ASTM D4101-02a

Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers propylene plastic materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion. Polymers consist of propylene homopolymer, propylene copolymers, and propylene-elastomer compounded with or without the addition of impact modifiers (ethylene-propylene rubber, polyisobutylene rubber, and butyl rubber), colorants, stabilizers, lubricants, or reinforcements.  
1.2 This specification allows for the use of those propylene plastic materials that can be recycled, reconstituted, and reground, provided that: (1) the requirements as stated in this specification are met, and (2) the material has not been modified in any way to alter its conformance to food contact regulations or similar requirements. The proportions of recycled, reconstituted, and reground material used, as well as the nature and the amount of any contaminant, cannot be practically covered in this specification. It is the responsibility of the supplier and the buyer of recycled, reconstituted, and reground materials to ensure compliance. (See Guide D5033.)
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.  
Note 1—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 specific applications. These will be designated by using the suffixes given in Section 1.
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 13, 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 2—There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Aug-2002
• ICS: 83.080.20 - Thermoplastic materials
• Technical Committee: D20 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: D20.15 - Thermoplastic Materials

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D4101-02 - Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM D4101-02b - Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F3430-20 - Standard Specification for Closed-Cell Cellular Polypropylene (PP) Corrugated Wall Stormwater Collection Chambers
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D4967-21 - Standard Guide for Selecting Materials to Be Used for Insulation, Jacketing, and Strength Components in Fiber-Optic Cables
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2418-19 - Standard Specification for Polypropylene (PP) Corrugated Wall Stormwater Collection Chambers
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D790-17 - Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F409-22 - Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Accessible and Replaceable Plastic Tube and Tubular Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7254-21 - Standard Specification for Polypropylene (PP) Siding
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2881/F2881M-21e1 - Standard Specification for 12 to 60 in. [300 to 1500 mm] Polypropylene (PP) Dual Wall Pipe and Fittings for Non-Pressure Storm Sewer Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2830-11(2017) - Standard Specification for Manufacture and Joining of Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pressure Pipe With a Peelable Polypropylene (PP) Outer Layer
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2952-23 - Standard Specification for Air-Purifying Respiratory Protective Smoke Escape Devices (RPED)
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2389-23 - Standard Specification for Pressure-rated Polypropylene (PP) Piping Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1412-22 - Standard Specification for Polyolefin Pipe and Fittings for Corrosive Waste Drainage Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F3508-21a - Standard Guide for In-Situ Pipeline Renovation As Dual-Wall Composite Pipeline by Push/Pull Installation of Compressed-Fit Shape-Memory-Polymer Tubular (SMPT)
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D3012-19 - Standard Test Method for Thermal-Oxidative Stability of Polypropylene Using a Specimen Rotator Within an Oven
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 4101 – 02a
Standard Specification for
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Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4101; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
INTRODUCTION
This specification is not intended for the selection of materials but only as a means to call out plastic
materials to be used for the manufacture of parts. The selection of these materials is to be made by
personnel with expertise in the plastics field where the environment, inherent properties of the
materials, performance of the part, part design, manufacturing process, and economics are considered.
1. Scope * practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
tions prior to use.
1.1 This specification covers polypropylene materials suit-
able for injection molding and extrusion. Polymers consist of
NOTE 2—There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.
homopolymer, copolymers, and elastomer compounded with or
2. Referenced Documents
without the addition of impact modifiers (ethylene-propylene
rubber, polyisobutylene rubber, and butyl rubber), colorants,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
stabilizers, lubricants, or reinforcements.
C 177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measure-
1.2 This specification allows for the use of those polypro-
ments and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of
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pylene materials that can be recycled, reconstituted, and
the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
reground, provided that: (1) the requirements as stated in this D 149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
specification are met, and (2) the material has not been
Dielectric Strength of Electrical Insulating Materials at
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modified in any way to alter its conformance to food contact
Commercial Power Frequencies
regulations or similar requirements. The proportions of re-
D 150 Test Methods for A-C Loss Characteristics and
cycled, reconstituted, and reground material used, as well as
Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insu-
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the nature and the amount of any contaminant, cannot be
lation
practically covered in this specification. It is the responsibility
D 256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum
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of the supplier and the buyer of recycled, reconstituted, and
Impact Resistance of Plastics
reground materials to ensure compliance. (See Guide D 5033.)
D 257 Test Methods for D-C Resistance or Conductance of
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1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Insulating Materials
standard.
D 495 Test Method for High Voltage, Low Current, Dry Arc
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Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation
NOTE 1—The properties included in this specification are those re-
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D 523 Test Method for Specular Gloss
quired to identify the compositions covered. There may be other require-
D 543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to
ments necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specific
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applications. These will be designated by using the suffixes given in Chemical Reagents
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Section 1.
D 570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
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D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
D 635 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and
test methods portion, Section 13, of this specification: This
Time of Burning of Self-Supporting Plastics in a Horizon-
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
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tal Position
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
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D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
D 648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics
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Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on
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Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.06.
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Materials. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.01.
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Current edition approved August 10, 2002. Published October 2002. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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published as D 4101 – 82. Last previous edition D 4101 – 02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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