Designation:D5260−04(Reapproved2010)StandardClassificationforChemicalResistanceofPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)HomopolymerandCopolymerCompoundsandChlorinatedPoly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)Compounds1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5260;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationcoversthemethodfordeterminingandclassifyingtheresistanceofpoly(vinylchloride)(PVC)homopolymerandcopolymercompounds,andchlorinatedpoly(vinylchloride)(CPVC)compoundsinchemicalsbysimpleimmersiontestingofunstressedspecimens.1.2ThisclassificationisapplicabletoanyPVCorCPVCcompoundasdefinedinSpecificationsD1784,D3915,D4216,D4396,orD4551.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.1.4Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—TherearenoISOstandardscoveringthesubjectmatterofthisclassification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D543PracticesforEvaluatingtheResistanceofPlasticstoChemicalReagentsD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD1784SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)CompoundsandChlorinatedPoly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)CompoundsD3915SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)andChlorinatedPoly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)Com-poundsforPlasticPipeandFittingsUsedinPressureApplicationsD4216SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)andRelatedPVCandChlorinatedPoly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)BuildingProductsCompoundsD4396Spec...
