Designation:D7472−09(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforEFEP-FluoropolymerMoldingandExtrusionMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7472;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisspecificationcoversmeltprocessiblemoldingandextrusionmaterialsofEFEP-fluoropolymer.TheEFEPresinisacopolymerofethylene,tetrafluoroethylene,andhexafluoro-propylene.1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverblendedmaterialsanddoesnotcoverrecycledmaterials.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsasdetailedinIEEE/ASTMSI-10aretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section11,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.NOTE1—AlthoughthisspecificationandISO12086-1andISO12086-2differinapproachordetail,dataobtainedusingeitheraretechnicallyequivalent.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D150TestMethodsforACLossCharacteristicsandPermit-tivity(DielectricConstant)ofSolidElectricalInsulationD618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlasticsD792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1238TestMethodforMeltFlowRatesofThermoplasticsbyExtrusionPlastometerD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD3418TestMethodforTransitionTemperaturesandEn-thalpiesofFusionandCrystallizationofPolymersbyDifferentialScanningCalorimetryD3892PracticeforPackaging/PackingofPlasticsE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsIEEE/ASTMSI-10UseoftheIntern...