1.1 This classification system covers polypropylene materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion. Polymers consist of homopolymer, copolymers, and elastomer compounded with or without the addition of impact modifiers, for example, ethylene-propylene rubber, polyisobutylene rubber, and butyl rubber, colorants, stabilizers, lubricants, or reinforcements.
1.2 This classification system allows for the use of those polypropylene materials that can be recycled, reconstituted, and reground, provided that: (1) the requirements as stated in this classification system are met, and (2) the material has not been modified in any way to alter its conformance to food contact regulations or similar requirements. The proportions of recycled, reconstituted, and reground material used, as well as the nature and the amount of any contaminant, cannot be practically covered in this classification system. It is the responsibility of the supplier and the buyer of recycled, reconstituted, and reground materials to ensure compliance. (See Guide D7209.)
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. NOTE 1—The properties included in this classification system are those required to identify the compositions covered. If other requirements are necessary to identify particular characteristics important to specific applications, these shall be designated by using the suffixes given in Section 1.
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 13, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. NOTE 2—This classification system and ISO 19069-1 and -2 address the same subject matter, but differ in technical content.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM D4101-17e1 Referenced Document
ASTM C177 Standard Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
ASTM D1238 Standard Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
ASTM D1435 Standard Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Plastics
ASTM D149 Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies
ASTM D150 Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
ASTM D1505 Standard Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
ASTM D1525 Standard Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of Plastics
ASTM D1531 Standard Test Methods for Relative Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) and Dissipation Factor by Fluid Displacement Procedures
ASTM D1600 Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
ASTM D1822 Standard Test Method for Tensile-Impact Energy to Break Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
ASTM D2117 Standard Test Method for Melting Point of Semicrystalline Polymers by the Hot Stage Microscopy Method
ASTM D2240 Standard Test Method for Properties of Rubber &8212; Durometer Hardness*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D256 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics*, 2023-03-15 Update
ASTM D2565 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Outdoor Applications
ASTM D257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
ASTM D2584 Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins
ASTM D2990 Standard Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics
ASTM D3012 Standard Test Method for Thermal-Oxidative Stability of Polypropylene Using a Specimen Rotator Within an Oven*, 2019-04-01 Update
ASTM D3418 Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures of Polymers By Differential Scanning Calorimetry
ASTM D3641 Standard Practice for Injection Molding Test Specimens of Thermoplastic Molding and Extrusion Materials
ASTM D3763 Standard Test Method for High Speed Puncture Properties of Plastics Using Load and Displacement Sensors*, 2023-11-01 Update
ASTM D3835 Standard Test Method for Determination of Properties of Polymeric Materials by Means of a Capillary Rheometer
ASTM D3892 Standard Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
ASTM D4000 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials*, 2023-03-15 Update
ASTM D4329 Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV Exposure of Plastics
ASTM D4364 Standard Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
ASTM D4805 Standard Terminology for Plastics Standards
ASTM D4812 Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Strength of Plastics
ASTM D495 Standard Test Method for High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation
ASTM D5279 Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Torsion
ASTM D5420 Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact)
ASTM D543 Standard Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
ASTM D5630 Standard Test Method for Ash Content in Thermoplastics
ASTM D570 Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics*, 2018-08-01 Update
ASTM D5947 Standard Test Methods for Physical Dimensions of Solid Plastics Specimens
ASTM D6110 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Charpy Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics
ASTM D618 Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing*, 2021-07-15 Update
ASTM D6290 Standard Test Method for Color Determination of Plastic Pellets
ASTM D638 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
ASTM D648 Standard Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D695 Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
ASTM D696 Standard Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between -30176C and 30176C With a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
ASTM D7209 Standard Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products *, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D732 Standard Test Method for Shear Strength of Plastics by Punch Tool
ASTM D746 Standard Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers by Impact
ASTM D785 Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
ASTM D790 Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D792 Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
ASTM D883 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics*, 2024-02-01 Update
ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM E313 Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
ASTM E831 Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis*, 2019-04-01 Update
ISO 19069-1 Plastics - Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials - Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications
ISO 19069-2 Plastics - Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials - Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties
SAE J1545 Instrumental Color Difference Measurement for Exterior Finishes@ Textiles and Colored Trim@ Recommended Practice*, 2021-01-01 Update
SAE J1767 Instrumental Color Difference Measurements for Colorfastness of Automotive Interior Trim Materials*, 2021-01-01 Update
SAE J1976 Outdoor Weathering of Exterior Materials*, 2022-05-18 Update
SAE J2412 Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Interior Trim Components Using a Controlled Irradiance Xenon-Arc Apparatus*, 2024-02-23 Update
SAE J2527 Performance Based Standard for Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials Using A Controlled Irradiance Xenon-Arc Apparatus [Superseded: SAE J1960, SAE J1960, SAE J1960, SAE J1960, SAE J1960]
ASTM D4101-17e1 history
2024ASTM D4101-24 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2017ASTM D4101-17e1 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2017ASTM D4101-17 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2014ASTM D4101-14e2 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2014ASTM D4101-14e1 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2014ASTM D4101-14 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2011ASTM D4101-11 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2010ASTM D4101-10a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2010ASTM D4101-10 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2009ASTM D4101-09 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2008ASTM D4101-08 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2007ASTM D4101-07 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2006ASTM D4101-06b Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2006ASTM D4101-06a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2006ASTM D4101-06 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2005ASTM D4101-05a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2005ASTM D4101-05 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2004ASTM D4101-04a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2004ASTM D4101-04 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2003ASTM D4101-03b Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2003ASTM D4101-03a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2003ASTM D4101-03 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2002ASTM D4101-02b Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2002ASTM D4101-02a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2002ASTM D4101-02 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2001ASTM D4101-01a Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2001ASTM D4101-01 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
2000ASTM D4101-00 Standard Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extrusion Materials
1988ASTM D4101-82(1988)e1 Standard Specification for Propylene Plastic Injection and Extrusion Materials
1982ASTM D4101-82 Propylene Plastic Injection and Extrusion Materials