ASTM D1593-09

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Designation:D1593–99 Designation: D 1593 – 09
Standard Specification for
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Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Plastic Film and Sheeting
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1593; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers nonrigid, unsupported vinyl chloride plastic film and sheeting in which the resin portion of the
composition contains at least 90 % vinyl chloride. The remaining 10 % may include one or more monomers copolymerized with
vinyl chloride, or consist of other resins mechanically blended together with poly(vinyl chloride) or copolymers thereof.
1.2 The vinyl chloride plastic film and sheeting covered herein shall be 0.075 to 0.25 mm (3 to 10 mils) in thickness for film
and greater than 0.25 mm in thickness for sheet. The film and sheeting shall include the stabilizers and plasticizers necessary to
meet the requirements of this specification. The material may be transparent, translucent, or opaque, and may be plain, printed,
embossed, or otherwise surface treated.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.4 Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section10,ofthisspecification: 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.
NOTE 1—There is no ISO equivalent for this specification.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials for Testing Practice for Conditioning Plastics for
Testing
D 689 Test Method for Internal Tearing Resistance of Paper
D 792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
D 882 Test MethodsMethod for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
D 1004 Test Method for Initial Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of Plastic Film and Sheeting
D 1203 Test Methods for Volatile Loss fromFrom Plastics Using Activated Carbon Methods
D 1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature
D 1239 Test Method for Resistance of Plastic Films to Extraction by Chemicals
D 1433 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Flexible Thin Plastic Sheeting Supported on
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a 45° Incline
D 1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
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D 1898 Practice for Sampling of Plastics
D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
2.2 Military Standard:
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MIL-STD-105 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 vinyl chloride plastics—plastics based on polymers of vinyl chloride or copolymers of vinyl chloride with other
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-20 on Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.19 on Film and Sheeting.
Current edition approved April 10, 1999. Published July 1999. Originally published as D1593–58T. Last previous edition D1593–92.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.19 on Film and Sheeting .
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2009. Published February 2009. Originally approved in 1958. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 1593 - 99, which was
withdrawn November 2008 and reinstated in February 2009.
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Withdrawn.
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Discontinued—See 1987 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01. Replaced by Specification D 4549.
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*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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