Designation:D4591−22StandardTestMethodforDeterminingTemperaturesandHeatsofTransitionsofFluoropolymersbyDifferentialScanningCalorimetry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4591;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethoddefinesconditionsfortheuseofdifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC)withfluoropolymers.ItcoverstheuseofDSCanalyseswiththefluoropolymers,PTFE,PVDF,PCTFE,andPVFandtheircopolymersPFA,MFA,FEP,ECTFE,EFEP,VDF/HFP,VDF/TFE/HFP,VDF/CTFE.Thetestmethodisapplicabletotheanalysisofpowdersaswellassamplestakenfromsemi-finishedorfinishedproducts.ThenatureoffluoropolymersissuchthatspecialproceduresareneededforrunningDSCanalysisandinterpret-ingtheresults.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsasdetailedinIEEE/ASTMSI-10aretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThereiscurrentlynoISOstandardthatduplicatesthistestmethod.ISO20568-1andISO20568-2coversimilartestingandreferencethistestmethodfortestingconditions.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD3418TestMethodforTransitionTemperaturesandEn-thalpiesofFusionandCrystallizationofPolymersbyDifferentialScanningCalorimetryD4894SpecificationforPolyte...
