Designation:D3182−15aStandardPracticeforRubber—Materials,Equipment,andProceduresforMixingStandardCompoundsandPreparingStandardVulcanizedSheets1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3182;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesalistingofreferencecompound-ingmaterialsrequiredtopreparetherubbertestcompoundslistedinsucceedingmethodsandcontainsproceduresforweighing.Italsospecifiesthemixingequipment,generalmixingprocedures,vulcanizationequipmentandprocedures.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Foraspecificwarningstatement,see5.5.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D88TestMethodforSayboltViscosityD1646TestMethodsforRubber—Viscosity,StressRelaxation,andPre-VulcanizationCharacteristics(MooneyViscometer)D2084TestMethodforRubberProperty—VulcanizationUsingOscillatingDiskCureMeterD2161PracticeforConversionofKinematicViscositytoSayboltUniversalViscosityortoSayboltFurolViscosityD2226ClassificationforVariousTypesofPetroleumOilsforRubberCompoundingUseD2501TestMethodforCalculationofViscosity-GravityConstant(VGC)ofPetroleumOilsD4678PracticeforRubber—Preparation,Testing,Acceptance,Documentation,andUseofReferenceMate-rialsD5289TestMethodforRubberProperty—VulcanizationUsingRotorlessCureMetersD6204TestMethodforRubber—MeasurementofUnvulca-nizedRheologicalPropertiesUsingRotorlessShearRhe-ometersE145SpecificationforGravity-ConvectionandForced-Ventilation...