Designation:D6265−17StandardPracticeforSeparationofContaminantsinPolymersUsinganExtruderFilterTest1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6265;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversameanstoseparatetheunmoltenparticles,gels,andimpuritiescontaminatingapolymersample.Theproceduremaybeusedtoremovegelsandincompatiblematerialsthatmaycauseimperfectionsinthefinalextrudedproduct.Underpressure,mostgelswillbreakupordeformandpassthroughawiremeshfilter,howeverhighmolecularweightgelsmaynotbreakupordeform.1.2Materialsisolatedonawiremeshfiltercanbeidentifiedbyspectroscopicorotheranalyticalmeans.NOTE1—Althoughnotpresentedasaquantitativemethod,theproce-durepresentedinthispracticemaybeusedtoprovidequantitativeresultsatthediscretionoftheuser.Theuserassumestheresponsibilitytoverifythereproducibilityofquantitativeresults.Detectionlimitdependsonthemeshsizeofthefilterscreen,buttheprocedureisgenerallyapplicabletotheseparationofimmisciblecontaminantspresentatconcentrationsgreaterthan0.1%.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardsstatements,seeSection8NOTE2—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1238TestMethodforMeltFlowRatesofThermopla...
