ASTM D7211-23 - 1.5.2023
 
1. Scope

1.1?This specification is intended to be a means of calling out finished machined parts ready for general use.

1.2?This specification establishes requirements for parts machined from polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) semifinished parts.

1.3?For aerospace grade, machined PCTFE parts, use Specification D7194.

Note 1:?Quick-quenched PCTFE will potentially exhibit dimensional relaxation in the vicinity of Tg = 55?C (131?F).

Note 2:?Although no recommendations are made regarding the limiting upper use temperature of PCTFE, the heat deflection temperature of PCTFE as determined by Test Method D648 is 126?C (259?F).

1.4?The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.

1.5?The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 11, 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 3:?There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.

1.6?This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D618-21

Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing

D648-18

Standard Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position

D792-20

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

D883-26

Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics

D1430-22

Standard Classification System for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Plastics

D1600-18

Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics (Withdrawn 2024)

D2117-82(1988)e1

Standard Test Method for Melting Point of Semicrystalline Polymers by the Hot Stage Microscopy Method (Withdrawn 1994)

D4591-22

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

D7194-19(2024)

Standard Specification for Aerospace Parts Machined from Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)