Standard Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plastics

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-07-2021

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This practice covers specific procedures and test conditions that are applicable for exposure of plastics in enclosed carbon-arc devices conducted in accordance with Practices G151 and G153. This practice also covers the preparation of test specimens, the test conditions suited for plastics, and the evaluation of test results.

1.2This practice does not cover filtered open-flame carbon-arc exposures of plastics, which are covered in Practice D1499. Practice D5031 describes enclosed carbon-arc exposures of paints and related coatings.

1.3The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.

1.4This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 1:There is no known ISO equivalent to this practice.

1.5This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	D 20
DocumentType	Standard Practice
Pages	4
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM D 6360 : 2015

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