Work Item
ASTM WK90133
Revision of D3364-99(2019) Standard Test Method for Flow Rates for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) with Molecular Structural Implications
Rationale
This is the first technical revision of this standard since 1999. This standard was reviewed by Shelia Malone and Alan Kupfer. This standard has been reapproved without revisions since then. The following technical changes are being proposed in this ballot.
1. Section 2.1, add D5947 & E456 references
2. Section 3.1, reword to meet D4968-19 requirements
3. Section 3.2.3, reword, change flow rate to grams/10 minutes, ram load from 20kg to 10kg and increase test temperature from 175 to 190°C (347-374°F)
4. Section 4.1.1, reword, change temperature to 190°C (374°F), reduce piston load from 20kg to 10kg, delete approximate pressure, increase charge from 2.15 to 7.0 gms
5. Section 4.2.1, delete
6. Section 4.2.2, delete
7. Section 4.2.4, delete
8. Add new note 3
9. Section 6.1, reword
10. Section 6.3, reword, remove passive language
11. Add section 6.5, usage of a Micrometer and D5947 reference
12. Section 7.1, adjust temperature range
13. Section 7.4, reword
14. Section 7.5, increase charge to 7.0 gms
15. Section 7.6, decrease piston load to 10kg
16. Delete footnote 3
17. Section 7.8, reword
18. Section 7.9, reword
19. Delete table 1
20. Section 7.11, reword
21. Section 7.12, reword
22. Note 3, renumber to note 4
23. Delete section 7.13
24. Section 7.14, reword
25. Section 8.1, reword
26. Delete table 2
27. Delete section 8.2
28. Delete section 8.3
29. Delete old note 4
30. Section 9.1.1, reword
31. Delete section 9.1.2
32. Section 9.1.3, reword
33. Delete section 10.1, a new P&B statement will be developed based on the new proposed test conditions
34. Delete footnote 4
35. Delete table 3
36. Section 10.1.2, reword
37. Section 10.1.2.1, reword per D4968
38. Section 10.1.2.2, reword per D4968
39. Delete section 10.1.2.3
Work Item Status
Date Initiated: 03-28-2024
Technical Contact: Shelia Malone