Designation:D6865−11StandardClassificationSystemandBasisforSpecificationsforAcrylonitrile–Styrene–Acrylate(ASA)andAcrylonitrile–EPDM–Styrene(AES)PlasticsandAlloysMoldingandExtrusionMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6865;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThisclassificationsystemcoversASAandAESmaterials,andASAandAESalloyssuitableforinjectionmoldingandextrusion.ThisclassificationsystemdoesnotcoverrecycledASAandAESmaterials,andrecycledASAandAESalloys.1.2Thepropertiesincludedinthisstandardarethoserequiredtoidentifythecompositionscovered.Otherrequire-mentsnecessarytoidentifyparticularcharacteristicsimportanttospecializedapplicationsaretobespecifiedbyusingthesuffixesasgiveninSection5.1.3Thisclassificationsystemandsubsequentlinecallout(specification)areintendedtoprovideameansofcallingoutplasticmaterialsusedinthefabricationofenditemsorparts.Itisnotintendedfortheselectionofmaterials.Materialselectioncanbemadebythosehavingexpertiseintheplasticfieldonlyaftercarefulconsiderationofthedesignandtheperformancerequiredofthepart,theenvironmenttowhichitwillbeexposed,thefabricationprocesstobeemployed,thecostsinvolved,andtheinherentpropertiesofthematerialotherthanthosecoveredbythisstandard.1.4Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section11,ofthisclassificationsystem:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.NOTE1—ThisclassificationsystemandISO6402coverthesamesubjectmatterbutarenottechnicallyequivalent.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRe...
