Standard Specification for Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN) Injection and Extrusion Materials

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This specification covers unfilled, filled, and reinforced styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion. SAN compounds are typically general-purpose materials used in either molding or extrusion processes or applications. There are currently no group, class, or grade distinctions and no basic property table given. The SAN compounds are produced by the polymerization of the monomers acrylonitrile and styrene. The melt-flow rate, Vicat softening point, heat-deflection temperature, tensile strength at yield, flexural modulus, and glass content shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers unfilled, filled, and reinforced styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion.
1.2 This specification is not intended for the selection of materials, but only as a means of calling out materials to be used in the manufacture of parts. Materials are to be selected by personnel with expertise in the plastics field where the economics, the environment to be encountered, the inherent properties of the materials, the part design, the part performance required, and the manufacturing process to be employed all enter into the selection.
1.3 The properties included in this specification are those required to identify the compositions covered. There may be other requirements necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specialized applications. These will be agreed upon between the user and the supplier, by using the suffixes specified in Section 7.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are given for information only (see IEEE/ASTM SI 10.)
The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 15, of this specification: 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
Although this specification and ISO 4894/1 differ in approach or detail, data obtained using either are technically equivalent.

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Designation:D4203 −07
StandardSpecification for
Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN) Injection and Extrusion
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Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4203; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers unfilled, filled, and reinforced
2.1 ASTM Standards:
styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) materials suitable for injection
D256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum
molding and extrusion.
Impact Resistance of Plastics
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
1.2 This specification is not intended for the selection of
D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
materials, but only as a means of calling out materials to be
D648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics
used in the manufacture of parts. Materials are to be selected
Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
by personnel with expertise in the plastics field where the
D790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
economics, the environment to be encountered, the inherent
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
properties of the materials, the part design, the part perfor-
als
mancerequired,andthemanufacturingprocesstobeemployed
D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
all enter into the selection.
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
1.3 The properties included in this specification are those
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
required to identify the compositions covered. There may be
D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics
other requirements necessary to identify particular character-
by Extrusion Plastometer
istics important to specialized applications. These will be
D1525 Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of
agreed upon between the user and the supplier, by using the
Plastics
suffixes specified in Section 7.
D1600 Terminology forAbbreviatedTerms Relating to Plas-
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
tics
standard. The values in parentheses are given for information D2584 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced
only (see IEEE/ASTM SI-10.)
Resins
D3641 Practice for Injection Molding Test Specimens of
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
Thermoplastic Molding and Extrusion Materials
test methods portion, Section 15, of this specification: This
D3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
D4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materi-
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
als
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
Determine Conformance with Specifications
tions prior to use.
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
NOTE 1—Although this specification and ISO 4894/1 differ in approach
IEEE/ASTM SI-10 Standard for Use of the International
or detail, data obtained using either are technically equivalent.
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic
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Materials.15.03). For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved March 1, 2007. Published March 2007. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D4203 - 00. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D4203-07. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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2.2 ISO Standards:
Symbol Material Tolerance
C Carbon- and graphite-fiber ±2 %
ISO75 PlasticsandEbonite—DeterminationofTemperature
reinforced
of Deflection Under Load
G Glass-reinforced ±2 %
ISO 178 Plastics—Determination of Flexural Properties of L Lubricants (PTFE, for example) by agreement between the supplier
graphite, silicone and and the user
Rigid Plastics
molybdenum disulfide
ISO 180/1A Plastics—Determination of Izod Impact
M Mineral-reinforced ±2 %
Strength of Rigid Materials
R Combinations of r
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