1、Designation:D456515Standard Test Methods forPhysical and Environmental Performance Properties ofInsulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire andCable1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4565;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adopti
2、on or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 These test methods cover procedures for the physicaltesting of thermoplastic ins
3、ulations and jackets used on tele-communications wire and cable and the testing of physicalcharacteristics and environmental performance properties ofcompleted products.To determine the procedure to be used onthe particular insulation or jacket or on the completed wire orcable,make reference to the
4、specification for that product.1.2 The test methods appear in the following sections of thisstandard:ProcedureSectionsDimensional measurements of insulations,jackets,miscellaneous cable components,and of completed cable4 9Cross-sectional areas9Diameters6Eccentricity8Thickness7Physical and environmen
5、tal tests of insulation and jackets10 25Aging test(jackets only)24Cold bend(insulation only)16Environmental stress crack(polyolefin jackets only)21Heat distortion(jackets only)22Heat shock(jackets only)23Insulation adhesion19Insulation and jacket shrinkback(oven test)14Insulation compression20Insula
6、tion shrinkback(solder test)15Melt flow rate changepolyolefin materials12Oil immersion test(jackets only)25Oxygen induction time(polyolefin insulation only)17Oxygen induction time(cable filling compound only)18Tensile and elongation tests13Physical and environmental tests of insulations and jackets
7、ofcompleted wire and cable26 42Cable Torsion Test38Compound flow test(filled core wire and cable only)42Corrugation extensibility test36Cable impact test33Jacket bonding tests29ProcedureSectionsJacket notch test32Jacket peel or pull28Jacket slip strength test30Pressure test(air core wire and cable o
8、nly)40Sheath adherance test31Water penetration test(filled core wire and cable only)41Wire and cable bending test34Wire breaking strength371.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided
9、 for information onlyand are not considered standard,except where only SI units aregiven.1.4This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices an
10、d determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.For specific cautionstatement see 19.1.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D471 Test Method for Rubber PropertyEffect of LiquidsD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Ther
11、moplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1248 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics ExtrusionMaterials for Wire and CableD1693 Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking ofEthylene PlasticsD2633 Test Methods for Thermoplastic Insulations andJackets for Wire and CableD3032 Test Methods for Hookup Wire
12、 InsulationD4731 Specification for Hot-Application Filling Com-pounds for Telecommunications Wire and CableD4732 Specification for Cool-Application Filling Com-pounds for Telecommunications Wire and CableE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to1These test methods are under the juris
13、diction of ASTM Committee D09 onElectrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and are the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D09.18 on Solid Insulations,Non-Metallic Shieldings and Coveringsfor Electrical and Telecommunication Wires and Cables.Current edition approved April 1,2015.Published April
14、 2015.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D4565 10.DOI:10.1520/D4565-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Do
15、cument Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Determine Conformance with SpecificationsE171 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Fl
16、exible BarrierPackaging3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 air coreproducts in which the air spaces betweencable core components(pairs,and so forth)remain in theirunfilled or natural state.3.1.2 armored wire or cablea wire or cable in which theshielded or jacketed or shielded and jacketed wire or cable iscompletely enclosed by a metallic covering designed to protectthe underlying telecommunications elements from mechanicaldamage.3.1.2.1 DiscussionSelect shieldin
