1. 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 the standard.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D6 Test Method for Loss on Heating of Oil and Asphaltic Compounds

D88 Test Method for Saybolt Viscosity

D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester

D97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products

D127 Test Method for Drop Melting Point of Petroleum Wax, Including Petrolatum

D150 Test Methods for AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation

D217 Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease

D257 Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials

D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D566 Test Method for Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease

D938 Test Method for Congealing Point of Petroleum Waxes, Including Petrolatum

D942 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Greases by the Oxygen Pressure Vessel Method

D972 Test Method for Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases and Oils

D1264 Test Method for Determining the Water Washout Characteristics of Lubricating Greases

D1500 Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)

D1742 Test Method for Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease During Storage

D1743 Test Method for Determining Corrosion Preventive Properties of Lubricating Greases

D2161 Practice for Conversion of Kinematic Viscosity to Saybolt Universal Viscosity or to Saybolt Furol Viscosity

D3895 Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

D3954 Test Method for Dropping Point of Waxes

D4565 Test Methods for Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

D4568 Test Methods for Evaluating Compatibility Between Cable Filling and Flooding Compounds And Polyolefin Wire and Cable Materials

D4730 Specification for Flooding Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

D4731 Specification for Hot-Application Filling Compounds for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

D4872 Test Method for Dielectric Testing of Wire and Cable Filling Compounds

Keywords

compatibility; cool application; filling compounds; telecommunications wire and cable ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 33.120.10 (Coaxial cables. Waveguides)

DOI: 10.1520/D4732-02

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