Designation:D6585−11StandardSpecificationforUnsinteredPolytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)ExtrudedFilmorTape1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6585;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversunsinteredextrudedfilmsortapesmanufacturedfromvirgin,unpigmentedpolytetrafluoroethylene,innominalthicknessfrom0.025to0.51mm(0.001to0.020in.),whichare>99%PTFEincomposition.NOTE1—Forunsinteredpigmentedproducts,refertoSpecificationD7193.1.1.1TheuseofrecycledPTFEforproductionofunsinteredextrudedfilmsortapeshasnotbeenidentifiedatthistime.Whencommercialusableprocessesandmaterialsareavailable,thisspecificationwillberevisedtoincluderecycledmaterials.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaredetailedinIEEE/ASTMSI-10aretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thefollowingprecautionarystatementpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section8ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.NOTE2—AlthoughthisspecificationandISO/DIS13000-1andISO/DIS13000-2differinapproachordetail,dataobtainedrelatingtospecificproperties,usingeitheraretechnicallyequivalent.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D149TestMethodforDielectricBreakdownVoltageandDielectricStrengthofSolidElectricalInsulatingMaterialsatCommercialPowerFrequenciesD150TestMethodsforACLossCharacteristicsandPermit-tivity(DielectricConstant)ofSolidElectricalInsulationD257TestMethodsforDCResistanceorConductanceofInsulatingMaterialsD618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD882TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofThinPlasticSheetingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1...