Standard Specification for Flooding Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-01-2020

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This specification covers a variety of compounds used for flooding the shields and armors of telecommunications wires and cables (both electrical and fiber optic) for the purpose of preventing water and other undesirable fluids from entering or migrating along or through the cable sheath. (For related standards see Specifications D4731 and D4732.)

1.2This 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 09
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	3
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM D 4730 : 2013

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