Designation:D6358−19´1StandardClassificationSystemandBasisforSpecificationforPoly(PhenyleneSulfide)(PPS)InjectionMolding,ExtrusionandBlowMoldingMaterialsUsingISOMethods1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6358;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—EditoriallycorrectedTablePPSinJuly2019.1.Scope*1.1Thisclassificationsystemcoversunfilled,reinforcedfilled,andimpactmodifiedmaterialssuitableforinjectionmolding,extrusionandblowmoldingusingISOmethods.Thesystemallowsfortheuseofpoly(phenylenesulfide)(PPS)plasticmaterialsthatarerecycled,reconstitutedrecycled-regrind,recoveredorreprocessed,orboth,providedthattherequirementsasstatedinthisspecificationaremet.Itistheresponsibilityofthesupplierandthebuyerofrecycled,reconstituted,recycled-regrind,recoveredorreprocessed,orboth,poly(phenylenesulfide)plasticmaterialstoensurecompliance(seeGuideD7209).1.2Thepropertiesincludedinthisclassificationarethoserequiredtoidentifythecompositionscovered.Itispossiblethatotherrequirementsarenecessarytoidentifyparticularcharacteristicsimportanttospecializedapplications.TheuseofsuffixesasshowninSection5isonewayofspecifyingtheserequirements.1.3Thisclassificationsystemandsubsequentlinecallout(specification)areintendedtoprovideameansofcallingoutplasticmaterialsusedinthefabricationofenditemsorparts.Itisnotintendedfortheselectionofmaterials.Materialselectionneedstobemadebythosehavingexpertiseintheplasticfieldaftercarefulconsiderationofthedesignandtheperformancerequiredofthepart,theenvironmenttowhichitwillbeexposed,thefabricationprocesstobeemployed,thecostsinvolved,andtheinherentpropertiesofthematerialotherthanthosecoveredbythisclassification.1.4Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section11,ofthisclassificationsystem:Thisstandarddoesnotpurpo...
