ASTM_D_4101_-_14.pdf

Designation:D410114Standard Specification forPolypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4101;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.INTRODUCTIONThis specification is not intended for the selection of materials but only as a means to call out plasticmaterials to be used for the manufacture of parts.The selection of these materials is to be made bypersonnel with expertise in the plastics field where the environment,inherent properties of thematerials,performance of the part,part design,manufacturing process,and economics are considered.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers polypropylene materials suit-able for injection molding and extrusion.Polymers consist ofhomopolymer,copolymers,and elastomer compounded with orwithout the addition of impact modifiers(ethylene-propylenerubber,polyisobutylene rubber,and butyl rubber),colorants,stabilizers,lubricants,or reinforcements.1.2 This specification allows for the use of those polypro-pylene materials that can be recycled,reconstituted,andreground,provided that:(1)the requirements as stated in thisspecification are met,and(2)the material has not beenmodified in any way to alter its conformance to food contactregulations or similar requirements.The proportions ofrecycled,reconstituted,and reground material used,as well asthe nature and the amount of any contaminant,cannot bepractically covered in this specification.It is the responsibilityof the supplier and the buyer of recycled,reconstituted,andreground materials to ensure compliance.(See Guide D7209.)1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.NOTE1The properties included in this specification are those requiredto identify the compositions covered.There may be other requirementsnecessary to identify particular characteristics important to specificapplications.These will be designated by using the suffixes given inSection 1.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 13,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.NOTE2There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measure-ments and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means ofthe Guarded-Hot-Plate ApparatusD149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage andDielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materialsat Commercial Power FrequenciesD150 Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permit-tivity(Dielectric Constant)of Solid Electrical InsulationD256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod PendulumImpact Resistance of PlasticsD257 Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance ofInsulating MaterialsD495 Test Method for High-Voltage,Low-Current,Dry ArcResistance of Solid Electrical Insulation(Withdrawn2013)3D523 Test Method for Specular GlossD543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics toChemical ReagentsD570 Test Method for Water Absorption of PlasticsD618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD635 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 onPlastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on ThermoplasticMaterials.Current edition approved March 1,2014.Published March 2014.Originallyapproved in 1982.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as D4101-11.DOI:10.1520/D4101-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Time of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal PositionD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of PlasticsUnder Flexural Load in the Edgewise PositionD695 Test Method for Compressive Properties of RigidPlasticsD696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expan-sion of Plastics Between 30C and 30C with a VitreousSilica DilatometerD732 Test Method for Shear Strength of Plastics by PunchToolD746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plasticsand El