Designation:D3296−14aStandardSpecificationforFEP-FluorocarbonTube1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3296;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thetubingisintendedforelectrical,mechanical,chemical,andmedicalapplicationsmanufacturedfromextru-sionresinsmadefromthecopolymeroftetrafluoroethyleneandhexafluoropropylene(FEP-fluorocarbon).ThisspecificationisforvirginmaterialonlyanddoesnotaddressrecycledmaterialasitisnotappropriateforFEPtubing.NOTE1—AbbreviationsareinaccordancewithTerminologyD1600.NOTE2—ThereisnoknownISOeqivalenttothisstandard.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section8,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D149TestMethodforDielectricBreakdownVoltageandDielectricStrengthofSolidElectricalInsulatingMaterialsatCommercialPowerFrequenciesD618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD1675TestMethodsforPolytetrafluoroethyleneTubingD2116SpecificationforFEP-FluorocarbonMoldingandExtrusionMaterialsIEEE/ASTMSI10AmericanNationalStandardforUseoftheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI):TheModernMetricSystem3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Definitionsoftermsusedinthisspecifica-tionshallbeinaccordancewithTerminologyD883.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1lot,n—oneprodu...
