Standard Specification for Extruded and Compression Molded Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Rod and Heavy-Walled Tubing

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1.1 This specification covers polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) rod and heavy-walled tubing manufactured from the PTFE resin of Specification D 4894 and reprocessed PTFE resin (as defined in Guide D 5033).
1.2 The specification covers rod 200-mm (8-in.) nominal diameter or under and heavy-walled tubing 100-mm outside diameter and with a wall thickness of 1.6 mm (1/16 in.) or greater. These materials must be made wholly from PTFE and produced in accordance with good commercial practice.
Note 1—Although this specification and ISO/DIS 13000-1 (1997) and ISO/DIS 13000-2 (1997) differ in approach or detail, data obtained using either are technically equivalent.
1.3 The values stated in SI units, as detailed in IEEE/ASTM SI 10 are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are provided for information only.
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test methods portion, Section 12, only 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.

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Designation: D 1710 – 99
Standard Specification for
Extruded and Compression Molded Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE) Rod and Heavy Walled Tubing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1710; 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 374 Test Methods for Thickness of Solid Electrical Insu-
lation
1.1 This specification covers polytetrafluoroethylene
D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics and Electrical
(PTFE) rod and heavy-walled tubing manufactured from the
Insulating Materials for Testing
PTFE resin of Specification D 4894 and reprocessed PTFE
D 621 Test Methods for Deformation of Plastics Under
resin (as defined in Guide D 5033).
Load
1.2 The specification covers rod 200-mm (8-in.) nominal
D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
diameter or under and heavy-walled tubing 100-mm outside
1 D 696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Ex-
diameter and with a wall thickness of 1.6 mm ( ⁄16in.) or
pansion of Plastics Between –30 and 30°C
greater. These materials must be made wholly from PTFE and
D 790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
produced in accordance with good commercial practice.
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
NOTE 1—Although this specification and ISO/DIS 13000-1 (1997) and 3
als
ISO/DIS 13000-2 (1997) differ in approach or detail, data obtained using
D 792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
either are technically equivalent.
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
1.3 The values stated in SI units, as detailed in IEEE/ASTM
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
SI 10 are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units
D 1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-
given in parentheses are provided for information only.
Gradient Technique
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test
D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
methods portion, Section 12, only of this specification: This
Plastics
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property-Durometer Hard-
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
ness
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
D 3295 Specification for PTFE Tubing
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
tions prior to use.
D 4591 Test Method for Determining Temperatures and
Heats of Transitions of Fluoropolymers by Differential
2. Referenced Documents
Scanning Calorimetry
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 4894 Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
D 149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
Granular Molding and Ram Extrusion Materials
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
D 4895 Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
at Commercial Power Frequencies 7
Resins Produced from Dispersion
D 150 Test Methods for A-C Loss Characteristics and
D 5033 Guide for the Development of Standards Relating to
Permitivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insu- 7
the Proper Use of Recycled Plastics
lating Materials
D 5740 Guide for Writing Material Standards in the Clas-
D 256 Test Method for Determining the Pendulum Impact 7
sification D 4000 Format
Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics 8
E 94 Guide for Radiographic Testing
D 257 Test Methods for D-C Resistance or Conductance of
F 36 Test Method for Compressibility and Recovery of
Insulating Materials 9
Gasket Materials
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for the Use of the International
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-20 on
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic Discontinued; see 1994 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
Materials (Section D20.15.12). Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1999. Published February 2000. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
published as D 1710 – 60T. Last previous edition D 1710 – 96. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.03.
2 8
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
3 9
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
D 1710
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System heavy-walled tubing has all of the properties listed for that
2.2 ISO Standards: type, grade, and class. A comma is used as the separator
ISO 13000-1 (1997) Plastics—Polytetrafluoroethylene between the standard number and the type. Separators are not
(PTFE) Semi-Finished Products, Part 1: Basis for Speci- needed between the type, grade, and class. A provision for
fication special notes is included so that other information can be
ISO 13000-2 (1997) Plastics—Polytetrafluoroethylene provided when required. An example would be to specify the
(PTFE) Semi-Finished Products, Part 2: Preparation of dimension tolerances for each size of rod or heavy-walled
Test Specimen and Determination of Properties tubing. When special notes are used, they should be preceded
by a comma.
3. Terminology
4.3 The types are further subdivided into two grades:
3.1 Definitions—Definitions are in accordance with Termi- 4.3.1 Grade 1—Made only from virgin resin.
nology D 883 unless otherwise specified.
4.3.2 Grade 2—Made using reprocessed resin.
3.1.1 lot, n—one production run or a uniform blend of two
4.4 The grades are further subdivided into four classes:
or more production runs. (D 4895)
4.4.1 Class A—Rod or heavy-walled tubing having normal
3.2 Abbreviations—Abbreviations are in accordance with
dimensional stability.
Terminology D 1600. PTFE is the acronym for polytetrafluo-
4.4.2 Class B—Rod or heavy-walled tubing meeting the
roethylene.
dimensional stability requirements of Table 1.
4.4.3 Class C—Same as Class A, but, in addition, com-
4. Classification
pletely examined for internal defects.
4.1 This specification covers three types of PTFE-
4.4.4 Class D—Same as Class B, but, in addition, com-
fluorocarbon rod and heavy-walled tubing. They are as fol-
pletely examined for internal defects.
lows:
5. Materials and Manufacture
4.1.1 Type I, Premium—A type of rod or heavy-walled
tubing having maximum physical and electrical properties to 5.1 The rod or heavy-walled tubing from Types I, II, and III
meet rigid requirements. shall be made from unpigmented PTFE as free of foreign
4.1.2 Type II, General Purpose—A type of rod or heavy- matter as commercially practical.
walled tubing having properties required of general electrical,
6. General Requirements
mechanical, and chemical applications.
6.1 The rod covered by this specification shall meet the
4.1.3 Type III—A type of rod or heavy-walled tubing for
mechanical and electrical requirements specified in Table 1 and
noncritical chemical, electrical, and mechanical applications.
6.1.1 when tested by the methods given in Section 12. The
4.2 A one-line system may be used to specify materials
heavy-walled tubing covered by this specification shall meet
covered by this specification. The system uses predefined cells
the mechanical and electrical requirements in Table 2 and 6.1.1
to refer to specific aspects of this specification, illustrated as
when tested by the methods given in Section 12.
follows:
6.1.1 Melting Point—The melting point of all types of rod
Specification
Standard Number Type Grade Class Special and heavy walled tubing shall be 3276 10°C when tested in
Block notes
accordance with 12.7.
Example: Specification D 1710–XX 1 1 A
7. Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Variations
4.2.1 For this example, the line callout would be Specifica-
7.1 The dimensions and tolerances of heavy-walled tubing
tion D 1710–XX, 11 A, and would specify that a rod or
shall be in accordance with Table 3. Measurements shall be
made in accordance with Method A of Test Methods D 374.
7.2 For rod and heavy-walled tubing, it may be necessary to
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.04.
center-less-grind the outside diameter for rod and heavy-walled
Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
Floor, New York, NY 10036.
tubing to meet the tolerances given in Table 3.
TABLE 1 Detail Requirements of Extruded Rod
Type I Type II Type III
A A A
Rod Diameter, in. Rod Diameter, in. Rod Diameter, in.
Properties
1 1 1
under ⁄2to over under ⁄2 to over under ⁄2to over
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
⁄2 1 ⁄2 1 ⁄2 ⁄2 1 ⁄2 1 ⁄2 ⁄2 1 ⁄2 1 ⁄2
Specific gravity, min 2.14 2.15 2.15 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.12 2.13 2.14
Tensile strength, min, MPa 13.8 14.5 15.2 11.7 12.4 13.1 9.7 10.3 11.0
(psi) (2000) (2100) (2200) (1700) (1800) (1900) (1400) (1500) (1600)
Elongation at Break, min,% 150 175 200 100 125 150 50 75 75
Dielectric strength, min, V/mil 700 750 800 600 650 700 250 250 250
B
Dimensional stability, max, %
Length 1.5 1.5 . 1.5 1.5 . 3.0 3.0 .
Diameter 0.5 0.5 . 0.5 0.5 . 1.0 1.0 .
A
1 in. 5 25.4 mm.
B
This requirement applies only to rod of Classes B and D that is under 25.4 mm (1 in.) in diameter.
D 1710
TABLE 2 Properties of PTFE Heavy-Walled Tubing
Type I Type II Type III
Grade
Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade
1 2 1 2 1 2
Specific Gravity, min 2.15 2.14 2.15 2.14 2.14 2.13
Tensile Strength, min, MPA 13.8 10.4 12.4 9.7 11.0 9.0
(psi) (2000) (1500) (1800) (1400) (1600) (1300)
Elongation at break, min, % 150 140 130 120 100 80
Dielectric Strength, min
1 mm (0.040 in.) kV/mm 29.5 27.5 25.6 23.6 12 10
Short Time (V/mil) (750) (700) (650) (600) (325) (250)
Dimensional Stability
max, Classes B and D, %
Length 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5
Diameter 0.5 0.5 0.75 0.75 1.0 1.0
TABLE 3 Diameter and Tolerances for PTFE Rod and
have occasional spots. Types II and III typically are white but
Heavy-Walled Tubing
may vary to light gray or light brown. For Types II and III
Nominal Inside or
occasional small gray, brown, or black spots shall not be
B
Outside Tolerance,
considered cause for rejection.
A
Diameter, mm (in.)
8.2 Finish—The rod or heavy-walled tubing shall be free
mm (in.)
1 from surface blisters, cracks, wrinkles, and other surface
1.6 ( ⁄16) 0.13
(0.005)
defects that might impair it for general use.
3.2 ( ⁄8) 0.18
8.3 Internal Defects—Classes C and D shall be free of all
(0.007)
3 macroscopic voids, cracks, and foreign inclusions, or the
4.8 ( ⁄16) 0.23
(0.009)
location of such defects shall be clearly marked or identified.
6.3 ( ⁄4) 0.30
The examination for internal defects shall be made in accor-
(0.012)
dance with Guide E 94.
9.5 ( ⁄8) 0.30
(0.012)
12.7 ( ⁄2) 0.36
9. Sampling
(0.014)
15.8 ( ⁄8) 0.41 9.1 Sampling shall be statistically adequate to satisfy the
(0.016)
requirements of 13.4.
19.1 ( ⁄4) 0.43
(0.017)
10. Number of Tests and Retests
25.4 (1) 0.51
(0.020)
10.1 The tests listed in Table 1 and Table 2, as they apply,
31.8 (1 ⁄4) 0.64
are sufficient to establish conformity of the PTFE rod or
(0.025)
38.1 (1 ⁄2) 0.76
heavy-walled tubing to this specification. When the number of
(0.030)
test specimens is not stated in the test method, single determi-
44.4 (1 ⁄4) 0.89
(0.035) nation may be made. If more than single determinations on
50.8 (2) 0.89
separate portions of the same sample are made, the results shall
(0.035)
be averaged. The single or average result shall conform to the
57.2 (2 ⁄4) 1.02
(0.040) requirements prescribed in this specification.
63.5 (2 ⁄2) 1.14
(0.045)
11. Test Conditions
76.2 (3) 1.14
(0.045)
11.1 Conditioning of Specimens—The test specimens shall
101.6 (4) 1.14
be conditioned in accordance with Procedure A of Practice
(0.045)
D 618 for a period of at least 4 h prior to test.
203.2 (8) 1.14
(0.045)
11.2 Standard Temperature—The tests shall be conducted at
A
Intermediate diameters shall conform to the tolerances of the next larger
the standard laboratory temperature of 23 6 1°C (73.4 6
diameter in the table.
1.8°F). Since the rod or heavy-walled tubing does not absorb
B
The tolerance is plus for outside diameters and minus for inside diameters.
water, the maintenance of constant humidity during testing is
not important.
7.2.1 Eccentricity—The eccentricity of the heavy-walled
tubing, when measured as one half of the difference between
12. Test Methods
the maximum and minimum wall thickness at either end of the
12.1 Visual Inspection—Visually inspect each of the
tube, shall not exceed 10 % of the nominal wall thickness.
samples of PTFE rod or heavy-walled tubing selected in
Nominal wall thickness is one half the difference between the
accordance with Section 9 to verify its compliance with the
nominal outside diameter and the nominal inside diameter.
requirements of this specification. Occasional superficial flaws
8. Workmanship, Finish and Appearance
in PTFE rod or heavy-walled tubing should be interpreted as
8.1 Color—Type I shall be white to translucent but may not affecting the physical and electrical properties; however, if
D 1710
there is an appearance of a transverse discontinuity or “poker
chip,” testing for tensile strength and elongation is imperative.
12.2 Specific Gravity—Determine the specific gravity of the
rod or heavy-walled tubing in accordance with Method A of
Test Methods D 792. Two drops of wetting agent should be
added to the water in order to reduce the surface tension and
ensure complete wetting of the specimens. Test two specimens
representative of the cross section of the rod or heavy-walled
tubing and average the results.
12.2.1 The gradient tube method of Test Method D 1505
may be used as an alternate on three specimens.
12.3 Tensile Strength and Elongation:
12.3.1 Determine the tensile strength and elongation of rods
less than 38.1 mm (1 ⁄2 in.) in diameter in accordance with
Test Method D 638 modified as described below. Determine
the tensile strength and elongation of rods 38.1 mm or more in
diameter in accordance with Specification D 4894 modified as
described below. Prepare the microtensile specimens from
1.59-mm ( ⁄16-in.) thick wafers cut from a representative
portion of the rod in a plane 90° to the axis. Coincide the center
of the microtensile specimen with the axis of the rod. Test five
specimens and average the results.
12.3.1.1 For rods with diameters less than 38.1 mm (1 ⁄2
in.), prepare the test specimens in accordance with Fig
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