Designation:D5071−06(Reapproved2013)StandardPracticeforExposureofPhotodegradablePlasticsinaXenonArcApparatus1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5071;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversspecificproceduresandtestcondi-tionsthatareapplicableforxenonarcexposureofphotode-gradableplasticsconductedinaccordancewithPracticesG151andG155.Thispracticealsocoversthepreparationoftestspecimens,thetestconditionsbestsuitedforphotodegradableplastics,andtheevaluationoftestresults.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThispracticeistechnicallyequivalenttoISO4892-2andPracticeD2565whichcoverxenonarcexposuresofplasticsintendedforlongtermuseinoutdoorapplications.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D882TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofThinPlasticSheetingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1293TestMethodsforpHofWaterD2565PracticeforXenon-ArcExposureofPlasticsIn-tendedforOutdoorApplicationsD3593TestMethodforMolecularWeightAverages/Distri-butionofCertainPolymersbyLiquidSize-ExclusionChromatography(GelPermeationChromatographyGPC)UsingUniversalCalibration(Withdrawn1993)3D3826PracticeforDeterminingDegradationEndPointinDegradablePolyethyleneandPolypropyleneUsingaTen-sileTestD3890TestMethodforNumberofStrokestoPrimeaMechanicalPumpDispenserD5870PracticeforCalculatingPropertyRetentionIndexofPlasticsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodG113TerminologyRelatingtoNaturalandArtificialWeath-eringTestsofNonmetallicMaterialsG141GuideforAddressingVariabilityinExposureTestingofNonmetallicMaterialsG147...
