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Designation:D574011Standard Guide forWriting Material Standards in the Classification D4000 For-mat1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5740;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis guide has been prepared to aid in the writing of material standards using the ClassificationD4000 format.The following template is included which might be used directly for a draft documentsimply by filling in the blanks.See appendixes for additional explanatory information.Standard Classification System for and Basis for Specification for _ Molding and Extrusion Materials(_)1.Scope*1.1 This classification system covers _ materials suitablefor _.The inclusion or exclusion of recycledplastics in this classification system must be addressed here.1.2 The properties included in this standard are thoserequired to identify the compositions covered.Other require-ments necessary to identify particular characteristics importantto specialized applications are to be specified by using suffixesas given in Section 5.1.3 This classification system and subsequent line callout(specification)are intended to provide a means of calling outplastic materials used in the fabrication of end items or parts.It is not intended for the selection of materials.Materialselection can be made by those having expertise in the plasticfield only after careful consideration of the design and theperformance required of the part,the environment to which itwill be exposed,the fabrication process to be employed,thecosts involved,and the inherent properties of the material otherthan those covered by this standard.NOTE1Insert Note 1 here to show the appropriate ISO equivalencystatement.1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 11,of this classification system:This standard does not purport to address all of the safetyconcerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibilityof the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety andhealth practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of PlasticsD4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materi-alsD5205 Classification System and Basis for Specification forPolyetherimide(PEI)MaterialsD5630 Test Method for Ash Content in PlasticsD6779 Classification System for and Basis of Specificationfor Polyamide Molding and Extrusion Materials(PA)D7209 Guide for Waste Reduction,Resource Recovery,andUse of Recycled Polymeric Materials and ProductsNOTE2Omit D7209 if use of recycled plastic is not allowed.E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications2.2 ISO Standards:3ISO 34511 PlasticsDetermination of Ash ContentPart1:General Methods1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.94 on Government/IndustryStandardization.Current edition approved Sept.1,2011.Published September 2011.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D5740 09.DOI:10.1520/D5740-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.Terminology3.1 Except for the terms defined below,the terminologyused in this classification system is in accordance with Termi-nologies D883 and D1600.4.Classification4.1 _ materials are classified into groups according totheir composition.These groups are subdivided into classesand grades as shown in the Basic Property Table(Table _).Anexample of a basic property table can be found in ClassificationSystem D6779.The property table contains a footnote referringto Section _ for reference to specimen source and prepara-tion.NOTE3An example of this classification system is given as follows:The specification _ indicates the following:_=_ as found in Terminology D1600,_=_(group),_=_(class),and_=requirements given in Table _(grade).4.1.1 Reinforced,filled,and lubricated versions of _materials that are found in Table _ are classified accordingto the reinforcement used and the nominal level,by weightpercent,of the reinforcem