STP1369LimitationsofTestMethodsforPlasticsJamesS.Peraro,editorASTMStockNumber:STP1369100BarrHarborDriveWestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataLimitationsoftestmethodsforplastics/JamesS.Peraro,editor.IJ.cm.w(STP;1369)"ASTMstocknumber:STP1369."ISBN0-8031-2850-91.Plastics--Testing.I.Peraro,JamesS.,1935-I1.AmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials.TA455.P5L562000620.1'923'0287--dc2199-057208Copyright�92000AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS,WestCenshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials(ASTM)providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923;Tel:508-750-8400;on-line:http://www.copyright.comLPeerReviewPolicyEachpaperpublishedinthisvolumewasevaluatedbytwopeerreviewersandtheeditor.Theau-thorsaddressedallofthereviewers'commentstothesatisfactionofboththetechnicaleditor(s)andtheASTMCommitteeonPublications.Tomaketechnicalinformationavailableasquicklyaspossible,thepeer-reviewedpapersinthispub-licationwereprepared"camera-ready"assubmittedbytheauthors.Thequalityofthepapersinthispublicationreflectsnotonlytheobviouseffortsoftheauthorsandthetechnicaleditor(s),butalsotheworkofthepeerreviewers.Inkeepingwithlongstandingpublicationpractices,ASTMmaintainstheanonymityofthepeerreviewers.TheASTMCommitteeonPublicationsacknowledgeswithappreciationtheirdedicationandcontributionoftimeandeffortonbehalfofASTM.PrintedinBaltimore,MDJanuary2000ForewordThispublication,LimitationsofTestMethodsforPlastics,containspaperspresentedatthesympo-siumofthesamenameheldinNorfolk,Virginia,on1November1998.Thesymposiumwasspon-soredbyASTMCommitteeD20onP...
