Designation:F2573−06(Reapproved2018)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforLowVelocityResilientMaterialProjectile1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2573;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscriticalcharacteristicsoflowvelocityresilientmaterialprojectiles(hereinreferredtoasLVRMprojectiles)madeofaresilientmaterial,andshallhaveadiameternosmallerthan20mm(0.7874in)andnogreaterthan30mm(1.18in.),withahardnessnogreaterthan75Shore00inaccordancewithSpecificationD2240.Thisspecificationhelpsdefinewhetheraprojectileissuitableforusewithalowvelocityprojectilemarker(hereinreferredtoasLVPmarkerasdefinedinSpecificationF2574).TheweightoftheLVRMprojectileisnottoexceed4.0g.Furthermore,thisspecificationestablishesminimumwarningandpackagelabelingtohelpensurethattheLVRMprojectilesareusedinasafemannerandthattheriskofinjuryisreduced.1.2ALVRMprojectileisnotapaintballasdefinedinSection2.1.2ofSpecificationF1979.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2240TestMethodforRubberProperty—DurometerHard-nessF963ConsumerSafetySpecificationforToySafetyF1776SpecificationforEyeProtectiveDevicesfor...
