Designation:D5899−98(Reapproved2019)StandardClassificationSystemforRubberCompoundingMaterialsforUseinComputerMaterialManagementSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5899;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationisintendedtoestablishamethodtofindcompoundingmaterialsonacomputerdatabasebybothfunctionalandchemicalclassification.Thisclassificationwillincluderubbercompoundingmaterialsoringredientsnormallyusedinformulatingrubbercompounds.Thisclassificationisnotintendedforuseinrubberlatexorsolventbasedrubberadhesiveapplications.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.SignificanceandUse2.1Commerciallyavailablecomputermaterialmanagementprogramsarebeingusedregularlyintherubberindustry.Theseprogramstypicallywillretrieveinformationfromarawmate-rialorcompoundingmaterialdatabasebychemicalname,CASregistrynumber,tradename,andsuppliername.Retriev-inginformationbythesefieldscanpresentproblems.Thecommonchemicalnamesarenotstandardized.IUPACnomen-clatureisstandardizedbutthenamestypicallyaretoolengthyforeasyretrieval.Also,theusermaynothaveinformationsuchastradename,suppliername,orCASregistrynumber.2.2Analternatemethodofretrievinginformationfromarawmaterialorcompoundingmaterialdatabaseistosortbyclassification.Thishastheaddedadvantageofen...
