ASTM D5740-03

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Designation: D 5740 – 03
Standard Guide for
Writing Material Standards in the Classification D 4000
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Format
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5740; 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 guide has been prepared to aid in the writing of material standards using the Classification
D 4000 format. The following template is included which might be used directly for a draft document
simply by filling in the blanks. See appendixes for additional explanatory information.
Standard Classification System for _____ Molding and Extrusion Materials (______)
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This classification system covers ___ materials suitable 2.1 ASTM Standards:
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for _____________. The inclusion or exclusion of recycled D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
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plastics in this classification system must be addressed here. D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
1.2 The properties included in this standard are those D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
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required to identify the compositions covered. There may be Plastics
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other requirements necessary to identify particular character- D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
istics important to specialized applications. These may be D 4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Mate-
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specified by using the suffixes as given in Section 5. rials
1.3 This classification system and subsequent line callout D 4066 Specification for Nylon Injection and Extrusion
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(specification) are intended to provide a means of calling out Materials (PA)
plastic materials used in the fabrication of end items or parts. D 5033 Guide for Development of ASTM Standards Relat-
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It is not intended for the selection of materials. Material ing to Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics
selection should be made by those having expertise in the
NOTE 2—Omit if use of recycled plastic is not allowed.
plastic field after careful consideration of the design and the
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D 5630 Test Method for Ash Content in Plastics
performance required of the part, the environment to which it
D 6779 Classification System for Polyamide Molding and
will be exposed, the fabrication process to be employed, the
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Extrusion Materials (PA)
costs involved, and the inherent properties of the material other
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
than those covered by this standard.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
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NOTE 1—Insert Note 1 here to show the appropriate ISO equivalency
2.2 ISO Standards:
statement.
ISO 3451–1 Plastics—Determination of Ash Content—Part
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
1: General Methods
test method portion, Section 11, of this classification system:
3. Terminology
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
3.1 Except for the terms defined below, the terminology
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
used in this classification system is in accordance with Termi-
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
nologies D 883 and D 1600.
limitations prior to use.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.03.
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.94 on Government/Industry
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
Standardization.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Current edition approved July 10, 2003. Published October 2003. Originally
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as D 5740 – 97. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D5740–03
material. The types and percentages of reinforcements and additives
4. Classification
should be shown on the supplier’s technical data sheet unless they are
4.1 ___ materials are classified into groups according to
proprietary in nature. If necessary, additional callout of these reinforce-
their composition. These groups are subdivided into classes
ments and additives can be accomplished by use of the suffix part of the
andgradesasshownintheBasicPropertyTable(Table__).An
system (see Section 5).
example of a basic property table can be found
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