Designation:D2287−12StandardSpecificationforNonrigidVinylChloridePolymerandCopolymerMoldingandExtrusionCompounds1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2287;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversnonrigidvinylchloridepoly-merandcopolymerclassesinwhichtheresinportionofthecompositioncontainsatleast90%vinylchloride.Theremain-ing10%canincludeoneormoremonomerscopolymerizedwithvinylchlorideorconsistofotherresinsmechanicallyblendedwithpolyvinylchlorideorcopolymersthereof.1.2Thesenonrigidvinylcompoundsaredefinedbyahardnessrangeandincludethenecessarystabilizers,plasticizers,fillers,dyes,andpigmentstomeetthedesignatedrequirements.1.3Thisspecificationincludesnonrigidvinylchloridecom-poundsrecommendedforcompressionmolding,injectionmolding,andextrusion,butitmustberecognizedthatparticu-larcompoundsarenotsuitableforallthesemeansoffabrica-tion.NOTE1—ThisstandardandISO2898-1andISO2898-2addressthesamesubjectmatter,butdifferintechnicalcontent.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthisspecification.1.7RecyclePVCplasticsmeetingtherequirementsofthisspecificationmaybeusedinsomeapplications.RefertothespecificrequirementsintheMaterialsandManufacturesectionoftheapplicableproductstand...
