Designation:D2103−15StandardSpecificationforPolyethyleneFilmandSheeting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2103;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverstheclassificationofpolyethyl-enefilmandsheetingupto0.3mm(0.012in.)inthickness,inclusive.Thefilmorsheetingmaycontainadditivesfortheimprovementofthesurfaceproperties,pigments,orstabilizers,orcombinationsthereof.NOTE1—FilmisdefinedinTerminologyD883asanoptionaltermforsheetinghavinganominalthicknessnogreaterthan0.254mm(0.010in.).1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section8,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.1.4Thisspecificationallowsfortheuseofrecycledpoly-ethylenefilmorresinasfeedstock,inwholeorinpart,aslongasalltherequirementsasgovernedbytheproducerandenduserarealsomet(seeNote2).NOTE2—GuideD7209describesterminologyanddefinitionsrelatedtorecycledplastics.NOTE3—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD882TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofThinPlasticSheetingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1003TestMethodforHazeandLuminousTransmittanceofTransparentPlasticsD1004TestMethodforTearResistance(GravesTear)ofPlasticFilmandSheetingD1434TestMethodforDeterminingGasPermeabilityChar-ac...
