ASTM D4000-20
Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials

Standard No.

ASTM D4000-20

Release Date

2020

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D4000-23

Latest

ASTM D4000-23

Scope

1.1 This standard provides a classification system for tabulating the properties of unfilled, filled, and reinforced plastic materials suitable for processing into parts. NOTE 1—The classification system serves many of the needs of industries using plastic materials. The standard is subject to revision as the need requires; therefore, the latest revision should always be used. 1.2 The classification system and subsequent line call-out (specification) is intended to be a means of identifying plastic materials used in the fabrication of end items or parts. It is not intended for the selection of materials. Material selection should be made by those having expertise in the plastics field after careful consideration of the design and the performance required of the part, the environment to which it will be exposed, the fabrication process to be employed, the inherent properties of the material not covered in this document, and the economic factors. 1.3 This classification system is based on the premise that plastic materials can be arranged into broad generic families using basic properties to arrange the materials into groups, classes, and grades. A system is thus established which, together with values describing additional requirements, permits as complete a description as desired of the selected material. 1.4 In all cases where the provisions of this classification system would conflict with the referenced ASTM specification for a particular material, the latter shall take precedence. NOTE 2—When using this classification system the two-letter, threedigit suffix system applies. NOTE 3—When a material is used to fabricate a part where the requirements are too specific for a broad material call-out, it is advisable for the user to consult the supplier to secure a call-out of the properties to suit the actual conditions to which the part is to be subjected. 1.5 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. 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.

ASTM D4000-20 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1003 Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics
• ASTM D1149 Standard Test Method for Rubber Deterioration-Surface Ozone Cracking in a Chamber
• ASTM D1203 Standard Test Methods for Volatile Loss From Plastics Using Activated Carbon Methods
• ASTM D1238 Standard Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
• ASTM D1248 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D1430 Standard Classification System for Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) Plastics*， 2022-03-15 Update
• ASTM D1434 Standard Test Method for Determining Gas Permeability Characteristics of Plastic Film and Sheeting
• ASTM D1435 Standard Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Plastics
• ASTM D149 Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies
• ASTM D1499 Standard Practice Filtered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc Type Exposures of Plastics
• ASTM D150 Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
• ASTM D1505 Standard Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
• ASTM D1525 Standard Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of Plastics
• ASTM D1562 Standard Classification System for Cellulose Acetate Propionate Molding and Extrusion Compounds
• ASTM D1600 Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
• ASTM D1693 Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics
• ASTM D1784 Standard Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Compounds
• ASTM D1822 Standard Test Method for Tensile-Impact Energy to Break Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
• ASTM D1929 Standard Test Method for Determining Ignition Temperature of Plastics
• ASTM D2116 Standard Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D2137 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property-Brittleness Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics
• ASTM D2240 Standard Test Method for Properties of Rubber &8212; Durometer Hardness*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D2287 Standard Specification for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymer and Copolymer Molding and Extrusion Compounds
• ASTM D2288 Standard Test Method for Weight Loss of Plasticizers on Heating
• ASTM D256 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics*， 2023-03-15 Update
• ASTM D2565 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Outdoor Applications
• ASTM D257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
• ASTM D2583 Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor
• ASTM D2584 Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins
• ASTM D2632 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property8212;Resilience by Vertical Rebound
• ASTM D2843 Standard Test Method for Density of Smoke from the Burning or Decomposition of Plastics
• ASTM D2863 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index)
• ASTM D2951 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Types III and IV Polyethylene Plastics to Thermal Stress-Cracking
• ASTM D3012 Standard Test Method for Thermal-Oxidative Stability of Polypropylene Using a Specimen Rotator Within an Oven
• ASTM D3159 Standard Specification for Modified ETFE-Fluoropolymer Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D3222 Standard Specification for Unmodified Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) (PVDF) Molding Extrusion and Coating Materials
• ASTM D3275 Standard Classification for E-CTFE-Fluoroplastic Molding, Extrusion, and Coating Materials
• ASTM D3307 Standard Specification for Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) Resin Molding and Extrusion Materials*， 2021-09-01 Update
• ASTM D3350 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D3418 Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures of Polymers By Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• ASTM D3638 Standard Test Method for Comparative Tracking Index of Electrical Insulating Materials
• ASTM D3713 
• ASTM D3763 Standard Test Method for High Speed Puncture Properties of Plastics Using Load and Displacement Sensors*， 2023-11-01 Update
• ASTM D3801 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics of Solid Plastics in a Vertical Position
• ASTM D3892 Standard Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
• ASTM D3895 Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• ASTM D3915 Standard Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Compounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in Pressure Applications
• ASTM D3935 Standard Specification for Polycarbonate (PC) Unfilled and Reinforced Material
• ASTM D395 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property-Compression Set
• ASTM D3965 Standard Specification for Rigid Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Materials for Pipe and Fittings
• ASTM D3985 Standard Test Method for Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Coulometric Sensor
• ASTM D4020 Standard Specification for Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D4066 Standard Classification System for Nylon Injection and Extrusion Materials (PA)
• ASTM D4067 Standard Specification for Reinforced and Filled Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Injection Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D4101 Standard Specification for Propylene Plastic Injection and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D412 Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers8212;Tension
• ASTM D4181 Standard Classification for Acetal (POM) Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D4203 Standard Specification for and Basis for Specifications for Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN) Injection and Extrusion Materials*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D4216 Standard Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and Related PVC and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Building Products Compounds*， 2022-05-01 Update
• ASTM D4329 Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV Exposure of Plastics
• ASTM D4349 Classification System for Polyphenylene Ether (PPE) Materials
• ASTM D4364 Standard Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
• ASTM D4396 Standard Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Compounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in Nonpressure Applications
• ASTM D4474 Standard Classification System for Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer Injection Molding and Extrusion Materials (TES) *， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D4507 Specification for Thermoplastic Polyester (TPES) Materials
• ASTM D4549 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polystyrene and Rubber-Modified Polystyrene Molding and Extrusion Materials (PS)*， 2021-07-01 Update
• ASTM D4617 Standard Specification for Phenolic Compounds, (PF)
• ASTM D4634 Standard Specification for Styrene-Maleic Anhydride Materials (S/MA)
• ASTM D4673 Standard Classification System for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastics and Alloys Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D471 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Effect of Liquids
• ASTM D4745 Standard Specification for Filled Compounds of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D4804 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Flammability Characteristics of Nonrigid Solid Plastics
• ASTM D4812 Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Strength of Plastics
• ASTM D4894 Standard Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Granular Molding and Ram Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D4895 Standard Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin Produced From Dispersion
• ASTM D495 Standard Test Method for High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation
• ASTM D4976 Standard specifications for polyethylene plastic molding and extrusion materials*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D4986 Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Characteristics of Cellular Polymeric Materials
• ASTM D5021 Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Elastomer-Chlorinated Ethylene Alloy (TECEA) *， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D5046 Standard Specification for Fully Crosslinked Elastomeric Alloys (FCEAs) (Withdrawn 2000)
• ASTM D5048 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics and Resistance to Burn-Through of Solid Plastics Using 125-mm Flame
• ASTM D5132 Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Rate of Flexible Cellular and Rubber Materials Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles
• ASTM D5138 Standard Specification for Liquid Crystal Polymers
• ASTM D5203 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials from Recycled Post-Consumer (HDPE) Sources
• ASTM D5204 Standard Classification System for Polyamide-Imide (PAI) Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D5205 Standard Classification System for Polyetherimide (PEI) Materials
• ASTM D5279 Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Torsion
• ASTM D5336 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polyphthalamide (PPA) Injection Molding Materials*， 2022-09-01 Update
• ASTM D5420 Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact)
• ASTM D5476 Standard Classification System for Thermoplastic Polyurethane Materials (TPU)
• ASTM D5575 Standard Specification for Copolymers of Vinylidene Fluoride (VDF) with Other Fluorinated Monomers
• ASTM D5593 Standard Classification for Thermoplastic Elastomers-Olefinic (TEO)
• ASTM D5628 Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a Falling Dart (Tup or Falling Mass)
• ASTM D5630 Standard Test Method for Ash Content in Thermoplastics
• ASTM D5676 Standard Specification for Recycled Polystyrene Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D569 
• ASTM D570 Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
• ASTM D573 Standard Test Method for Rubber-Deterioration in an Air Oven
• ASTM D575 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Properties in Compression
• ASTM D5857 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials Using ISO Protocol and Methodology*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ASTM D5927 Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Polyester (TPES) Injection and Extrusion Materials Based on ISO Test Methods
• ASTM D5990 Standard Classification System and Basis for Polyketone Injection Molding and Extrusion Materials (PK)
• ASTM D618 Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing*， 2021-07-15 Update
• ASTM D624 Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D6314 Standard Specification for Fluorocarbon Perfluoromethoxy (MFA) Resin Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D6338 Standard Classification System for Highly Crosslinked Thermoplastic Vulcanizate (HCTPVs)
• ASTM D6339 Standard Specification for Syndiotactic Polystyrene Molding and Extrusion (SPS)
• ASTM D635 Standard Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal Position
• ASTM D6358 Standard Classification System for Poly (Phenylene Sulfide) Injection Molding and Extrusion Materials Using ISO Methods
• ASTM D6360 Standard Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plastics
• ASTM D638 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
• ASTM D6394 Standard Specification for Sulfone Plastics (SP)
• ASTM D648 Standard Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D6778 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polyoxymethylene Molding and Extrusion Materials (POM)
• ASTM D6779 Standard Classification System for and Basis of Specification for Polyamide Molding and Extrusion Materials (PA)*， 2023-03-15 Update
• ASTM D6835 Standard Classification System for Thermoplastic Elastomer-Ether-Ester Molding and Extrusion Materials (TEEE)*， 2023-08-01 Update
• ASTM D6869 Standard Test Method for Coulometric and Volumetric Determination of Moisture in Plastics Using the Karl Fischer Reaction (the Reaction of Iodine with Water)
• ASTM D695 Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
• ASTM D706 Standard Specification for Cellulose Acetate Molding and Extrusion Compounds
• ASTM D707 Standard Specification for Cellulose Acetate Butyrate Molding and Extrusion Compounds
• ASTM D7209 Standard Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products *， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D747 Standard Test Method for Apparent Bending Modulus of Plastics by Means of a Cantilever Beam
• ASTM D785 Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
• ASTM D787 Standard Specification for Ethyl Cellulose Molding and Extrusion Compounds
• ASTM D788 Standard Classification System for Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA) Molding and Extrusion Compounds
• ASTM D789 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Relative Viscosity and Moisture Content of Polyamide (PA)
• ASTM D790 Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials*， 2024-04-21 Update
• ASTM D792 Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
• ASTM D883 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ASTM D955 Standard Test Method of Measuring Shrinkage from Mold Dimensions of Thermoplastics
• ASTM E104 Standard Practice for Maintaining Constant Relative Humidity by Means of Aqueous Solutions
• ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
• ASTM E1354 Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
• ASTM E162 Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
• ASTM E662 Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
• ASTM E84 Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
• ASTM E96/E96M Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials*， 2024-03-01 Update
• ASTM F372 Standard Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Flexible Barrier Materials Using an Infrared Detection Technique
• ISO 1133 Plastics - Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics; Technical Corrigendum 1
• ISO 11357-1 Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 1: General principles*， 2023-02-17 Update
• ISO 11357-3 Plastics - Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) - Part 3: Determination of temperature and enthalpy of melting and crystallization
• ISO 1183 Plastics; Methods for determining the density and relative density of non-cellular plastics
• ISO 178 Surface chemical analysis — Secondary ion mass spectrometry — Linearity of intensity scale in single ion counting time-of-flight mass analysers
• ISO 179 Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact strength — Technical Corrigendum 1
• ISO 180 Plastics. Determination of Izod impact strength*， 2023-06-07 Update
• ISO 2039-2 Plastics; Determination of hardness; Part 2 : Rockwell hardness
• ISO 294-4 Milling cutters mounted on centring arbors having a 7/24 taper; Fitting dimensions; Centring arbors
• ISO 3795 Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials
• ISO 4577 Plastics — Polypropylene and propylene-copolymers — Determination of thermal oxidative stability in air — Oven method
• ISO 4589 Plastics; Determination of flammability by oxygen index
• ISO 4607 Plastics; Methods of exposure to natural weathering
• ISO 4892 Plastics; Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources
• ISO 527-2 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
• ISO 5659 Plastics - Smoke generation - Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
• ISO 604 Plastics - Determination of compressive properties
• ISO 62 Plastics - Determination of water absorption
• ISO 6603-1 Plastics - Determination of puncture impact behaviour of rigid plastics - Part 1: Non-instrumented impact testing
• ISO 6721-1 Plastics — Determination of dynamic mechanical properties — Part 1: General principles
• ISO 6721-2 Plastics — Determination of dynamic mechanical properties — Part 2: Torsion-pendulum method
• ISO 75-1 Plastics — Determination of temperature of deflection under load — Part 3: High-strength thermosetting laminates and long-fibre-reinforced plastics
• ISO 75-2 Plastics - Determination of temperature of deflection under load - Part 2: Plastics and ebonite
• ISO 868 Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness)
• ISO 877 Plastics - Methods of exposure to direct weathering, to weathering using glass-filtered daylight, and to intensified weathering by daylight using Fresnel mirrors
• ISO 974 Plastics - Determination of the brittleness temperature by impact
• ISO 9772 Cellular plastics - Determination of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame
• ISO 9773 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour of thin flexible vertical specimens in contact with a small-flame ignition source AMENDMENT 1: Specimens

ASTM D4000-20 history

• 2023 ASTM D4000-23 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2020 ASTM D4000-20 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2016 ASTM D4000-16 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2013 ASTM D4000-13 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2012 ASTM D4000-12 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2011 ASTM D4000-11 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2010 ASTM D4000-10a Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2010 ASTM D4000-10 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2009 ASTM D4000-09b Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2009 ASTM D4000-09a Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2009 ASTM D4000-09 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2008 ASTM D4000-08 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2007 ASTM D4000-07 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2004 ASTM D4000-04e1 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2004 ASTM D4000-04 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2003 ASTM D4000-03a Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2003 ASTM D4000-03 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2001 ASTM D4000-01ae1 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2001 ASTM D4000-01 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2000 ASTM D4000-00a Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• 2000 ASTM D4000-00 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials