Standard Specification for Cast Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Plastic Rods, Tubes, and Shapes

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1.1 This specification covers poly(methyl methacrylate) rods, tubes, and other shapes produced by casting or machining cast blanks. This specification does not apply to heat-formed and molded or extruded parts and shapes, or sections that are made by assembling or joining two or more pieces.  Note 1-The properties included in this specification are those required to identify the types and grades of materials covered. There may be other requirements necessary to identify particular characteristics.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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 2-There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.

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Designation: D 5436 – 99
Standard Specification for
Cast Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Plastic Rods, Tubes, and
Shapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5436; 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 * Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.1 This specification covers poly(methyl methacrylate)
3. Terminology
rods, tubes, and other shapes produced by casting or machining
3.1 The terminology used in this specification is in accor-
cast blanks. This specification does not apply to heat-formed
dance with Terminology D 883 and Terminology D 1600.
and molded or extruded parts and shapes, or sections that are
made by assembling or joining two or more pieces.
4. Classification
NOTE 1—The properties included in this specification are those re-
4.1 Types—This specification covers two types of cast
quired to identify the types and grades of materials covered. There may be
methacrylate plastics:
other requirements necessary to identify particular characteristics.
4.1.1 Type UVA—Material having ultraviolet-lightabsorbing
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
properties as shown in Table 1.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1.2 Type UVT—Material not subject to the light-absorbing
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
properties shown in Table 1.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.2 Finish—Castings may be specified with the following
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
finishes:
4.2.1 Finish 1—Rods, tubes, and shapes having a smooth
NOTE 2—There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.
surface finish obtained either in the casting process or by
2. Referenced Documents
highly polishing the surface.
4.2.2 Finish 2—Rods, tubes, and shapes having a rough,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
unfinished surface which may be frosted, abraded, sanded,
D 542 Test Method for Index of Refraction of Transparent
machined, or as-cast.
Organic Plastics
D 570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
NOTE 3—The sawed ends of Finish 1 and Finish 2 rods, tubes, and
D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics and Electrical
shapes are not polished.
Insulating Materials for Testing
5. General Requirements
D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
D 648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics 5.1 Finish 1 and Finish 2 cast tubes are subject to the
Under Flexural Load
following permissible variations from the specified dimen-
D 792 Test Methods for Specific Gravity (Relative Density)
sions:
and Density of Plastics by Displacement 5.1.1 Cast tubes may be specified with either Type A or Type
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
B wall thickness tolerances as listed in Table 2. Type A
D 1003 Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance tolerances are specified for applications where wall thickness is
of Transparent Plastics
critical to performance, otherwise Type B is generally speci-
D 1600 Terminology of Abbreviated Terms Relating to fied.
Plastics
5.1.2 Cast tubes are subject to the outside-diameter toler-
D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics ances listed in Table 3.
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
5.1.3 Cut-to-size lengths of cast tube are subject to the
length tolerances listed in Table 4.
5.2 Finish 1 and Finish 2 cast rods are subject to the
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-20 on
following dimensions and tolerances.
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic
Materials. 5.2.1 Cast rods are subject to the diameter tolerances listed
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1999. Published February 2000. Originally
in Table 5.
published as D 5436 – 93. Last previous edition D 5436 – 93.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D 5436
TABLE 1 Detail Requirements for Cast Methacrylate Rods, TABLE 4 Sizes and Permissible Length Tolerances for Cut-to-
Tubes, and Shapes Length Cast Rod and Tube
Type UVA Type UVT Nominal Outside Permissible Length
Diameter, Tolerances,
Index of refraction, n , 23°C
D
mm (in.) 6, mm (in.)
min: 1.48 1.48
max: 1.50 1.50 up to 76 (3.0) 2 (0.079)
up to 280 (11.0) 3 (0.118)
Specific gravity, 23/23°C (73.4/73.4°F)
min: 1.18 1.18 greater than 280 (11.0) 6 (0.236)
max: 1.20 1.20
Spectral transmittance, %, max
270 nm: 5 .
TABLE 5 Size and Permissible Tolerances for Diameter of Cast
280 nm: 5 .
Rods
290 nm: 5 .
310 nm: 5 .
Diameter Tolerances,
Size, Diameter, mm (in.)
340 nm: 5 .
6, mm (in.)
Luminous transmittance, %, min
up to 9.5 (0.375) 0.1 (0.005)
up to 4.7 mm (0.187 in.) thickness: 91 91
up to 25.4 (1.00) 0.2 (0.010)
25.4 mm (1.00 in.) thickness: 89 89
up to 50.8 (2.00) 0.4 (0.015)
greater than 25.4 mm (1.00 in.) thickness: 87 87
up to 76.2 (3.00) 0.8 (0.030)
Haze, %, max 3.0 3.0
up to 152.4 (6.00) 1.1 (0.045)
Deflection temperature under load at 1820 see Fig. 1 see Fig. 1
up to 304.8 (12.00) 1.5 (0.060)
kPa (264 psi), °C
greater than 304.8 (12.00) 2.5 (0.100)
Water absorption at 23°C
Gain in weight, 3.2 mm (0.125 in.) thick, %, 0.8 0.8
max
Tensile strength at 23°C (73.4°F), min, MPa 55 (8000) 55 (8000)
and for all other properties shall be rounded to the nearest unit
(psi)
Elongation at break, %, min 2 2
in the last righthand place of figures used in expressing the
limiting value, in accordance with the rounding method of
Practice E 29.
TABLE 2 Sizes and Permissible Tolerances for Wall Thickness of
6.2 The physical and optical properties in this specification
Cast Tube
are based on Finish 1 material unless otherwise specified.
Permissible Wall Thickness Tolerances,
6.3 Rods, tubes, and shapes shall conform to the detail
Nominal Wall Thickness,
6, mm (in.)
mm (in.) requirements prescribed in Table 1 and, in addition, shall be so
Type A Type B
prepared as to conform to the following properties:
up to 4.7 (0.187) 0.5 (0.020) not applicable
6.3.1 Bubbles or inclusions in cast rods, tubes, and shapes
up to 6.4 (0.250) 0.6 (0.025) 1.1 (0.045)
shall not exceed 3.96 mm (0.156 in.) in any dimension. No
up to 9.5 (0.375) 0.9 (0.035) 1.4 (0.055)
up to 12.7 (0.550) 1.1 (0.045) 1.5 (0.060)
more than three such defects are permissible in any standard
up to 19.0 (0.750) 1.5 (0.060) 2.3 (0.090)
length greater than 122 cm (48 in.), or an outside diameter
up to 25.4 (1.00) 3.8 (0.150) not applicable
greater than 76.2 mm (3 in.). Bubbles or inclusions are not
greater than 25.4 (1.00) 6.4 (0.250) not applicable
permitted in rods, tubes, or shapes less than 122 cm (48 in.) in
length and less than 76.2 mm (3 in.) in outside diameter.
TABLE 3 Sizes and Permissible Tolerances for Outside Diameter
Defects less than 1 mm (0.039 in.) shall be disregarded, u
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