Designation:D3159−22StandardSpecificationforModifiedETFEFluoropolymerMoldingandExtrusionMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3159;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversmoldingandextrusionmate-rialsofmodifiedETFEfluoropolymer.TheETFEresinisacopolymerofethyleneandtetrafluoroethylene.ModifiedETFEresincontainsnomorethan5mole%ofotherfluoromono-mers.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsasdetailedinIEEE/ASTMSI-10aretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.NOTE1—AlthoughthisspecificationandISO20568-1andISO20568-2differinapproachordetail,dataobtainedusingeitheraretechnicallyequivalent.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section11,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Recycledmaterialisnotappropriateforthisspecifica-tionbecauseperformancerequirementscannotbemetwithrecycledmaterial.Therefore,thisspecificationisforvirginmaterialonly.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D150TestMethodsforACLossCharacteristicsandPermit-tivity(DielectricConstant)ofSolidElectricalInsulationD618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlasticsD792TestMetho...
