Significance and Use
These tests are mainly intended for referee purposes but may be used for quality control of rubber production. They may also be used in research and development work and for comparison of different rubber samples in a standard formula.
These tests may also be used to obtain values for customer acceptance of rubber.
1. Scope
1.1 These test methods cover the standard materials, test formula, mixing procedures, and test methods for the evaluation and production control of isoprene rubber (IR).
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 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.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers--Tension
D1646 Test Methods for Rubber--Viscosity, Stress Relaxation, and Pre-Vulcanization Characteristics (Mooney Viscometer)
D2084 Test Method for Rubber Property--Vulcanization Using Oscillating Disk Cure Meter
D3182 Practice for Rubber--Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets
D3896 Practice for Rubber From Synthetic Sources--Sampling
D4483 Practice for Evaluating Precision for Test Method Standards in the Rubber and Carbon Black Manufacturing Industries
D5289 Test Method for Rubber Property--Vulcanization Using Rotorless Cure Meters
D6204 Test Method for Rubber--Measurement of Unvulcanized Rheological Properties Using Rotorless Shear Rheometers
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
Keywords
evaluation of IR; IR (isoprene rubber); polyisoprene; Isoprene (IR) rubber; Polyisoprene (natural) rubber; Chemical analysis--rubber chemicals/materials
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 83.060 (Rubber)
DOI: 10.1520/D3403-07R11
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