ASTM D4565-99
Historical Standard: ASTM D4565-99 Standard Test Methods for Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
SUPERSEDED (see Active link, below)
ASTM D4565
1. Scope
1.1 These test methods cover procedures for the physical testing of thermoplastic insulations and jackets used on telecommunications wire and cable and the testing of physical characteristics and environmental performance properties of completed products. To determine the procedure to be used on the particular insulation or jacket or on the completed wire or cable, reference should be made to the specification for that product.
1.2 The test methods appear in the following sections of this standard:
Procedure Sections Dimensional measurements of insulations, jackets, miscellaneous cable components, and of completed cable 4-9 Cross-sectional areas 9 Diameters 6 Eccentricity 8 Thickness 7 Physical and environmental tests of insulation and jackets 10-25 Aging test (jackets only) 24 Cold bend (insulation only) 16 Environmental stress crack (polyolefin jackets only) 21 Heat distortion (jackets only) 22 Heat shock (jackets only) 23 Insulation adhesion 19 Insulation and jacket shrinkback (oven test) 14 Insulation compression 20 Insulation shrinkback (solder test) 15 Melt flow rate change-polyolefin materials 12 Oil immersion test (jackets only) 25 Oxygen induction time (polyolefin insulation only) 17 Oxygen induction time (cable filling compound only) 18 Tensile and elongation tests 13 Physical and environmental tests of insulations and jackets of completed wire and cable 26-40 Cable Torsion Test 37 Compound flow test (filled core wire and cable only) 40 Corrugation extensibility test 35 Cable impact test 33 Jacket bonding tests 29 Jacket notch test 32 Jacket peel or pull 28 Jacket slip strength test 30 Pressure test (air core wire and cable only) 38 Sheath adherence test 31 Water penetration test (filled core wire and cable only) 39 Wire and cable bending test 34 Wire breaking strength 361.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard except where only SI units are given.
1.4 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 . For specific caution statement see 19.1.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D471 Test Method for Rubber Property--Effect of Liquids
D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
D1248 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Extrusion Materials for Wire and Cable
D1693 Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics
D2633 Test Methods for Thermoplastic Insulations and Jackets for Wire and Cable
D3032 Test Methods for Hookup Wire Insulation
D4731 Specification for Hot-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
D4732 Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E171 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Flexible Barrier Packaging
Keywords
aging test; cable impact; cable torsion; cold bend; compound flow; corrugation extensibility; cross-sectional area; diameters; differential scanning calorimetry; eccentricity; environmental stress crack; heat distortion; insulation; insulation adhesion; insulation compression; insulation shrinkback; jacket bonding; jacket notch; jacket peel or pull; jacket shrinkback; jacket slip strength; melt flow; oil immersion; oxidative induction time; oxidative stability; polyolefins; pressure test; sheath adherence; telecommunications wire and cable; tensile and elongation; thermal analysis; thickness; water penetration; wire and cable bending; wire breaking; Adhesion--electrical insulating materials; Aging; Air mass (AM); Bond strength--electrical insulating materials; Breaking strength/tenacity--electrical insulating materials; Cable torsion; Cold bend; Communications; Compound flow; Compression testing--electrical insulating materials; Corrugation extensibility; Cross section data/analysis--insulation; Diameter--electrical materials/applications; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Dimensions; Eccentricity; Environmental cracking; Flow and flow rate--insulations; Heat distortion; Impact testing; Insulated wire and cable; Insulation adhesion//compression//shrinkback; Jacket bonding//notch//peel//shrinkback//slip strength; Melt flow; Oil immersion; Oxidation induction time (OIT); Oxygen induction time; Peel strength tests--electrical conductors; Performance--electrical insulation; Polyolefin (PO) insulation; Pressure testing; Sampling electrical inisulating materials; Sheath adherence; Shrinkage; Slip strength; Solder plug test; Telecommunications; Thermal analysis (TA)--electrical insulation; Thickness--electrical insulating materials; Water penetration; Wire and cable;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 29.035.01 (Insulating materials in general)
DOI: 10.1520/D4565-99
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