Designation:D4730−13(Reapproved2020)StandardSpecificationforFloodingCompoundsforTelecommunicationsWireandCable1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4730;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversavarietyofcompoundsusedforfloodingtheshieldsandarmorsoftelecommunicationswiresandcables(bothelectricalandfiberoptic)forthepurposeofpreventingwaterandotherundesirablefluidsfromenteringormigratingalongorthroughthecablesheath.(ForrelatedstandardsseeSpecificationsD4731andD4732.)1.2Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D6TestMethodforLossonHeatingofOilandAsphalticCompoundsD92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD482TestMethodforAshfromPetroleumProductsD1321TestMethodforNeedlePenetrationofPetroleumWaxesD3236TestMethodforApparentViscosityofHotMeltAdhesivesandCoatingMaterialsD4565TestMethodsforPhysicalandEnvironmentalPer-formancePropertiesofInsulationsandJacketsforTele-communicationsWireandCableD4568TestMethodsforEvaluatingCompatibilityBetweenCableFillingandFloodingCompoundsAndPolyolefinWireandCableMaterialsD4731SpecificationforHot-ApplicationFillingCom-poundsforTelecommunicationsWireandCableD4732SpecificationforCool-ApplicationFillingCom-poundsforTelecommunicationsWireandCableE28TestMethodsforSofteningPointofResinsDerivedfromPineChemicalsandHydrocarbons,byRing-and-BallApparatus3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1floodingcompounds,n—anyofseveralmaterialsusedtofilltheairspacesbetweenthesheathelementsofsingl...
