Designation:D3853−12(Reapproved2017)StandardTerminologyRelatingtoRubberandRubberLatices—AbbreviationsforChemicalsUsedinCompounding1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3853;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologyisacompilationofabbreviationsforaccelerators,vulcanizingagents,activators,antidegradants,plasticizers,softeners,processingaids,blowingagents,retarders,isocyanates,peroxides,andantireversionagentsusedinthecompoundingofrubberproducts.AbbreviationsforrubbersarelistedinPracticeD1418andanumberingsystemforvariousgradesofcarbonblacksisdescribedinClassifica-tionD1765.1.2Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1418PracticeforRubberandRubberLatices—NomenclatureD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD1566TerminologyRelatingtoRubberD1765ClassificationSystemforCarbonBlacksUsedinRubberProducts2.2ISOStandard:3ISO6472RubberCompoundingIngredients—Abbreviations3.SignificanceandUse3.1Theseabbreviationsaretobeusedintechnicalwritingwherethefullchemicalnameofthesubstanceisusedinitially,followedbytheabbreviationfoundinthisterminology.Laterreferencestothissubstancemaythenusetheabbreviationonly.4.FormandStyle4.1Althoughgenerallyacceptedreferences3,4,5fornamingchemicalsprovidethebasisfortheseabbreviations,commonusagehasdictatedtheparticularchoicefortheabbreviationssetforthinthisterminology.4.2Conventionsusedinthisterminologyare:4.2.1ThesymbolBwillbeusedforbutylinthecaseofacceleratorsandvulcanizingagentsandforbutylideneinthecaseofbisphenolm...
