Designation:D3664−16StandardSpecificationforBiaxiallyOrientedPolymericResinFilmforCapacitorsinElectricalEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3664;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthinbiaxiallyorientedpoly-mericresinfilmforuseincapacitorsforelectricalequipment.Thematerialisbiaxiallyorientedtoimprovethetensilepropertiesinthemachine(MD)andtransverse(TD)directions.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsarethestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.NOTE1—ThisstandardresemblesIEC60674–3–2,Specificationforplasticfilmsforelectricaluse,intitleonly.Thecontentissignificantlydifferent.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodssectionofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarningstatementssee9.3andTable1footnoteB.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D149TestMethodforDielectricBreakdownVoltageandDielectricStrengthofSolidElectricalInsulatingMaterialsatCommercialPowerFrequenciesD150TestMethodsforACLossCharacteristicsandPermit-tivity(DielectricConstant)ofSolidElectricalInsulationD202TestMethodsforSamplingandTestingUntreatedPaperUsedforElectricalInsulationD257TestMethodsforDCResistanceorConductanceofInsulatingMaterialsD374TestMethodsforThicknessofSolidElectricalInsu-lation(Metric)D0374_D0374MD543PracticesforEvaluatingtheResistanceofPlasticstoChemicalReagentsD570TestMethodforWaterAbsorptionofPlasticsD756PracticeforDeterminationofWeightandShapeChangesofPlasticsUnderAcceleratedServiceConditions(Withdrawn1998)3D774/D774MTestMethodforBurstingStrengthofPaper(Withdra...