ASTM_D_4805_-_88_1994e1.pdf

Designation:D 4805 88(Reapproved 1994)e1Standard Terminology forPlastics Standards1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4805;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.e1NOTESections 1 and 2 were corrected editorially in December 1994.1.Scope1.1 This standard provides a compilation of terminology inthe standards under the jurisdiction of Committee D-20 onPlastics.1.2 It is the purpose of this standard to provide a singlesource for terms and their definitions that have been standard-ized by the consensus process within Committee D-20 onPlastics.It is not the purpose of this standard to provide amedium for standardizing terms and definitions.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2.2Terminology Standards within Committee D-20D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics2D-20.92D 1600 Terminology of Abbreviated Terms Relating toPlastics2D-20.92D 3016 Practice for Use of Liquid Exclusion Chromatogra-phy Terms and Relationships3D-20.70D 3918 Definitions of Terms Relating to Reinforced PlasticPultruded Products3D-20.18D 4092 Terminology Relating to Dynamic MechanicalMeasurements on Plastics3D-20.10E 375 Definitions of Terms Relating to Resinography4D-20.92,D-20.712.3Nonterminology Standards Within Committee D-20The number of each standard from which standard termi-nology was taken is included in parentheses and identifi-cation of the subcommittee with jurisdiction is included inbrackets at the end of the definition.3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.2 Acronyms:standard terminology,n.a word,phrase,symbol,acronym,or abbreviation that has been given explicitmeaning in ASTM Standards by the consensus procedure.4.Tables of Terminology4.1 Standard terms and their definitions under the jurisdic-tion of Committee D-20 on Plastics will be listed alphabeticallyin this section followed by a second alphabetical list of thestandard abbreviations,acronyms,and symbols that also areunder the jurisdiction of Committee D-20.NOTE1These listings of terminology already standardized by theconsensus process is an editorial change and does not require separateballoting.4.2 AppendixThe appendix contains reference to ASTMTerminology standards that cover technical fields closelyrelated to plastics,terminology standards from other organiza-tions,and references to publications that provide assistance indeveloping good technical terminology.1This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-20 onPlastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.92 on Definitions.Current edition approved March 25,1988.Published December 1988.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 08.01.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 08.02.4DiscontinuedSee Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 08.03.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.NOTICE:This standard has either been superceded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.APPENDIX(Nonmandatory Information)X1.RELATED ASTM TERMINOLOGY STANDARDS OUTSIDE OF COMMITTEE D-20D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles5Committee D-13on TextilesD 1418 Practice for Rubber and Rubber Latices Nomen-clature6Committee D-11 on RubberD 4392 Terminology for Statistically Related Terms7Com-mittee D-13 on TextilesE 6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Test-ing8Committee E-28 on Mechanical TestingE 41 Terminology Relating to Conditioning9CommitteeG-3 on Durability of Nonmetallic MaterialsF 412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems10Committee F-17 on Plastic Piping SystemsCompilation of ASTM Standard Definitions,7th Edition,1990.ASTM Committee on Terminology(COT).X1.1 Standards from Outside of ASTMX1.2International Organization for Standardization(ISO)ISO 472-1987 Plastics Vocabulary(with Addenda)in ISOStandards Handbook 21.X1.3Military Handbook,U.S.Department of Defense,MIL-MDBK-700A,(17 March 1975)Plastics(See the36-page Plastics Glossary in Appendix B).X3.X1.4 Selected References Related to Preparation ofTerminologyX1.5 Form and Style inASTM Standards,Seventh Edition,March 1986X1.6 Standardization of Technical Terminology:Principlesand Practices,Ed.by C.G.Interrante and F.J.Heymann,ASTM Special Technical Publication 806,1983.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or w