Designation:D6095−12(Reapproved2018)StandardTestMethodforLongitudinalMeasurementofVolumeResistivityforExtrudedCrosslinkedandThermoplasticSemiconductingConductorandInsulationShieldingMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6095;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheprocedurefordeterminingthevolumeresistivity,measuredlongitudinally,ofextrudedcrosslinkedandthermoplasticsemiconducting,conductorandinsulationshieldsforwireandcable.1.2Incommonpracticetheconductorshieldisoftenre-ferredtoasthestrandshield.1.3Technically,thistestmethodisthemeasurementofaresistancebetweentwoelectrodesonasinglesurfaceandmodifyingthatvalueusingdimensionsofthespecimengeom-etrytocalculatearesistivity.However,thegeometryofthespecimenissuchastosupporttheassumptionofacurrentpathprimarilythroughoutthevolumeofthematerialbetweentheelectrodes,thusjustifyingtheuseoftheterm“longitudinalvolumeresistivity.”(See3.1.2.1.)1.4Whenevertwosetsofvaluesarepresented,indifferentunits,thevaluesinthefirstsetarethestandard,whilethoseinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Foraspecifichazardstatement,see7.1.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D257TestMethodsforDCResistanceorConductanceofInsulatingMaterialsD1711TerminologyRe...
