Tuesday, August 19, 2014

New Insulating Material Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Insulating Materials are now available:


  • ASTM D257, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
  • ASTM D495, Reinstated 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation
  • ASTM D1051, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves
  • ASTM D1351, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Polyethylene Insulation for Electrical Wire and Cable
  • ASTM D1711, 2014 Edition, Standard Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
  • ASTM D3636, 2013a Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Sampling and Judging Quality of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
  • ASTM D4566, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
  • ASTM D4880, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Salt Water Proofness of Insulating Varnishes Over Enamelled Magnet Wire
  • ASTM D6053, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Electrical Insulating Varnishes
  • ASTM E1652, 2014a Edition, Standard Specification for Magnesium Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Powder and Crushable Insulators Used in the Manufacture of Base Metal Thermocouples, Metal-Sheathed Platinum Resistance Thermometers, and Noble Metal Thermocouples
  • ASTM F478, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Line Hose and Covers
  • BS EN 60684-3-216, 2005 Edition with Amendment A2, Flexible insulating sleeving. Specifications for individual types of sleeving. Heat-shrinkable, flame-retarded, limited-fire hazard sleeving
  • BS EN 60684-3-280, 2010 Edition with Amendment A1, Flexible insulating sleeving. Specifications for individual types of sleeving. Heat-shrinkable, polyolefin sleeving, anti-tracking
  • BS EN 60819-3-4, 2014 Edition, Non-cellulosic papers for electrical purposes. Specifications for individual materials. Sheet 4: Aramid fibre paper containing not more than 50 % of mica particles
  • BS EN 60893-3-4, Corrigendum 1 for 2004 Edition with Amendment A1, Insulating materials. Industrial rigid laminated sheets based on thermosetting resins for electrical purposes. Specifications for individual materials. Requirements for rigid laminated sheets based on phenolic resins


For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Insulating Materials.  The page contains additional links for more specific sub-topics as well.

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