ASTM D4313-98

Standard Specification for General-Purpose, Heavy-Duty, and Extra-Heavy-Duty Crosslinked Chlorinated Polyethylene (CM) Jackets For Wire and Cable

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers crosslinked chlorinated polyethylene compounds suitable for use as outer coverings or jackets on electrical cables for general-purpose, heavy-duty, and extra-heavy-duty service.  
1.2 These jacket materials are not recommended for use on cables which are to be installed at a temperature less than -25°C.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units, except for temperature, are the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1998
• ICS: 29.035.20 - Plastics and rubber insulating materials
• Technical Committee: D09 - Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D4313-03 - Standard Specification for General-Purpose, Heavy-Duty, and Extra-Heavy-Duty Crosslinked Chlorinated Polyethylene (CM) Jackets For Wire and Cable
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: D 4313 – 98 An American National Standard
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
General-Purpose, Heavy-Duty, and Extra-Heavy-Duty
Crosslinked Chlorinated Polyethylene (CM) Jackets For Wire
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and Cable
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4313; 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 3.2.1 aging (act of), n—exposure of materials to air at a
temperature of 121°C for 168 h and oil at 121°C for 18 h.
1.1 This specification covers crosslinked chlorinated poly-
ethylene (CM) compounds suitable for use as outer coverings
4. Physical Properties
or jackets on electrical cables for general-purpose, heavy-duty,
4.1 Crosslinked jackets shall conform to the requirements
and extra-heavy-duty service.
for physical properties specified in Table 1.
1.2 These jacket materials are not recommended for use on
cables which are to be installed at a temperature less
TABLE 1 Physical Properties for CM Jacket
than − 25°C.
General- Heavy- Extra-
1.3 Whenever two sets of values are presented, in different
Purpose Duty Heavy-Duty
units, the values in the first set are the standard, while those in
Physical Requirements (Original):
parentheses are for information only.
Tensile strength, min, psi (MPa) 1500 (10.3) 1800 (12.4) 2400 (16.5)
Tensile stress at 200 % elongation, . 500 (3.4) 700 (4.8)
2. Referenced Documents
min, psi (MPa)
Elongation at rupture, min, % 300 300 300
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Tension set, max, % 35 30 30
D 470 Test Methods for Crosslinked Insulations and Jackets
Physical Requirements [After
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aging in an air oven
for Wire and Cable
at 121 6 1°C for 168 h]:
D 1499 Practice for Operating Light- and Water-Exposure
Tensile strength, min, % of original 55 85 70
3
Apparatus (Carbon-Arc Type) for Exposure of Plastics Elongation at rupture, min, % of 55 55 55
2
original
D 1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
Physical Requirements [After oil
G 153 Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc Light
immersion at 121°C for 18 h]:
4
Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials Tensile strength, min, % of original 60 60 60
Elongation at rupture, min, % of 60 60 60
original
3. Terminology
3.1
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