ASTM D3647-84(1995)

Standard Practice for Classifying Reinforced Plastic Pultruded Shapes According to Composition

SCOPE
1.1 This practice outlines a method for classifying reinforced plastic pultruded shapes according to their composition.  
1.2 One objective of this practice is to provide a codification means and descriptive limits for classification.  
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of whoever uses this standard to consult and establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1994
• ICS: 83.120 - Reinforced plastics
• Technical Committee: D20 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: D20.18 - Reinforced Thermosetting Plastics

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3647-03 - Standard Practice for Classifying Reinforced Plastic Pultruded Shapes According to Composition
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7745-19 - Standard Practice for Testing Pultruded Composites
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1995

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3647 – 84 (Reapproved 1995)
Standard Practice for
Classifying Reinforced Plastic Pultruded Shapes According
to Composition
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3647; 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 2.3.2 M—Mat constitutes 90 % of total reinforcement.
2.3.3 C—Combinations of mat and roving where neither
1.1 This practice outlines a method for classifying rein-
constitutes 90 %.
forced plastic pultruded shapes according to their composition.
2.3.4 W—Woven fabric constitutes 90 % of total reinforce-
1.2 One objective of this practice is to provide a codification
ment.
means and descriptive limits for classification.
2.3.5 S—Special composition not covered above.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.4 Resin Type:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
2.4.1 P—Polyester.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
2.4.2 E—Epoxy.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
2.4.3 V—Vinylester.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.4.4 O—Others.
2. Terminology
2.5 Filler Amount:
2.5.1 U—Filler used is less than 5 % of resin weight.
2.1 The definitions of reinforcement material, reinforcement
2.5.2 F—Filler used is 5 % or more of the resin weight.
type, resin type, and filler amount and their respective levels
are described below.
3. Classification
NOTE 1—As an example, a pultruded shape made from a polyester resin
3.1 In classifying the reinforced plastic pultruded shape
mix with 13 % filler and glass roving reinforcement plus woven tape on
according to composition, four separate aspects of the compo-
the surface comprising perhaps 4 % of the total would be designated as
sition will be considered.
“GRPF”.
3.2 The composition will be identified by the use of four
2.2 Reinforcement Materials:
capital letters. The sequential position of each letter will have
2.2.1 G—Fiberglass constitutes 90 % or more by weight of
particular significance in describing the composition. In addi-
total reinforcement.
tion, the letter itself will have further specific descriptive value.
2.2.2 C—Carbon fibers constitute 90 % or more by weight
3.3 The classification method will be based upon the four-
of total reinforcement.
letter code in which each
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