ASTM D3595-14(2019)e1

Standard Specification for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Extruded Plastic Sheet and Film

ABSTRACT
This specification covers four types of polychlorotrifluoroethylene extruded plastic sheet and film: Type I - a transparent film with high and low moisture vapor transmission rate; Type II - a dimensionally stable transparent sheet and film with low moisture vapor transmission rate; Type III - a dimensionally stable transparent film with very low moisture vapor transmission rate; and Type IV - a low crystalline transparent film with high ductility and extremely low moisture vapor transmission rate. The specimens shall be manufactured from polychlorotrifluoroethylene plastics that consist of at least 90% chlorotrifluoethylene and 10% chemical modification such as co-monomers but not colorants, fillers, plasticizers, or mechanical blends of other resins. Tests shall be conducted to determine the specific property values of the specimen which shall conform to the tensile strength, elongation, dimensional stability or shrinkage, and moisture vapor transmission rate requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers extruded sheet and film in thicknesses from 0.015 to 0.25 mm (0.0006 to 0.01 in.).  
1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be regarded as the standard.  
1.3 The following precautionary statement pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 9 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Note 1: There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.  
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2019
• ICS: 83.140.10 - Films and sheets
• Technical Committee: D20 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: D20.15 - Thermoplastic Materials

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D3595-14(2019) - Standard Specification for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Extruded Plastic Sheet and Film
• Effective Date: 01-May-2019
• Refers: ASTM D883-24 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2024
• Refers: ASTM D883-23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2023
• Refers: ASTM F1249-20 - Standard Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Modulated Infrared Sensor
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2020
• Refers: ASTM D1204-14(2020) - Standard Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2020
• Refers: ASTM D883-20 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2020
• Refers: ASTM D883-19c - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2019
• Refers: ASTM D883-19a - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM D883-19 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2019
• Refers: ASTM D883-18a - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2018
• Refers: ASTM D883-18 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2018
• Refers: ASTM D1600-18 - Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics (Withdrawn 2024)
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2018
• Refers: ASTM D883-17 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2017
• Refers: ASTM D1430-11(2016) - Standard Classification System for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2016
• Refers: ASTM D3892-15 - Standard Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2015

Overview

ASTM D3595-14(2019)e1 - Standard Specification for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Extruded Plastic Sheet and Film provides comprehensive requirements and guidance for manufacturers and users of extruded PCTFE sheet and film. This standard addresses the essential properties, classification, testing methods, tolerances, packaging, and marking of PCTFE materials, ensuring consistent quality and performance. Covering materials with a thickness range of 0.015 to 0.25 mm (0.0006 to 0.01 in.), this specification is widely utilized in industrial, scientific, and packaging applications due to PCTFE’s unique combination of chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and moisture vapor barrier properties.

Key Topics

• Product Types & Classification:

  • Type I: Transparent film with high and low moisture vapor transmission rate
  • Type II: Dimensionally stable transparent sheet and film with low moisture vapor transmission
  • Type III: Dimensionally stable transparent film with very low moisture vapor transmission
  • Type IV: Low crystalline transparent film with high ductility and extremely low moisture vapor transmission

• Material Requirements:

  • Composed of at least 90% chlorotrifluoroethylene
  • May include up to 10% chemical modifications (excluding colorants, fillers, plasticizers, or blends of other resins)
  • Manufactured to be free from contamination or visible imperfections unless otherwise agreed

• Physical and Chemical Properties:

  • Specifies tolerance for thickness and dimensional stability
  • Testing for tensile strength, elongation, shrinkage, and moisture vapor transmission rate

• Testing Methods:

  • Conditioning, specimen preparation, and standardized laboratory testing procedures
  • Reference to ASTM standards for terminology, tensile testing, dimensional stability, and water vapor transmission rates

• Inspection & Certification:

  • Lot-acceptance procedures
  • Manufacturer certification for process control and compliance with standard
  • Reporting requirements when requested

• Packaging and Marking:

  • Commercial packaging requirements for safe transport
  • Detailed marking for type, grade, class, and lot identification

Applications

Materials specified under ASTM D3595-14(2019)e1 are widely recognized for their exceptional chemical and moisture resistance, as well as their reliability in harsh environments. Typical applications include:

• High-performance protective barriers in laboratory, chemical processing, and pharmaceutical packaging
• Electrical and electronic component insulation where stability and moisture resistance are critical
• Aerospace and defense applications requiring lightweight, strong, and stable materials
• Specialized food and medical packaging that benefits from the excellent barrier properties of PCTFE film
• Industrial processes requiring thin, dimensionally stable, and chemically inert barrier materials

Related Standards

For full compliance and optimal results, reference to related ASTM standards is recommended:

• ASTM D618: Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
• ASTM D882: Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
• ASTM D883: Terminology Relating to Plastics
• ASTM D1204: Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting
• ASTM D1430: Classification System for PCTFE Plastics
• ASTM D1600: Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
• ASTM D3892: Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
• ASTM F1249: Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film
• IEEE/ASTM SI 10: Standard for Use of International System of Units (SI)

Understanding and following ASTM D3595-14(2019)e1 ensures the reliable production and application of PCTFE extruded plastic sheet and film, promoting safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across diverse industries. This standard is in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization as set by the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation:D3595 −14 (Reapproved 2019)
Standard Specification for
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Extruded Plastic Sheet
and Film
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3595; 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.
ε NOTE—Editorially corrected Footnote 4 in June 2019.
1. Scope D1430 ClassificationSystemforPolychlorotrifluoroethylene
(PCTFE) Plastics
1.1 This specification covers extruded sheet and film in
D1600 Terminology forAbbreviatedTerms Relating to Plas-
thicknesses from 0.015 to 0.25 mm (0.0006 to 0.01 in.).
tics
1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be regarded as the
D3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
standard.
F1249 Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission Rate
1.3 The following precautionary statement pertains only to
Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Modulated
the test methods portion, Section 9 of this specification: This Infrared Sensor
standarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuser System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and
3. Terminology
environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use. 3.1 Definitions of terms used in this specification shall be in
accordance with Terminology D883.
NOTE 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.
3.2 lot, n—one production run or a uniform blend of two or
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
more production runs.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the 3.3 Abbreviations are in accordance with Terminology
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- D1600. PCTFE is the abbreviation for polychlorotrifluoroeth-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical ylene.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
4. Classification
2. Referenced Documents 4.1 This specification covers four types of polychlorotrif-
2 luoroethylene sheet and film:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.1 Type I—Transparent film, with high and low moisture
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
vapor transmission rate.
D882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic
4.1.2 Type II—Dimensionally stable transparent sheet and
Sheeting
film with low moisture vapor transmission rate.
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
4.1.3 Type III—Dimensionally stable transparent film with
D1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of
very low moisture vapor transmission rate.
Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated
4.1.4 Type IV—Low crystalline transparent film with high
Temperature
ductility and extremely low moisture vapor transmission.
4.2 A one-line system may be used to specify materials
covered by this specification. The system uses predefined cells
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic to refer to specific aspects of this specification, as illustrated
Materials.
below.
Current edition approved May 1, 2019. Published May 2019. Originally
approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as D3595 - 14. DOI:
10.1520/D3595-14R19E01. Available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM The PCTFE formulations used to make extruded sheet and film do not
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on correspond to the PCTFE materials in powders and pellets covered by Specification
the ASTM website. D1430.
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D3595−14 (2019)
TABLE 1 Thickness Tolerance TABLE 2 Tensile Strength and Elongation
Thickness Tensile Strength, min
Elongation,
Tolerance,% TypeAvailability Thickness, mm (in.) Type
min,%
mm in. psi MPa
0.015 0.0006 ±20 IV 0.019 to 0.0075 I, II, III 2800 19.32 50
0.019 0.00075 ±20 III (0.00075 to 0.0015)
0.020 0.0008 ±20 IV 0.051 to 0.002 I, II, III 3100 21.40 50
0.0216 0.00085 ±20 IV (0.020 to 0.01)
0.023 0.0009 ±20 IV 0.015 to 0.191 IV 4000 27.60 70
0.038 0.0015 ±20 I, (0.0006 to 0.0075)
0.051 0.002 ±15 I, II, III, IV
0.064 0.0025 ±20 IV
0.076 0.003 ±15 II
TABLE 3 Dimensional Stability
0.102 0.004 ±15 II
A
0.127 0.005 ±15 II
Thickness, mm (in.) Type Shrinkage, max,%
0.140 0.0055 ±15 IV
0.038 to 0.051 I ±15
0.152 0.006 ±15 IV
0.0015 to 0.002
0.19 0.0075 ±10 II
0.019 to 0.051 II, III ±8
0.20 0.0078 ±10 III
0.00075 to 0.002
0.25 0.010 ±10 II
0.051 to 0.250 III ±5
0.002 to 0.010 II, III ±5
0.015 to 0.191 IV ±15
(0.0006 to 0.002)
Specification
A
Standard Number : : : : Special Positive sign means increase in length.
Type Grade Class
Block : : : : Notes
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TABLE 4 Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate
Example: Specification D3595—02, I 6 C
Moisture Vapor
Thickness
For this example, the line callout would be Specification
Type Transmission Rate,
D3595 – 02, I6C, and would specify a coagulated dispersion 2
mm in.
max, g/m ×24h
form of polytetrafluoro-ethylene that has all of the properties
0.038 0.0015 I 0.61
listed for that Type, Grade, and Class in the appropriate 0.191 0.0075 II 0.07
0.0051 0.0002 III 0.14
specified properties, tables, or both, in the specification iden-
0.016 0.0006 IV 0.48
tified. A comma is used as the separator between the Standard
0.051 0.002 IV 0.16
Number and the Type. Separators are not needed between the
Type, Grade, and Class. Provision for Special Notes is
included so that other information can be p
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