Designation:D1593−19StandardSpecificationforNonrigidVinylChloridePlasticFilmandSheeting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1593;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversnonrigid,unsupportedvinylchlorideplasticfilmandsheetinginwhichtheresinportionofthecompositioncontainsatleast90%vinylchloride.Theremaining10%canincludeoneormoremonomerscopoly-merizedwithvinylchloride,orconsistofotherresinsmechani-callyblendedtogetherwithpoly(vinylchloride)orcopolymersthereof.1.2Thevinylchlorideplasticfilmandsheetingcoveredhereinshallbe0.075to0.25mm(3to10mils)inthicknessforfilmandgreaterthan0.25mminthicknessforsheeting.Thefilmandsheetingshallincludethestabilizersandplasticizersnecessarytomeettherequirementsofthisspecification.Thisspecificationcoverstransparent,translucent,oropaquefilmandsheetingthatisplain,printed,embossed,orotherwisesurfacetreated.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section10,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasti...
