ASTM D5138-06
(Specification)Standard Classification System for Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
Standard Classification System for Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
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1.1 This classification system covers liquid crystal polymeric (LCP) materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion. This classification system allows the use of liquid crystal polymers that are recycled, reconstituted, recycled-regrind, recovered, or reprocessed, or a combination thereof, provided that the requirements as stated in this classification system are met. It is the responsibility of the supplier and the buyer of liquid crystal polymers that are recycled, reconstituted, recycled-regrind, recovered, or reprocessed, or a combination thereof, to ensure compliance.
1.2 The properties included in this classification system are those required to identify the compositions covered. There may be other requirements necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specialized applications. These shall be agreed upon between the user and the supplier, by using suffixes as given in Section 5.
1.3 This classification system and subsequent line callout (specification) are intended to be a means of calling out plastic materials used in the fabrication of end-use items or parts. It is not intended for the selection of materials. Material selection should be made by those having expertise in the plastics 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 classification system.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method 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. Note 1
There is no known ISO equivalent to this classification system.
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Designation: D5138 – 06
Standard Classification System for
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Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5138; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This classification system covers liquid crystal poly- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
meric (LCP) materials suitable for injection molding and D256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum
extrusion. This classification system allows the use of liquid Impact Resistance of Plastics
crystal polymers that are recycled, reconstituted, recycled- D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
regrind, recovered, or reprocessed, or a combination thereof, D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
provided that the requirements as stated in this classification D648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics
system are met. It is the responsibility of the supplier and the Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
buyer of liquid crystal polymers that are recycled, reconsti- D790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
tuted, recycled-regrind, recovered, or reprocessed, or a combi- andReinforcedPlasticsandElectricalInsulatingMaterials
nation thereof, to ensure compliance. D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
1.2 The properties included in this classification system are D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates ofThermoplastics
thoserequiredtoidentifythecompositionscovered.Theremay by Extrusion Plastometer
be other requirements necessary to identify particular charac- D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
teristics important to specialized applications. These shall be Plastics
agreed upon between the user and the supplier, by using D3418 Test Method for Transition Temperatures and En-
suffixes as given in Section 5. thalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by
1.3 This classification system and subsequent line callout Differential Scanning Calorimetry
(specification) are intended to be a means of calling out plastic D3641 Practice for Injection Molding Test Specimens of
materials used in the fabrication of end-use items or parts. It is Thermoplastic Molding and Extrusion Materials
not intended for the selection of materials. Material selection D3835 Test Method for Determination of Properties of
should be made by those having expertise in the plastics field Polymeric Materials by Means of a Capillary Rheometer
after careful consideration of the design and the performance D3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
required of the part, the environment to which it will be D4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materi-
exposed, the fabrication process to be employed, the costs als
involved, and the inherent properties of the material other than D5033 Guide for Development of ASTM Standards Relat-
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those covered by this classification system. ing to Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as D5630 Test Method for Ash Content in Plastics
standard. E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the Determine Conformance with Specifications
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test method portion, Section 11, of this classification system: 2.2 IEC and ISO Standards:
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety IEC112 Recommended Method for Determining the Com-
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility parative Tracking Index of Solid Insulation Materials
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and IEC243 Recommended Methods of Test for Electrical
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory Strength of Solid Insulating Materials at Power Frequen-
limitations prior to use. cies
NOTE 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this classification
system.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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ThisclassificationsystemisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD20on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic the ASTM website.
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Materials. Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
Current edition approved March 15, 2006. Published May 2006. Originally on www.astm.org.
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approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D5138-99a. DOI: Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
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