ASTM D5205-16
Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polyetherimide (PEI) Materials

Standard No.

ASTM D5205-16

Release Date

2016

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D5205-16

Scope

1.1 This classification system covers unfilled, filled, and reinforced polyetherimide materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion.

1.2 This classification system is not intended for the selection of materials, but only as a means to call out plastic materials to be used for the manufacture of parts. The selection of these materials is to be made by personnel with expertise in the plastics field where the environment, inherent properties of the materials, performance of the parts, part design, manufacturing process, and economics are considered.

1.3 The properties included in this classification system 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 suffixes as given in Section 5.

1.4 Polyetherimide materials, being thermoplastic, are reprocessable and recyclable. This classification system allows for the use of those polyetherimide materials, provided that all specific requirements of this classification system are met.

1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 12, 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. Specific precautionary statements are given at the end of 5.4.

Note 1: There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.

ASTM D5205-16 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1238 Standard Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
• ASTM D149 Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies
• ASTM D150 Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
• ASTM D1600 Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
• 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 D3641 Standard Practice for Injection Molding Test Specimens of Thermoplastic Molding and Extrusion Materials
• ASTM D3892 Standard Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
• ASTM D4000 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials
• ASTM D5630 Standard Test Method for Ash Content in Thermoplastics
• ASTM D5740 Standard Guide for Writing Material Standards in the Classification D4000 Format
• ASTM D618 Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
• 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*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM D7209 Standard Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products
• ASTM D790 Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM D792 Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
• ASTM D883 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
• 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 D5205-16 history

• 2016 ASTM D5205-16 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polyetherimide (PEI) Materials
• 2010 ASTM D5205-10 Standard Classification System for Polyetherimide (PEI) Materials
• 1996 ASTM D5205-96(2003) Standard Classification System for Polyetherimide (PEI) Materials
• 1996 ASTM D5205-96 Standard Classification System for Polyetherimide (PEI) Materials