Designation:D6085−97(Reapproved2016)StandardPracticeforSamplinginRubberTesting—TerminologyandBasicConcepts1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6085;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversastandardizedterminologyandsomebasicconceptsfortestingandsamplingacrossthebroadrangeofchemicalandphysicaltestingoperationscharacteristicoftherubberandcarbonblackmanufacturingindustries.1.2Inadditiontothebasicconceptsandterminology,amodelforthetestmeasurementprocessisgiveninAnnexA1.Thisservesasamathematicalfoundationforthetermsandothertestingconcepts.Itmayalsofinduseforfurtherdevel-opmentofthispracticetoaddressmorecomplexsamplingoperations.1.3Thisgeneraltopicrequiresacomprehensivetreatmentwithasequentialorhierarchicaldevelopmentoftermswithsubstantialbackgrounddiscussion.Anumberofancillarytermsarealsogiventhatmakeforamoreself-containeddocument.ThiscannotbeaccommodatedinTerminologyD1566.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1566TerminologyRelatingtoRubberD4483PracticeforEvaluatingPrecisionforTestMethodStandardsintheRubberandCarbonBlackManufacturingIndustriesD5406PracticeforRubber—CalculationofProducer’sPro-cessPerformanceIndexes3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.2Despitetheadoptionofstandardtestmethods,testresultvariationinfluencesthedatageneratedinalltestingprograms.AsoutlinedinAnnexA1,therearetwomaincategories:(1)variationinherentintheproductionprocessforamaterialorclassofobjects,and(2)variationduetothemeasurementoperationitself.Eachofthesetwosourcesmaybefurtherdividedintotwotypesofvariation:...
