ASTM D6040-06 - 1.4.2006
 
1. Scope

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..

 
2. Referenced Documents

ISO 12086-2:2006

Plastics--Fluoropolymer Dispersions and Moulding and Extrusion Materials--Part 2: Preparation of Test Specimens and Determination of Properties Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.

IEEE/ASTM SI 10

Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System

F412-25a

Standard Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems (Includes all amendments and changes 10/8/2025).

D149-25

Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies

D3776-09

Standard Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric

D1711-26

Standard Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation

F335-03

Standard Terminology Relating to Electrostatic Copying

D882-26

Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting

D792-20

Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement

D374-99

Standard Test Methods for Thickness of Solid Electrical Insulation

D257-14(2021)e1

Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials (Includes all amendments and changes 5/6/2021).

D150-22

Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation

D883-26a

Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics (Includes all amendments and changes 6/15/2026).