ASTM D4244-95(2001)

Standard Specification for General-Purpose, Heavy-Duty, and Extra-Heavy-Duty Acrylonitrile-Butadiene/Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (NBR/PVC) Jackets for Wire and Cable (Withdrawn 2007)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers durable, crosslinked black or colored acrylonitrile-butadiene/poly(vinyl chloride) (NBR/PVC) compounds suitable for use as outer coverings or jackets on electrical cables for general-purpose, heavy-duty, and extra-heavy-duty service.
1.2 General-purpose and heavy-duty jackets are not recommended for installation at a temperature lower than 25°C and extra-heavy-duty jackets at a temperature lower than 10°C.
1.3 Compounds are based on a fluxed blend of an acrylonitrile-butadiene synthetic rubber and poly(vinyl chloride) resin.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard, except in cases where SI units are more appropriate. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification covers durable, crosslinked black or colored acrylonitrile-butadiene/poly(vinyl chloride) (NBR/PVC) compounds suitable for use as outer coverings or jackets on electrical cables for general-purpose, heavy-duty, and extra-heavy-duty service.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D09 on Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials, this specification was withdrawn without replacement in October 2007 because the committee was unsure of the utility of this document to the industry and did not wish to maintain a document for which there may be little or no expertise on the committee.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 14-Feb-1995
• Withdrawal Date: 17-Oct-2007
• ICS: 29.035.20 - Plastics and rubber insulating materials
• Technical Committee: D09 - Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D4244-95 - Standard Specification for General-Purpose, Heavy-Duty, and Extra-Heavy-Duty Acrylonitrile-Butadiene/Poly(vinyl Chloride) (NBR/PVC) Jackets for Wire and Cable
• Effective Date: 15-Feb-1995

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 4244 – 95 (Reapproved 2001)
Standard Specification for
General-Purpose, Heavy-Duty, and Extra-Heavy-Duty
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene/Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (NBR/PVC)
Jackets for Wire and Cable
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4244; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope (Carbon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure
of Nonmetallic Materials
1.1 This specification covers durable, crosslinked black or
colored acrylonitrile-butadiene/poly(vinyl chloride) (NBR/
3. Test Applicable for Black Sunlight and Weather
PVC) compounds suitable for use as outer coverings or jackets
Resistant Materials
onelectricalcablesforgeneral-purpose,heavy-duty,andextra-
3.1 A black jacket shall retain a minimum of 80% of its
heavy-duty service.
unexposed tensile strength and elongation after 720 h of
1.2 General-purpose and heavy-duty jackets are not recom-
exposureinadualcarbon-arcapparatus.Preparethespecimens
mended for installation at a temperature lower than−25°C and
in accordance with Test Methods D470 for physical tests of
extra-heavy-duty jackets at a temperature lower than−10°C.
insulations and jackets. Perform the test in accordance with
1.3 Compounds are based on a fluxed blend of an
Practice D1499 using Method 1 of Practice G23. This test is
acrylonitrile-butadiene synthetic rubber and poly(vinyl chlo-
not applicable to colored jackets.
ride) resin.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard,
4. Physical Properties
exceptincaseswhereSIunitsaremoreappropriate.Thevalues
4.1 Jackets shall conform to the requirements for physical
given in parentheses are for information only.
properties prescribed in Table 1.
2. Referenced Documents
5. Sampling
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.1 Unless otherwise specified, sample the jacket in accor-
D470 TestMethodsforCrosslinkedInsulationsandJackets
dance with Test Methods D470.
for Wire and Cable
D1499 Practice for Filtered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc Ex-
6. Test Methods
posures of Plastics
6.1 Unless otherwise specified, test the jacket in accordance
G 23 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus
with Test Methods D470.
7. Keywords
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 on
Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility of 7.1 acrylonitrile-butadiene/poly(vinyl chloride) jacket;
SubcommitteeD09.18onSolidInsulations,Non-MetallicShieldingsandCoverings
crosslinked jacket; e
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