Designation:D5603−19aStandardClassificationforRubberCompoundingMaterials—RecycledVulcanizateRubber1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5603;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationcoversthecompoundingmaterialcommerciallyknownasrecycledvulcanizateparticulaterub-ber.Recycledvulcanizateparticulaterubberistheproductthatresultswhenvulcanizaterubberhasbeenprocessedbysomemeanstoobtainadesiredparticlesizedistribution.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D297TestMethodsforRubberProducts—ChemicalAnaly-sisD1509TestMethodsforCarbonBlack—HeatingLossD1566TerminologyRelatingtoRubberD5644TestMethodforRubberCompoundingMaterials—DeterminationofParticleSizeDistributionofRecycledVulcanizateParticulateRubberD8268PracticeforRubberCompoundingMaterials—EvaluationofRecycledVulcanizateParticulateRubberE1131TestMethodforCompositionalAnalysisbyThermo-gravimetry3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1recycledvulcanizateparticulaterubber,n—recyclablevulcanizaterubberthathasbeenprocessedtogiveparticulatesorotherformsofdifferentshapes,sizes,andsizedistributions.3.1.2particulaterubber,n—rubber,vulcanizedorunvu...
