Astm D6778 - 12

Designation: D6778 – 12
Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for

Polyoxymethylene Molding and Extrusion Materials (POM)1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6778; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents

1.1 This classification system covers polyoxymethylene ma- 2.1 ASTM Standards:2
terials suitable for molding and extrusion. This classification D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
system allows for the use of polyoxymethylene plastic mate- D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
rials that are recycled, reconstituted, recycled-regrind, recov- D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
ered, or reprocessed, or combination thereof, provided that the Plastics
requirements as stated in this specification are met. It is the D3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
responsibility of the supplier and the buyer of recycled, D4000 Classification System for Specifying Plastic Materi-
reconstituted, recycled-regrind, recovered, or reprocessed als
polyoxymethylene plastic materials, or combination thereof, to D5630 Test Method for Ash Content in Plastics
ensure compliance. (See Guide D7209). D7209 Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery, and
1.2 The properties included in this standard are those Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products
required to identify the compositions covered. Other require- D6100 Specification for Extruded, Compression Molded
ments necessary to identify particular characteristics important and Injection Molded Polyoxymethylene Shapes (POM)
to specialized applications are to be specified by using suffixes E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
as given in Section 5. Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.3 This classification system and subsequent line callout 2.2 ISO Standards:3
(specification) are intended to provide a means of calling out ISO 75-1 Plastics—Determination of Temperature of De-
plastic materials used in the fabrication of end items or parts. flection under Load—Part 1: General Test Method
It is not intended for the selection of materials. Material ISO 75-2 Plastics—Determination of Temperature of De-
selection can be made by those having expertise in the plastic flection under Load—Part 2: Plastics and Ebonite
field only after careful consideration of the design and the ISO 179-1 Plastics—Determination of Charpy Impact
performance required of the part, the environment to which it Properties—Part 1: Non-instrumented Impact Test
will be exposed, the fabrication process to be employed, the ISO 294-1 Plastics—Injection Moulding of Test Specimens
costs involved, and the inherent properties of the material other of Thermoplastic Materials—Part 1: General Principles,
than those covered by this standard. and Moulding of Multipurpose and Bar Test Specimens
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the ISO 527-1 Plastics—Determination of Tensile Properties—
standard. Part 1: General Principals
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the ISO 527-2 Plastics—Determination of Tensile Properties—
test method portion, Section 11, of this classification system. Part 2: Test Conditions for Moulding and Extrusion
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety Plastics
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility ISO 1133 Plastics—Determination of the Melt-Mass Flow
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and Rate (MFR) and the Melt Volume-Flow Rate (MVR) of
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory Thermoplastics
requirements prior to use. ISO 11357-3 Plastics—Differential Scanning Calorimetry
NOTE 1—This classification system is similar to ISO 9988-1/-2, al-
(DSC)—Part 3: Determination of Temperature and En-
though the technical content is significantly different. thalpy of Melting and Crystallization
ISO 1183 Plastics—Methods for Determining the Density
1 2
This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thermoplastic contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Materials. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved May 1, 2012. Published June 2012. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D6778 - 06. DOI: Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
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of Non-Cellular Plastics—Part 1: Immersion Method, Specimens and Determination of Properties
Liquid Pyknometer and Titration Method
3. Terminology
ISO 3167 Plastics—Multipurpose Test Specimens
3.1 The terminology used in this classification system is in
ISO 3451-1 Plastics—Determination of Ash—Part 1: Gen-
accordance with Terminologies D883 and D1600.
eral Methods
ISO 9988-1 Plastics—Polyoxymethylene (POM) Moulding 4. Classification
and Extrusion Materials—Part 1: Designation System and 4.1 Polyoxymethylene materials are classified into groups
Basis for Specifications according to their composition. These groups are subdivided
ISO 9988-2 Plastics—Polyoxymethylene (POM) Moulding into classes and grades, as shown in the Basic Property Table
and Extrusion Materials—Part 2: Preparation of Test (Table POM).
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TABLE POM Polyoxymethylene Materials, Detail Requirements (Natural and Black Color Only)A,B,C
Charpy Deflection
Melting
Tensile Tensile Impact Temperature,
Flow Rate Point, Density,
D,E Strength, Modulus, Resistance, ISO 75/
Group Description Class Description Grade Description ISO 1133, ISO ISO 1183,
ISO 527,G ISO 527H ISO 179I/ Method AfJ
G/10 min 11357-3F g/cm3
MPa, min MPa, min 1eA, kJ/m2, 1.82 MPa,
°C, min
min °C, min
01 Homopolymer 1 general purpose and 1 <4 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2400 7.0 80
high flow 2 4 to 10 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2500 6.0 80
3 8 to 19 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2700 4.5 80
4 19 to 30 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2700 4.5 85
5 30 to 55 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2700 4.0 85
G10 10 % glass 170 1.45 to 1.53 80 3500 3.0 150
G25 25 % glass 170 1.55 to 1.63 125 7000 6.0 160
0 other
3 UV stabilized 1 <8 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2400 7.0 75
2 8 to 19 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2700 4.5 75
3 19 to 30 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2700 4.5 75
4 30 to 55 170 1.39 to 1.44 65 2700 4.5 75
0 other
4 impact modified 1 <4 170 1.31 to 1.37 35 800 50.0 50
2 8 to 17 170 1.36 to 1.42 45 1800 8.0 65
3 170 1.32 to 1.38 35 1100 12.0 55
0 other 0 other
02 Copolymer 1 general purpose and 1 <4 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2000 4.0 80
high flow 2 4 to 7 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2200 3.5 80
3 7 to 11 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2200 3.5 80
4 11 to 16 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2000 3.0 80
5 16 to 35 160 1.38 to 1.43 60 2300 3.0 80
6 35 to 60 160 1.38 to 1.43 60 2500 2.5 80
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7 60+ 160 1.38 to 1.43 60 2500 2.0 80
G10 10 % glass 160 1.40 to 1.52 70 4000 3.0 150
G15 15 % glass 160 1.45 to 1.55 80 5500 3.0 150
G20 20 % glass 160 1.50 to 1.60 80 6500 3.0 150
G25 25 % glass 160 1.54 to 1.65 80 7300 3.0 150
GE25 25 % glass beads 160 1.50 to 1.70 36 3000 1.0 80
M30 30 % Mineral 160 1.55 to 1.65 40 3500 2.5 80
0 other
2 UV stabilized 1 <4 160 1.38 to 1.43 56 2000 4.0 80
2 4 to 7 160 1.38 to 1.43 56 2000 3.5 80
3 7 to 11 160 1.38 to 1.43 57 2000 3.5 80
4 11 to 16 160 1.38 to 1.43 57 2000 3.0 80
5 16 to 35 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2100 3.0 80
6 35 to 60 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2100 2.5 80
7 60+ 160 1.38 to 1.43 58 2100 2.0 80
0 other
3 impact modified 1 11 to 28 155 1.34 to 1.40 46 1800 4.5 70
2 11 to 28 155 1.30 to 1.38 40 1400 4.5 60
3 12 max 155 1.34 to 1.40 44 1500 5.0 70
4 12 max 155 1.30 to 1.40 35 1300 5.0 60
0 other
4 high modulus 1 <4 165 1.38 to 1.43 62 2400 5.0 80
4 11 to 16 165 1.38 to 1.43 64 2700 4.0 80
0 other
03 Terpolymer 1 high melt strength 1 <2 160 1.38 to 1.43 56 2250 3.5 80
0 other
00 Other 0 other 0 other
A
No descriptions are listed unless needed to describe a special grade under the class. All other grades are listed by requirements.
B
Refer to 9.1 under Specimen Preparation for source of test pieces.
C
Data on 4 mm test specimens may be limited and the minimum values may be changed in a later revision after a statistical database of sufficient size is generated.
D
Flow rate: 190/2.16 (T/M).
E
Flow rate, g/10 min (MFR) can be converted to flow rate, cc/10 min (MVR) by the relationship MVR = (MFR/density of the melt at 190°C).
F
Melting point rate 10°C/min. TM second melting curve.
G
Crosshead speed shall be 50 mm/min 6 10 % unless the specimen exhibits brittle failure (no yield point) and strain at break of <10 % in which case crosshead speed
shall be 5 mm/min 6 25 %.
H
Crosshead speed shall be 1 mm/min.
I
Notched specimen tested edgewise (method 1eA).
J
Deflection temperature shall be determined with the specimen in the flatwise position (Method Af).

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TABLE A Detail Requirements: Filled or Reinforced PolyoxymethyleneA,B
Designation
Order Property 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Number
1 Tensile strength, ISO 527, unspecified 20 35 50 65 90 110 130 150 specify valueD
min, MPaC
2 Tensile modulus, ISO 527, unspecified 1500 2500 3500 4500 5500 6500 7500 8500 specify valueD
min, MPaE
3 Charpy impact, ISO 179/1eA, unspecified 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 10.0 20.0 40.0 specify valueD
min, kJ/m2
4 Deflection temperature, unspecified 50 70 90 110 120 130 140 150 specify valueD
ISO 75, Method Af,
1.82 MPa, min, °CF
5 To be determined unspecified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
A
It is recognized that detailed test values, particularly Charpy impact, may not predict nor even correlate with the performance of parts molded of these materials.
B
Refer to 9.1 under Specimen Preparation for source of test specimens.
C
Crosshead speed shall be 50 mm/min 6 10 % unless the specimen exhibits brittle failure (no yield point) and a strain at break of <10 % in which case crosshead speed
D
If specific value is required, it must appear on the drawing or contract, or both.
E
F
TABLE B Detail Requirements: Special PolyoxymethyleneA,B
Designation
Order Property 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Number
1 Tensile strength, ISO 527, unspecified 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 specify valueD
min, MPaC
2 Tensile modulus, ISO 527 unspecified 200 600 1000 1400 1800 2200 2600 3000 specify valueD
min, MPaE
3 Charpy impact, ISO 179/1eA, unspecified 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 10.0 20.0 50.0 specify valueD
min, kJ/m2
4 Deflection temperature, unspecified 40 55 70 80 90 100 110 120 specify valueD
ISO 75, Method Af,
1.82 MPa, min, °CF
5 To be determined unspecified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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A
It is recognized that detailed test values, particularly Charpy impact, may not predict nor even correlate with the performance of parts molded of these materials.
B
Refer to 9.1 under Specimen Preparation for source of test specimens.
C
Crosshead speed shall be 50 mm/min 6 10 % unless the specimen exhibits brittle failure (no yield point) and a strain at break of <10 % in which case crosshead speed
D
If specific value is required, it must appear on the drawing or contract, or both.
E
F
NOTE 2—An example of this classification system for unreinforced The reinforcement letter designations and associated toler-
polyoxymethylene is given as follows. The designation POM0112 indi- ance levels are shown in Table 1.
cates the following:
POM = polyoxymethylene (acetal) as found in Terminology D1600, TABLE 1 Reinforcement-FillerA SymbolsB and Tolerances
01 = homopolymer (group), Symbol Material Tolerance
1 = general purpose and high flow (class), and C carbon and graphite 62 %
2 = requirements given in Table POM (grade). fiber-reinforced
G glass-reinforced 62 %
4.1.1 Reinforced, filled, and lubricated versions of poly- L lubricants (such as, PTFE, depends upon material
oxymethylene materials that are found in Table POM are graphite, silicone, and and process to be specified
molybdenum disulfide)
classified according to the reinforcement used and the nominal M mineral-reinforced 62 %
level, by weight percent, of the reinforcement. The grade is R combinations of reinforcements 63 %
or fillers, or both
identified by a single letter that indicates the filler or reinforce-
A
ment used and two digits, in multiples of 5, which indicate the Ash content of filled, or reinforced materials, or both, is to be determined using
either Test Method D5630 or ISO 3451-1 where applicable.
nominal quantity in percent by weight. Thus, a grade contain- B
Additional symbols will be added to this table as required.
ing 25 % glass reinforcement would be indicated by
POM021G25. This specification indicates: NOTE 3—This part of the classification system uses the percent of
reinforcements or additives, or both, in the callout of the modified basic
POM = polyoxymethylene (acetal) as found in Terminology material. The types and percentages of reinforcements and additives are
D1600, sometimes shown on the supplier’s technical data sheet. If necessary,
02 = copolymer (group), additional callout of these reinforcements and additives can be accom-
plished by use of the suffix part of the system (see 5).
1 = general purpose and high flow (class), and
NOTE 4—Materials containing reinforcements or fillers, or both, at
G25 = 25 % glass reinforcement and requirements given in nominal levels not in multiples of five are included in the nearest grade
Table POM (grade). designation. For example, material with a nominal glass fiber level falling

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between 23 % and 27 % are included with Grade G25 as shown in 4.1.1.
POM = Polyoxymethylene (acetal) as found in Terminology D1600,
4.1.2 To facilitate the incorporation of future or special 02 = Copolymer (group),
materials, the “other” category for group (00), class (0), and 1 = General purpose and high flow (class),
grade (0) is shown in Table POM. The basic properties can be 0 = Other (grade),
obtained from Tables A or B, as they apply (see 4.3). G25 = Glass-reinforced at 25 % nominal level,
4.2 Reinforced, filled, lubricated and special versions of the A = Table A property requirements,
polyoxymethylene materials that are not in Table POM are 6 = Tensile strength, 110 MPa, min,
5 = Tensile modulus, 5500 MPa, min,
classified in accordance with Table POM and Tables A or B. 3 = Charpy impact, 3.0 kJ/m2, min,
Table POM is used to specify the Group or the Group and Class 8 = Deflection temperature, 150°C, min, and
of polyoxymethylene and Table A or B is used to specify the 0 = Unspecified.
property requirements. If no properties are specified, the designation would be
4.2.1 Reinforced, filled, and lubricated variations of the POM0210G25A00000.
basic materials are identified by a single letter from Table 1 that NOTE 6—When a grade of polyoxymethylene is not fully identified by
a standard callout, it is possible to specify all table properties by the use
indicates the filler and/or reinforcement used and two digits of an addition of Classification D4000 suffixes. Suffix values will override
that indicate the nominal quantity in percent by weight. A the POM table values.
second letter from Table 1a, when desired, is used to indicate
4.3 Table B has been incorporated into this classification
the form or structure of the reinforcement and/or filler, but is
system to facilitate the classification of special materials where
not used for functional mixtures. Thus, a letter designation G
Table POM or Table A does not reflect the required properties.
for glass, E for beads or spheres or balls, and 33 for percent by
Table B shall be used in the same manner as Table A.
weight, GE33, specifies a reinforced or filled material with
33<usb> percent by weight in the form of glass beads, spheres, NOTE 7—The mechanical properties of pigmented or colored poly-
or balls. The reinforcement letter designations and associated oxymethylene materials can differ from the mechanical properties of
tolerance levels are shown in Table 1. Form and structure letter natural and black polyoxymethylene material, depending on the choice of
colorants and the concentration. The main property affected is ductility, as
designations are shown in Table 1A. illustrated by a reduction in impact strength. If specific properties of
Table 1A Symbols for the Form or Structure of pigmented materials are necessary, Table B should be employed to specify
Fillers and Reinforcing Materials
property requirements.
Symbol Form or Structure NOTE 8—An example of a special polyoxymethylene material using
C Chips, cuttings this classification system is as follows. The designation POM0110B44250
D Fines, powders indicates:
E Beads, spheres, balls
F Fiber
G Ground POM = Polyoxymethylene (acetal) as found in Terminol-
H Whisker
K Knitted fabric ogy D1600,
L Layer 01 = Homopolymer (group),
M Mat (fabric, thick) 1 = General purpose and high flow (class),
N Non-woven (fabric, thin)
P Paper
0 = Other (grade),
R Roving B = Table B property requirements,
S Flake 4 = Tensile strength, 40 MPa, min,
T Cord 4 = Tensile modulus, 1400 MPa, min,
V Veneer
W Woven fabric
2 = Charpy impact, 2.0 kJ/m2, min,
Y Yarn 5 = Deflection temperature, 90°C, min, and
X Not specified 0 = Unspecified.
4.2.2 Specific requirements for reinforced, filled, lubricated NOTE 9—An example of the use of this classification in a product
or special polyoxymethylene materials shall be shown by a specification is found in Specification D6100, subsection 4.2 and Table
six-character designation. The designation will consist of the S-POM.
letter “A” or “B” and the five digits comprising the cell 5. Suffix Requirements
numbers for the property requirements in the order as they 5.1 When additional requirements are needed that are not
appear in Tables A or B. covered by the basic requirements or cell-table requirements,
4.2.2.1 Although the values listed are necessary to include they shall be indicated through the use of suffixes.
the range of properties available in existing materials, not 5.2 A list of suffixes can be found in Classification System
every possible combination of the properties exists or can be D4000 (Table 3) and are to be used for additional requirements
obtained. as appropriate. Additional suffixes will be added to that
4.2.3 When the grade of the basic material is not known or standard as test methods and requirements are developed and
does not meet the Table POM requirements, the use of the “0” requested.
grade classification shall be used for reinforced materials in
this classification system. 6. General Requirements
NOTE 5—An example of this classification for a reinforced polyoxym- 6.1 Basic requirements from the property tables or cell
ethylene material is given as follows. The specification tables are always in effect unless superseded by specific suffix
POM0210G25A65380 indicates the following material requirement: requirements, which always take precedence.
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6.2 The plastics composition shall be uniform and shall 10.2 Conduct tests in the standard laboratory atmosphere of
conform to the requirements specified herein. 23 6 2°C and 50 6 10 % relative humidity in accordance with
Practice D618.
7. Detail Requirements
7.1 The materials shall conform to the requirements in 11. Test Methods
Tables POM, A, and B and suffix requirements, as they apply.
7.2 For the purposes of determining conformance, all speci- 11.1 Determine the properties enumerated in this classifica-
fied limits for a specification (line callout) based on this tion system by means of the test methods in 2.
classification system are absolute limits, as defined in Practice 11.1.1 The number of tests shall be consistent with the
E29. requirements of Section 8 and 12.4.
7.3 With the absolute method, an observed value or a
calculated value is not rounded, but is to be compared directly 12. Inspection and Certification
with the limiting value. Conformance or nonconformance is 12.1 Inspection and certification of the material supplied
based on this comparison. with reference to a specification based on this classification
8. Sampling system shall be for conformance to the requirements specified
herein.
8.1 Sampling shall be statistically adequate to satisfy the
12.2 Lot-acceptance inspection shall be the basis on which
requirements of 12.4.
acceptance or rejection of the lot is made. The lot-acceptance
8.2 A batch or lot shall be constituted as a unit of manufac-
inspection shall consist of:
ture as prepared for shipment, and can consist of a blend of two
or more “production runs.” 12.2.1 Melt Flow Rate, or
12.2.2 Reinforcement content.
9. Specimen Preparation 12.3 Periodic check inspection with reference to a specifi-
9.1 Test pieces for relevant test methods shall be based on cation based on this classification system shall consist of the
the injection molded ISO 3167 Type 1A multipurpose test tests for all requirements of the material under the specifica-
specimen. The following pieces are to be used for the listed tion. Inspection frequency shall be adequate to ensure the
relevant test methods. All test pieces are to be tested as molded material is certifiable in accordance with 12.4.
and conditioned. Annealing is not allowed. 12.4 Certification shall be that the material was manufac-
Test Piece Relevant Test Method tured by a process in statistical control; sampled, tested, and
ISO 3167 Type 1A Bar Tensile strength and modulus by
ISO 527
inspected in accordance with this classification system and that
80 6 2 mm by 10 6 0.2 mm Charpy impact resistance by the average values for the lot meet the requirements of the
by 4 6 0.2 mm cut from the ISO 179/1eA specification (line callout).
center portion of ISO 3167 Deflection temperature by
Type 1A Bar ISO 75/Method Af NOTE 10—The ASTM publication Manual on Presentation of Data and
Specimen approximately Density by ISO 1183
Control Chart Analysis, 7th Edition, stock number MNL7A, provides
10 by 10 by 4 mm cut from
center of ISO 3167 detailed information about statistical process control.
Type 1A Bar
12.5 A report of test results shall be furnished when re-
9.2 The test specimens shall be molded by injection mold- quested. The report shall consist of the results of the lot-
ing in accordance with ISO 294-1 and ISO 9988-2. Recom- acceptance inspection for the shipment and the results of the
mended processing conditions are shown in Table 2. most recent periodic-check inspection. If requested, the report
shall include the percent by weight of recycled, reconstituted,
10. Conditioning
recycled-regrind, recovered, or reprocessed polyoxymethylene
10.1 Test specimens shall be conditioned in the standard plastic, or combination thereof, as defined in 3.1.47 of Guide
laboratory atmosphere for a minimum of 16 h (Condition D7209.
16/23/50, Practice D618) before performing the required tests.
TABLE 2 Conditions for Injection Molding of Test Specimens
13. Packaging and Marking
Melt Mold Average 13.1 The provisions of Practice D3892 apply to packaging,
Material Temperature, Temperature, Injection packing, and marking of containers for plastic materials.
°C °C Velocity, mm/s
Homopolymer, MFR <4 215 90 140 6 100
Homopolymer, MFR >4 215 90 300 6 100
14. Keywords
Homopolymer, impact 14.1 acetal; acetal copolymer; acetal homopolymer; acetal
205 50 140 6 100
modified, MFR <7
Copolymer, MFR >4 205 90 200 6 100 terpolymer; classification; classification system; line callout;
Copolymer impact
205 80 200 6 100
L-P-392A; MIL-P-46137A (MR); plastic materials; polyform-
modified aldehyde; polyoxymethylene; polyoxymethylene copolymer;
Copolymer, MFR <4 205 90 140 6 100
Copolymer, high modulus, MFR <4 210 100 140 6 100 polyoxymethylene homopolymer; polyoxymethylene terpoly-
mer; POM; recycle; specification
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APPENDIX
(Nonmandatory Information)
X1. CROSS-REFERENCES TO MIL-P-46137A (MR) AND L-P-392A
ASTM D6778 MIL-P-46137A (MR)

POM 111 G20A35070 Type I Class 20
POM 21 G25 Type II Grade A Class 25
POM 21 G20 Type II Grade B Class 20
POM 213 G30A47080 Type II Grade B Class 30
POM 213 G40A48080 Type II Grade B Class 40
ASTM D6778 L-P-392A
POM 111 Type II Class 1
POM 112/POM 113 Type I Class 1
POM 112/POM 113A Type I Class 2
POM 132 Type I Class 3
POM 211/POM 311 Type II Class 1
POM 213/POM 214 Type I Class 1
POM 213/ POM 214A Type I Class 2
A
Shall be black in color.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee D20 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue, D6778 - 06,
that may impact the use of this standard. (May 1, 2012)
(1) Completed five year review of standard. (4) Added Table 1a.
(2) Aligned format with Guide D5740. (5) Removed persuasive language.
(3) Broadened the MFR ranges for POM0233 and POM0234. (6) Editorial changes.
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