Designation:D1047−11StandardSpecificationforPoly(VinylChloride)JacketforWireandCable1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1047;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversadurablegeneral-purposethermoplasticjacketmadefrompoly(vinylchloride)orthecopolymerofvinylchlorideandvinylacetatesuitableforaminimuminstallingtemperatureof−10°C.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsarethestandard,exceptincaseswhereSIunitsaremoreappropriate.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1711TerminologyRelatingtoElectricalInsulationD2565PracticeforXenon-ArcExposureofPlasticsIn-tendedforOutdoorApplicationsD2633TestMethodsforThermoplasticInsulationsandJacketsforWireandCableD6360PracticeforEnclosedCarbon-ArcExposuresofPlas-ticsG23PracticeforOperatingLight-ExposureApparatus(Carbon-ArcType)WithandWithoutWaterforExposureofNonmetallicMaterials(Withdrawn2000)3G151PracticeforExposingNonmetallicMaterialsinAccel-eratedTestDevicesthatUseLaboratoryLightSourcesG152PracticeforOperatingOpenFlameCarbonArcLightApparatusforExposureofNonmetallicMaterialsG153PracticeforOperatingEnclosedCarbonArcLightApparatusforExposureofNonmetallicMaterialsG155PracticeforOperatingXenonArcLightApparatusforExposureofNon-MetallicMaterials3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionspertinenttothisspecification,seeTerminologyD1711.4.TestApplicableforSunlightandWeatherResistantMaterials4.1Thejacketshallretainaminimumof80%ofitsunexposedtensilestrengthandelongationafter720hofexposureinadualcarbon-arcapparatusoraXenonarclightapparatus.PreparethespecimensinaccordancewithTestMethodsD2633forphysicaltestsofinsulationsandjackets.Donotbuffthesurfacethatisexposedtotheligh...
