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Designation:D104711Standard 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 the standard,except in cases where SI units are more appropriate.The valuesin parentheses are for information only.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 CableD6360 Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plas-ticsG23 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus(Carbon-Arc Type)With and Without Water for Exposureof Nonmetallic Materials(Withdrawn 2000)3G151 Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials inAccel-erated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light SourcesG152 Practice for Operating Open Flame Carbon Arc LightApparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic MaterialsG153 Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc LightApparatus 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 or a Xenon arc lightapparatus.Prepare the specimens in accordance with TestMethods D2633 for physical tests of insulations and jackets.Do not buff the surface that is exposed to the light source.Perform the test in accordance with Practice D2565 or PracticeD6360,depending on which type of apparatus is used.UseCycle 1 in Table X1.1 of Practice G153 or Cycle 1 inTable X3.1 of Practice G155,depending on which type ofapparatus is used.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 D09.18 on Solid Insulations,Non-Metallic Shieldings and Coveringsfor Electrical and Telecommunication Wires and Cables.Current edition approved Aug.1,2011.Published August 2011.Originallyapproved in 1949.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D1047 07.DOI:10.1520/D1047-11.2For 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 APPENDIXX1.Exposures to Laboratory Light SourcesThe initial version of this specification referenced carbon-arcdevices described by Practice G23,which described veryspecific equipment designs.Practice G23 has been withdrawnand replaced by Practice G151,which describes performancecriteria for all exposure devices that use laboratory lightsources,and by Practice G152 and Practice G153,which gaverequirements for exposing nonmetallic materials in filteredopen flame carbon-arc devices and enclosed carbon-arcdevices,respectively.SUMMARY OF CHANGESCommittee D09 has identified the location of selected changes to this specification since the last issue,D1047 07,that may impact the use of this specification.(Approved August 1,2011.)(1)Added Terminology D1711 to Referenced Documents.(2)Added Terminology section.(3)Deleted Note 1.(4)Added Appendix section.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any