ASTM D6457-99e1 - 10.8.1999
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification is intended to be a means of calling out plastic product used in the fabrication of end items or parts.

1.3 This specification covers rod and heavy-walled tubing made wholly from polytetrafluoroethylene and produced in accordance with good commercial practice.

1.4 The properties included in this specification are those required for the compositions covered. Requirements necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specialized applications may be described by using the classification system given in Section 4.

1.5 This specification allows for the use of recycled plastics as defined in Guide D 5033.

1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard in all property and dimensional tables.

1.7 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 to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 1-There are similar ISO standards, such as ISO 13000-1 and 13000-2.

 
2. Referenced Documents

ISO 13000-1

Plastics--Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Semi-Finished Products--Part I: Requirements and Designation

ISO 13000-2

Plastics--Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Semi-Finished Products--Part II: Preparation of Test Specimens and Determination of Properties

IEEE/ASTM SI-10

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

E94-04

Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination

D7209-06

Standard Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products (Withdrawn 2015)

D4591-22

Standard Test Method for Determining Temperatures and Heats of Transitions of Fluoropolymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

D4000-23

Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials

D3892-15(2020)

Standard Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics

D1708-26

Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens

D1600-18

Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics (Withdrawn 2024)

D883-26a

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

D792-20

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

D638-22

Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics

D374-99

Standard Test Methods for Thickness of Solid Electrical Insulation

D4894-19(2024)

Standard Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Granular Molding and Ram Extrusion Materials