1.1 This terminology covers definitions of technical terms used in the plastics industry. Terms that are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily available sources are not included.
1.2 When a term is used in an ASTM document for which Committee D20 is responsible it is included only when judged, after review, by Subcommittee D20.92 to be a generally usable term.
1.3 Definitions that are identical to those published by another standards body are identified with the abbreviation of the name of the organization; for example, IUPAC is the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
1.4 A definition is a single sentence with additional information included in discussion notes. It is reviewed every 5 years; the year of last review is appended.
1.5 For literature related to plastics terminology, see Appendix X1.
1.6 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 D883-22 Referenced Document
ASTM C162 Standard Terminology of Glass and Glass Products
ASTM D1003 Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics
ASTM D4703 Standard Practice for Compression Molding Thermoplastic Materials into Test Specimens, Plaques, or Sheets
ASTM D638 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
ASTM D747 Standard Test Method for Apparent Bending Modulus of Plastics by Means of a Cantilever Beam
ASTM D790 Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D882 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
ASTM D907 Standard Terminology of Adhesives*, 2023-05-16 Update
ASTM E308 Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System
ASTM D883-22 history
2024ASTM D883-24 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2023ASTM D883-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2022ASTM D883-22 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2020ASTM D883-20b Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2020ASTM D883-20a Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2020ASTM D883-20 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2019ASTM D883-19c Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2019ASTM D883-19b Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2019ASTM D883-19a Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2019ASTM D883-19 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2018ASTM D883-18a Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2018ASTM D883-18 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2017ASTM D883-17 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2012ASTM D883-12e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2012ASTM D883-12 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2011ASTM D883-11 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2008ASTM D883-08 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2007ASTM D883-07 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
2000ASTM D883-00 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics