ASTM D1972-97(2005)
Standard Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products

Standard No.

ASTM D1972-97(2005)

Release Date

1997

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Withdraw 2014-02

Latest

ASTM D1972-97(2005)

Scope

This marking system is to provide assistance in identification of products for making subsequent decisions as to handling, recycling, or disposal.

The system is based on standard abbreviated terms relating to plastics published in the ISO 1043 series of standards and in ASTM D 1600.

A system for expanded generic marking is described in nonmandatory Appendix X1.

1.1 This practice covers a system for uniform marking of products that have been fabricated from polymeric materials. Provision for the process or processes to be used for marking is outside the scope of this practice.

Note 18212;Precise details of the marking, for example, the minimum size of the item to be marked, the size of the lettering, and the appropriate location of the marking, may be subject to agreement between the manufacturer and the user.

1.2 The abbreviated terms used are to provide generic identification of the polymer(s).

1.3 This practice is especially pertinent for use with durable plastic components of products. This practice is not intended to supplant, replace, or in any way interfere with the requirements found in legislation for marking or labeling of packaging.

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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 28212;In many respects, this practice is similar to ISO 11469.

ASTM D1972-97(2005) Referenced Document

• ASTM D1600 Standard Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics*， 1999-04-19 Update
• ASTM D3935 Standard Specification for Polycarbonate (PC) Unfilled and Reinforced Material
• ASTM D4000 Standard Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materials*， 2023-03-15 Update
• ASTM D883 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ISO 1043-2 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials*， 2011-11-01 Update
• ISO 1043-3 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 3: Plasticizers*， 2016-10-01 Update
• ISO 1087 Terminology work and terminology science — Vocabulary*， 2019-09-24 Update
• ISO 11469 Plastics - Generic identification and marking of plastics products*， 2016-10-01 Update
• ISO 8604 Plastics; prepregs; definitions of terms and symbols for designations

ASTM D1972-97(2005) history

• 1997 ASTM D1972-97(2005) Standard Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products
• 1997 ASTM D1972-97(2001) Standard Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products
• 1997 ASTM D1972-97 Standard Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products