ASTM D3296-03

Standard Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Tube

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1.1 The tubing is intended for electrical, mechanical, chemical, and medical applications manufactured from extrusion resins made from the copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene (FEP-fluorocarbon). This specification is for virgin material only and does not address recycled material as it is not appropriate for FEP tubing.
Note 1—Abbreviations are in accordance with Terminology D 1600.
Note 2—There is no similar ISO standard.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in brackets are for information only.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 8, 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2003
• ICS: 23.040.20 - Plastics pipes
• Technical Committee: D20 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: D20.15 - Thermoplastic Materials

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D3296-98 - Standard Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Tube
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM D3296-03(2008) - Standard Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Tube
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3296 – 03
Standard Specification for
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FEP-Fluorocarbon Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3296; 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* D 2116 Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Molding and
Extrusion Materials
1.1 Thetubingisintendedforelectrical,mechanical,chemi-
D 4894 Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
cal, and medical applications manufactured from extrusion
Granular Molding and Ram Extrusion Materials
resins made from the copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Use of
hexafluoropropylene (FEP-fluorocarbon). This specification is
the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric
for virgin material only and does not address recycled material
System
as it is not appropriate for FEP tubing.
NOTE 1—Abbreviations are in accordance with Terminology D 1600. 3. Terminology
NOTE 2—There is no similar ISO standard.
3.1 Definitions—Definitions of terms used in this specifica-
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
tion shall be in accordance with Terminology D 883.
standard.Thevaluesgiveninbracketsareforinformationonly.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
3.2.1 lot, n—one production run or uniform blend of two or
test methods portion, Section ,8 of this specification: This
more production runs.
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
4. Classification
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
4.1 This specification provides for three types of FEP-
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita- fluorocarbon tubing differentiated by size schedules as follows:
tions prior to use.
4.1.1 Type I—Tubing based upon the American Wire Gage
(AWG) sizes.
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.2 Type II—Tubing based upon fractional inch sizes (see
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Note 2).
D 149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
4.1.3 Type III—Tubing of all other sizes, as agreed by buyer
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
and seller. This type shall conform to the Dimensional Toler-
at Commercial Power Frequencies
ances for FEP Tubing, as listed in Table 3.
D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
4.2 The types are further differentiated in accordance with
D 792 TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-
increasing wall thicknesses as follows:
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
4.2.1 Class A—Tubing having walls tabulated in Table 1
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
listed as light-weight wall.
D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
4.2.2 Class C—Tubing having walls tabulated in Table 1
Plastics
listed as standard wall (see Note 3).
D 1675 Test Method for Polytetrafluoroethylene
4.2.3 Class D—Tubing having walls tabulated in Table 2
listed as chemical tubing.
4.2.4 Class E—Tubing having walls listed as heavy or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on
conforming to the Dimensional Tolerances for FEP Tubing as
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic
listed in Table 3.
Materials (Section 20.15.12).
Current edition approved November 1, 2003. Published January 2004. Originally
NOTE 3—Tubinghavingelectricalinternaldiametersandwallthickness
approved in 1974. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D 3296 - 98.
2 dimensions were deleted because of lack of demand.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
NOTE 4—Class B has been deleted because of lack of demand.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D 3296 – 03
TABLE 1 Dimensions and Tolerances for Type I FEP-Fluorocarbon Tubing—Dimensions, mm [in.]
Wall Thickness
Inside Diameter Class A Class C
AWG Size
Lightweight Wall Standard Wall
min max nom min max nom min max
24 0.51 [0.020] 0.69 [0.027] 0.152 [0.006] 0.102 [0.004] 0.203 [0.008] 0.305 [0.012] 0.254 [0.010] 0.356 [0.014]
22 0.64 [0.025] 0.81 [0.032] 0.152 [0.006] 0.102 [0.004] 0.203 [0.008] 0.305 [0.012] 0.254 [0.010] 0.356 [0.014]
20 0.81 [0.032] 1.02 [0.040]
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