Standard Guide to Standard Test Methods for Unsintered Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Extruded Film or Tape

ABSTRACT
This guide identifies the standard test methods to use in evaluating unsintered extruded films or tapes manufactured from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The test methods covered here shall be capable of investigating the following material properties: width; thickness; tensile properties (tensile strength and elongation); specific at gravity (relative density); residual extrusion aids or other volatile components; dielectric constant; volume resistivity; dielectric breakdown voltage; and unit weight.
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1.1 This guide identifies test methods to use in evaluating unsintered extruded films or tapes manufactured from polytetrafluoroethylene.
1.2 The values stated in SI units as detailed in IEEE/ASTM SI 10, are to be regarded as standard.
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 1—This test method is equivalent to ISO 12086-2:2006 in the measurement of tensile properties, specific gravity, and dielectric constant. These are in ISO 12086-2:2006, sections 8.2.2, 10.6 and 8.1.1. It is not equivalent to ISO 12086-2:2006 in any other measurement or section..

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Designation:D6040 −06
StandardGuide to
Standard Test Methods for Unsintered
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Extruded Film or Tape
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6040; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* D2288 Test Method for Weight Loss of Plasticizers on
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Heating (Withdrawn 2010)
1.1 This guide identifies test methods to use in evaluating
D3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of
unsintered extruded films or tapes manufactured from polytet-
Fabric
rafluoroethylene.
F335 Terminology Relating to Electrostatic Imaging
1.2 The values stated in SI units as detailed in IEEE/ASTM
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
SI 10, are to be regarded as standard.
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
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1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
2.2 ISO Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- ISO 12086-2:2006 Plastics—Fluoropolymer Dispersions
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
and Moulding and Extrusion Materials—Part 2: Prepara-
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bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. tion of Test Specimens and Determination of Properties
NOTE 1—This test method is equivalent to ISO 12086-2:2006 in the
3. Terminology
measurementoftensileproperties,specificgravity,anddielectricconstant.
3.1 Definitions:
These are in ISO 12086-2:2006, sections 8.2.2, 10.6 and 8.1.1. It is not
equivalent to ISO 12086-2:2006 in any other measurement or section. 3.1.1 Definitions are in accordance withTest Methods D257
and Terminologies D883 and D1711, unless otherwise speci-
2. Referenced Documents
fied.
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.1.2 apparent density, n—the weight per unit volume of a
D149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and material including voids inherent in the material as tested, see
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials Terminology F412.
at Commercial Power Frequencies
3.1.3 lot, n—one production run, or uniform blend of two or
D150 Test Methods forAC Loss Characteristics and Permit-
more production runs.
tivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
D257 Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of
3.2.1 film, n—full-width material received as finished film.
Insulating Materials
3.2.2 tape, n—material that has been slit from the finished
D374 Test Methods for Thickness of Solid Electrical Insu-
film.
lation
D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
3.2.3 volume resistivity, n—the volume resistance (in ohm-
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
centimetres) between opposite faces of a material where the
D882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic
values are obtained by the measure of resistance to electrical
Sheeting
current between electrodes placed in contact with the opposing
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
surfaces of the sample (see Terminology F335).
D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
4. Test Specimens
4.1 The number of test specimens shall be in accordance
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics and
with the requirements of the individual test methods.
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic Materials.
Current edition approved April 1, 2006. Published April 2006. Originally
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approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D6040 - 01. DOI: The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
10.1520/D6040-06. www.astm.org.
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NOTE 4—Especially useful for this test, has been the electronic
5. Conditioning
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densimeter, Model ED-120 T.
5.1 Condition the tape for 4 h and conduct tests at the
NOTE 5—A volume method (apparent density) may be used providing
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