allows for the use of those polypro-
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
pylene materials that can be recycled, reconstituted, and
tions prior to use.
reground, provided that the following conditions are met:
1.2.1 The requirements as stated in this specification and
NOTE 2—This specification is similar to both ISO 1873-1 and ISO
other ISO guidelines pertaining to these types of materials are
1873-2, but to different degrees. This specification resembles ISO/DIS
met, and 1873-1-1994 in title only. The content is significantly different. This
specification and ISO/DIS 1873-2-1994 differ in approach or detail; data
1.2.2 The material has not been modified in any way to alter
obtained using either are technically equivalent.
its conformance to food contact regulations or similar require-
ments.
2. Referenced Documents
1.3 The proportions of recycled, reconstituted, and regrind
2.1 ASTM Standards:
material used, as well as the nature and the amount of any
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D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
contaminant, cannot be practically covered in this specifica-
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D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
tion. It is the responsibility of the supplier and buyer of
D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
recycled, reconstituted, and regrind materials to ensure com-
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Plastics
pliance.
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D 1898 Practice for Sampling of Plastics
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NOTE 1—The properties included in this specification are those re-
D 1972 Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products
quired to identify the compositions covered. There may be other require-
D 1999 Guide for the Selection of Specimens and Test
ments necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specific
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Parameters from ISO/IEC Standards
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic
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Materials. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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Current edition approved April 10, 2003. Published June 2003. Originally Discontinued. See 1998 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D 5857 - 02a. Discontinued. See 1999 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D5857–03
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