Standard Practice for Heat and Humidity Aging of Oxidatively Degradable Plastics

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-10-2018

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

This practice indicates how to test the oxidative degradation characteristics of plastics that degrade in the environment under atmospheric pressure and thermal and humidity simulations, only, in the absence of any selected disposal environment such as soil, landfill, or compost.

Committee	D 20
DocumentType	Standard Practice
Pages	0
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM D 7444 : 2018

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