ASTM D2581-02
Historical Standard: ASTM D2581-02 Standard Specification for Polybutylene (PB) Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials
SUPERSEDED (see Active link, below)
ASTM D2581
1. Scope
1.1 This classification system covers polybutylene plastics materials suitable for molding and extrusion.
1.2 This classification system allows for the use of those polybutylene plastic materials that can be recycled, reconstituted, and reground, provided the following conditions are met:
1.2.1 The requirements as stated in this classification system and other guideline pertaining to these materials are met, and
1.2.2 The material has not been modified in any way to alter its conformance to water contact regulations or other similar requirements.
1.3 The proportions of recycled, reconstituted, and regrind material used, as well as the nature and the amount of any contaminant, cannot be practically covered in this classification system. It is the responsibility of the supplier and buyer of recycled, reconstituted, and regrind materials to ensure compliance.
1.4 The properties included in this classification system are those required to characterize and classify the specific product. Other properties may be necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specialized applications. These may be specified by using suffixes as given in Section 5. Properties shall be selected in such a manner that consistency of different lots or shipments is assured. The tests involved in this classification system are intended to provide information for identifying materials in accordance with types and categories. It is not the function of this classification system to provide specific engineering data for design purposes.
1.5 This classification system and subsequent line callout (specification) are intended to provide a means of calling out plastic materials used in the fabrication of end items or parts. It is not intended for the selection of materials. Material selection should be made by those having expertise in the plastic field after careful consideration of the design and the performance required of the part, the environment to which it will be exposed, the fabrication process to be employed, the costs involved, and the inherent properties of the material other than those covered by this standard.
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
Note 1ISO 8986 Parts 1 and 2 resemble this standard in title, but their content is significantly different.
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 11, of this classification system: This 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
C177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
D149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies
D150 Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
D257 Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
D495 Test Method for High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation
D543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
D570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D635 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal Position
D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
D648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
D696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between -30C and 30C with a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
D732 Test Method for Shear Strength of Plastics by Punch Tool
D746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers by Impact
D790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
D1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
D1525 Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of Plastics
D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
D1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin Plastics
D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property--Durometer Hardness
D2863 Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index)
D2990 Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics
D3418 Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
D3801 Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics of Solid Plastics in a Vertical Position
D3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
D3895 Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
D4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
D4703 Practice for Compression Molding Thermoplastic Materials into Test Specimens, Plaques, or Sheets
D5033 Guide for Development of ASTM Standards Relating to Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics
D5279 Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Torsion
D5630 Test Method for Ash Content in Plastics
D6110 Test Method for Determining the Charpy Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics
D7209 Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
E831 Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis
F699 Practice for Accelerated Conditioning of Polybutylene Pipe and Tubing for Subsequent Quality Control Testing
Keywords
classification system; line callout; polybutylene; polybutene-1; recycled; specification; Molding/extrusion compounds/materials--specifications; Polybutylene (PB); Polyolefin (PO)--specifications ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 83.140.99 (Other rubber and plastic products)
DOI: 10.1520/D2581-02
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