1.1 This classification system covers poly(ether ether ketone) materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion. This classification system allows for the use of recycled materials provided that all specification requirements are met.
1.2 The properties included in this standard are those required to identify the compositions covered. Other requirements necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specialized applications are to be specified by using the suffixes in Section 5.
1.3 This classification system and subsequent line callout (specification) are intended to provide means of calling out poly(ether ether ketone) materials used in the fabrication of end items or parts. It is not intended for the selection of materials. It is recommended that material selection be made by those having expertise in the plastics field only 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 cost involved, and the inherent properties of the material other than those covered by this specification.
1.4 Poly(ether ether ketone), commonly referred to as PEEK, is a member of the poly (aryl ether ketone) or PAEK family. Specification D6262 covers properties of PAEK shapes and includes shapes produced from PEEK. NOTE 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 11, of this classification system: 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.
ASTM D8033-16 Referenced Document
ASTM D149 Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies
ASTM D1600 Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
ASTM D256 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics*, 2023-03-15 Update
ASTM D257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
ASTM D2863 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index)
ASTM D3171 Standard Test Methods for Constituent Content of Composite Materials
ASTM D3418 Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures of Polymers By Differential Scanning Calorimetry
ASTM D3641 Standard Practice for Injection Molding Test Specimens of Thermoplastic Molding and Extrusion Materials
ASTM D3801 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics of Solid Plastics in a Vertical Position
ASTM D3835 Standard Test Method for Determination of Properties of Polymeric Materials by Means of a Capillary Rheometer
ASTM D3892 Standard Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
ASTM D4000 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials*, 2023-03-15 Update
ASTM D4812 Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Strength of Plastics
ASTM D5630 Standard Test Method for Ash Content in Thermoplastics
ASTM D570 Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics*, 2018-08-01 Update
ASTM D5740 Standard Guide for Writing Material Standards in the Classification D4000 Format
ASTM D618 Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing*, 2021-07-15 Update
ASTM D6262 Standard Specification for Extruded, Compression Molded, and Injection Molded Basic Shapes of Poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK)
ASTM D638 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
ASTM D648 Standard Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position*, 2024-04-21 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)*, 2017-12-01 Update
ASTM D7209 Standard Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products *, 2024-04-21 Update
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 E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM D8033-16 history
2022ASTM D8033-22 Standard Classification System for Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) (PEEK) Molding and Extrusion Materials
2016ASTM D8033-16 Standard Classification System for Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) (PEEK) Molding and Extrusion Materials