ASTM D4732-13
Standard Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

Standard No.

ASTM D4732-13

Release Date

2013

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D4732-13(2020)

Latest

ASTM D4732-13(2020)

Scope

1.1 This specification covers a variety of compounds used for filling the air spaces in telecommunications wires and cables (both electrical and fiber optic) for the purpose of preventing water and other undesirable fluids from entering or migrating through the cable structure. (For related standards see Specifications D4730 and D4731.)

1.2 A cool-application compound is a material that has sufficiently low viscosity that it does not require heating.

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

ASTM D4732-13 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1264 Standard Test Method for Determining the Water Washout Characteristics of Lubricating Greases
• ASTM D127 Standard Test Method for Drop Melting Point of Petroleum Wax Including Petrolatum
• ASTM D150 Standard Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation
• ASTM D1500 Standard Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)
• ASTM D1742 Standard Test Method for Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease During Storage
• ASTM D1743 Standard Test Method for Determining Corrosion Preventive Properties of Lubricating Greases
• ASTM D2161 Standard Practice for Conversion of Kinematic Viscosity to Saybolt Universal Viscosity or to Saybolt Furol Viscosity
• ASTM D217 Standard Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease
• ASTM D257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
• ASTM D3895 Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• ASTM D3954 Standard Test Method for Dropping Point of Waxes
• ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
• ASTM D4565 Standard Test Methods for Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• ASTM D4568 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Compatibility Between Cable Filling and Flooding Compounds And Polyolefin Wire and Cable Materials
• ASTM D4730 Standard Specification for Flooding Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• ASTM D4731 Standard Specification for Hot-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• ASTM D4872 Standard Test Method for Dielectric Testing of Wire and Cable Filling Compounds
• ASTM D566 Standard Test Method for Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease
• ASTM D6 Standard Test Method for Loss on Heating of Oil and Asphaltic Compounds
• ASTM D88 Standard Test Method for Saybolt Viscosity
• ASTM D92 Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup
• ASTM D938 Standard Test Method for Congealing Point of Petroleum Waxes, Including Petrolatum
• ASTM D942 Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Greases by the Oxygen Bomb Method
• ASTM D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
• ASTM D972 Standard Test Method for Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases and Oils

ASTM D4732-13 history

• 2020 ASTM D4732-13(2020) Standard Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• 2013 ASTM D4732-13 Standard Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• 2002 ASTM D4732-02(2008)e1 Standard Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• 2002 ASTM D4732-02 Standard Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
• 1998 ASTM D4732-93(1998) Standard Specification for Cool-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable