ASTM_D_1047_-_21.pdf

Designation:D104721Standard Specification forPoly(Vinyl Chloride)Jacket for Wire and Cable1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1047;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.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers a durable general-purposethermoplastic jacket made from poly(vinyl chloride)or thecopolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate suitable for aminimum installing temperature of 10 C.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical InsulationD2565 Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics In-tended for Outdoor ApplicationsD2633 Test Methods for Thermoplastic Insulations andJackets for Wire and CableD4329 Practice for Fluorescent Ultraviolet(UV)Lamp Ap-paratus Exposure of PlasticsD6360 Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plas-ticsG153 Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc LightApparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic MaterialsG154 Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet(UV)Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic MaterialsG155 Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus forExposure of Non-Metallic Materials3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions pertinent to this specification,seeTerminology D1711.4.Test Applicable for Sunlight and Weather ResistantMaterials4.1 The jacket shall retain a minimum of 80%of itsunexposed tensile strength and elongation after 720 h ofexposure in a dual carbon-arc apparatus,a xenon arc lightapparatus,or a fluorescent lamp apparatus.Prepare the speci-mens in accordance with Test Methods D2633 for physicaltests of insulations and jackets.Do not buff the surface that isexposed to the light source.Perform the test in accordance withPractice D2565 for a xenon arc apparatus,using Cycle 1 inTable X3.1 of Practice G155,or Practice D6360 for anenclosed carbon arc apparatus,using Cycle 1 of Table X1.1 ofPractice G153,or Practice D4329 for a fluorescent lampapparatus using Cycle 1 of Appendix X2 of Practice G154,depending on which type of these three apparatus is specified.5.Physical Properties5.1 The jacket shall conform to the requirements for physi-cal properties prescribed in Table 1.5.2 When used on single-conductor nonshielded cable rated2001 to 5000 V phase to phase,the jacket shall also conformto the requirements for surface resistivity and U-bend dis-charge in Table 2.6.Sampling6.1 Sample the jacket in accordance with Methods D2633unless otherwise specified.7.Test Methods7.1 Unless otherwise specified,test the jacket in accordancewith Methods D2633.8.Keywords8.1 jacket for wire and cable;poly(vinyl chloride)jacket;thermoplastic jacket1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 onElectrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D09.07 on Electrical Insulating Materials.Current edition approved March 1,2021.Published May 2021.Originallyapproved in 1949.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D1047 16.DOI:10.1520/D1047-21.2For 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.*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 StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1SUMMARY OF CHANGESCommittee D09 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue(D1047 16)that may impact the use of this standard.(Approved March 1,2021.)(1)Added Practice G154 to Referenced Documents.(2)Revised 4.1 and Table 1.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly