Standard Specification for Polycarbonate (PC) Unfilled and Reinforced Material

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This specification covers unfilled and reinforced polycarbonate and polycarbonate copolymer materials suitable for injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion. Some of these compositions may also find use for compression molding or application from solution. Unfilled polycarbonate materials are classified into groups according to their composition. The groups are Group 01, Group 02, Group 03, Group 04, Group 05, and Group 06. These groups are subdivided into classes which are Class 0, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 and these classes can be further be subdivided into grades which are Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 0. Different tests shall be conducted in order to determine the following properties of polymer materials: Izod impact strength, flexural modulus, tensile strength, and deflection temperature.
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1.1 This specification covers unfilled and reinforced polycarbonate and polycarbonate copolymer materials suitable for injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion. Some of these compositions may also find use for compression molding or application from solution.
1.2 The properties in this specification are those required for identifying the compositions covered. There may be other requirements necessary for identifying particular characteristics important to specific applications. Those may be specified by using the suffixes in accordance with Section 5.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
Note 1—This specification is similar to ISO 7391 - 1987 in title only. The technical content is significantly different.
1.4 The following hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 12, of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all 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 or regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation: D 3935 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Polycarbonate (PC) Unfilled and Reinforced Material
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3935; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D 792 Test Method for Specific Gravity (Relative Density)
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and Density of Plastics by Displacement
1.1 This specification covers unfilled and reinforced poly-
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D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
carbonate and polycarbonate copolymer materials suitable for
D 1238 TestMethodforMeltFlowRatesofThermoplastics
injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion. Some of these
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by Extrusion Plastometer
compositions may also find use for compression molding or
D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
application from solution.
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Plastics
1.2 Thepropertiesinthisspecificationarethoserequiredfor
D 2584 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced
identifying the compositions covered. There may be other
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Resins
requirements necessary for identifying particular characteris-
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D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
tics important to specific applications. Those may be specified
D 4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Mate-
by using the suffixes in accordance with Section 5.
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rials
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
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D 5630 Test Method for Ash Content in Plastics
standard.
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
NOTE 1—This specification is similar to ISO 7391 – 1987 in title only. 5
Determine Conformance with Specifications
The technical content is significantly different.
E 169 Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet–Vis-
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1.4 The following hazards caveat pertains only to the test
ible Quantitative Analysis
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methods portion, Section 12, of this specification. This stan-
2.2 ISO Standard:
dard does not purport to address all safety concerns, if any,
ISO 7391–1987 Plastics—Polycarbonate Molding and Ex-
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this
trusion Materials (Part 1: Designation—1987) (Part 2:
standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices
Preparation of Test Specimens and Determination of
and determine the applicability or regulatory limitations prior
Properties)
to use.
3. Terminology
2. Referenced Documents
3.1 Definitions—The terminology used in this specification
2.1 ASTM Standards:
is in accordance with Terminologies D 883 and D 1600. The
D 256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum
polycarbonate materials will be designated PC as specified in
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Impact Resistance of Plastics
Terminology D 1600.
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D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
4. Classification
D 648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics
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Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
4.1 Unfilled polycarbonate materials are classified into
D 790 TestMethodsforFlexuralPropertiesofUnreinforced
groups according to their composition. These groups are
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
subdivided into classes and grades as shown in Table PC
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als
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
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Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.03.
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Materials. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Current edition approved March 10, 2002. Published May 2002. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.01.
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published as D 3935 – 80. Last previous edition D 3935 – 94 (2001). Available from American National Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 4th
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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D3935–02
TABLE PC Polycarbonate Materials and Detail Requirements
Note— The values are for naturals; colors may be different.
Tensile Elongation
Izod Flexural Deflection
B C E
Yield at
Flow Rate, Specific Impact, Modulus, Tempera-
D D
Strength Break
Test Method Gravity, Test Test Test ture, Test
A
Group Description Class Description Grade Description
D 1238, Method Methods Methods Method
F
g/10 min D 792 D 256, D 790, D 648,
Test Method D 638,
J/m, min MPa, min °C, min
MPa, min
01 PC 1 general purpose 1 >24 1.19–1.22 use Table B
2 15 to 30 1.19–1.22 use Table B
3 12 to 20 1.19–1.22 640 55 100 2000 126
4 9 to 18 1.19–1.22 750 60 105 2100 126
5 6 to 13 1.19–1.22 750 60 110 2200 128
6 4 to 8 1.19–1.22 750 60 110 2200 128
7 <5 1.19–1
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