Designation:D4730−13StandardSpecificationforFloodingCompoundsforTelecommunicationsWireandCable1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4730;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversavarietyofcompoundsusedforfloodingtheshieldsandarmorsoftelecommunicationswiresandcables(bothelectricalandfiberoptic)forthepurposeofpreventingwaterandotherundesirablefluidsfromenteringormigratingalongorthroughthecablesheath.(ForrelatedstandardsseeSpecificationsD4731andD4732.)2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D6TestMethodforLossonHeatingofOilandAsphalticCompoundsD92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD482TestMethodforAshfromPetroleumProductsD1321TestMethodforNeedlePenetrationofPetroleumWaxesD3236TestMethodforApparentViscosityofHotMeltAdhesivesandCoatingMaterialsD4565TestMethodsforPhysicalandEnvironmentalPer-formancePropertiesofInsulationsandJacketsforTele-communicationsWireandCableD4568TestMethodsforEvaluatingCompatibilityBetweenCableFillingandFloodingCompoundsAndPolyolefinWireandCableMaterialsD4731SpecificationforHot-ApplicationFillingCom-poundsforTelecommunicationsWireandCableD4732SpecificationforCool-ApplicationFillingCom-poundsforTelecommunicationsWireandCableE28TestMethodsforSofteningPointofResinsDerivedfromNavalStoresbyRing-and-BallApparatus3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1floodingcompounds—anyofseveralmaterialsusedtofilltheairspacesbetweenthesheathelementsofsingleandmulti-conductorinsulatedwiresandcablesoropticalcablesforthepurposeofexcludingwaterandotherundesirablefluids;especiallywithregardtotelecommunicationswireandcable,includingopticalcable,intendedforoutsideaerialorunder-groundinstallations.3.1.2producer—theprimarymanufacturerofthematerial.3.1.3suppliers—jobbersanddist...
