1、ASTM D4773 73 0757510 0530413 144 U Designation:D 4973-93 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 Race St.Philadelphia,Pa 19103 Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.Copyright ASTM If not listed in the current combined index,will appear in the next ednion.Standard Specification fo
2、r White Rigid Poly(Viny1 Chloride)(PVC)Insulating Storm Windows1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4973;the number immediately following lhe designation indicates the year of onginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates l
3、he year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon(c)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope 1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for material properties and performance characteristics for insu-lating storm windows manufactured of rigid poly(viny1 ch
4、loride)(PVC).Insulating storm windows included in this specification shall be complete window assemblies(systems)containing all necessary hardware,anchors,and miscella-neous equipment as specified herein.1.2 The PVC insulating storm windows covered in this specification are to be used on the exterio
5、r of and interior of and in tandem with prime windows to improve interior climate control.They shall not be used by themselves as prime windows.1.3 This specification includes common types of PVC insulating storm windows presently in production.No infer-ence is to be drawn as to the acceptability of
6、 other insulating storm window types not listed.1.4 This specification provides a classification of product types based on product design(style),application location(interior or exterior relative to prime window),and perfor-mance grade based on design pressure.1.5 Although this specificatin establis
7、hes performance criteria,there is no intent to imply acceptable use of PVC insulating storm windows in a particular building or loca-tion.The specifying agency shall establish all requirements for a particular application and determine suitability of the product for its anticipated use.matter of thi
8、s specification.NOTE I-There are no IS0 standards covering the primary subject 1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.The values in parentheses are for information only.1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion,Section 1 1,o
9、f this specification:This standard does not purport to address all o f the safety problems,i f any,associated with its use.It is the responsi-bility o f the user o f this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability o f regulatory limitations prior to
10、 use.2.Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards:I This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-20 on Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.24 on Plastic Building Products.Current edition approved Oct.IS,1993.Published December 1993.Originally published as D
11、 4973-89.Last previous edition D 4973-89.A 165 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Cad-mium on Steelz B 456 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium and Nickel Plus Chromium2 B 633 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Iron and Steel
12、2 C 1036 Specification for Fiat Glass3 C 1048 Specification for Heat-Treated Flat Glass-Kind D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics4 D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to D 1898 Practice for Sampling of Plastics5 D 2244 Test Method for Calculation of Color Differences from Instrumenta
13、lly Measured Color Coordinates6 D3656 Specification for Insect Screening and Louver Cloth Woven from Vinyl-Coated Glass Fiber Yarn D 3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics*D4028 Specification for Solar Screening Woven from Vinyl-Coated Fiberglass Yam7 D 4726 Specification for White Rigid Po
14、ly(Viny1 Chloride)(PVC)Exterior Profile Extrusions Used for Assembled Windows and Doorsg E 283 Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows,Curtain Walls,and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimenlo E 330 Test Method for Structural Performance
15、of Exterior Windows,Curtain Walls,and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Differencelo E 331 Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows,Curtain Walls,and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure DifferenceO E 380 Practice for U s e of the International System of Units(SI)(the Modernized Metr
16、ic System)E 621 Practice for Use of Metric(SI)Units in Building Design and Constructionlo E 63 1 Terminology of Building Constructions1o E 774 Specification for Sealed Insulating Glass UnitsO HS-Kind FT Coated and Uncoated Glass3 Plastics4 Annual Book o f ASTM Standards,Vol 02.05.Annual Book ofASTM Standards,Vol 15.02.Annual Book o f ASTM Standards,Vol 08.0 I.J Annual Book o f ASTM Standards,Vol 08.02.Annual Book ofASTM Standards,Vol 06.01.Annual Book o f ASTM Standccrds,Vol 07.02.Annual Book of