Designation:D1710−15(Reapproved2021)StandardSpecificationforExtrudedPolytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)Rod,HeavyWalledTubingandBasicShapes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1710;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversextrudedpolytetrafluoroethyl-ene(PTFE)rod,heavy-walledtubing,andbasicshapesmanu-facturedfromthePTFEresinofSpecificationD4894andreprocessedPTFEresin(asdefinedinGuideD7209).1.2Thespecificationcoversallsizesofrod,tubing,andbasicshapeswithawallthicknessof1.6mm(1⁄16in.)orgreater.ThesematerialsmustbemadewhollyfromPTFEandproducedinaccordancewithgoodcommercialramextrusionpractices.NOTE1—ThisspecificationandISO/DIS13000-1(1997)andISO/DIS13000-2(1997)differinapproach,however,dataobtainedusingeitheraretechnicallyequivalent.NOTE2—ForcompressionmoldedPTFEmaterials,seeSpecificationD3294.MaterialthatcanbecertifiedtoSpecificationD3294maybesubstitutedforSpecificationD1710,howeverthereverseinnottrue.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunits,asdetailedinIEEE/ASTMSI10aretoberegardedasthestandard.Theinch-poundunitsgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.4Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainstothetestmethodsportion,Section12,onlyofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBa...
