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AMS3662 REV. D
AEROSPACE
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION Issued 1966-03
Revised 1991-07
Reaffirmed 2006-01
Stabilized 2015-05

Superseding AMS3662C

Polytetrafluoroethylene Film
General Purpose Grade

RATIONALE

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1. SCOPE:

1.1 Form: This specification covers one grade of polytetrafluoroethylene resin

in the form of film.
1.2 Application: Primarily for gaskets and other parts for use up to 260°C
(500°F) requiring good performance in mechanical, electrical, or chemical
service.

1.3 Safety - Hazardous Materials: While the materials, methods, applications,

and processes described or referenced in this specification may involve the
use of hazardous materials, this specification does not address the hazards
which may be involved in such use. It is the sole responsibility of the
user to ensure familiarity with the safe and proper use of any hazardous
materials and to take necessary precautionary measures to ensure the health
and safety of all personnel involved.

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: The following publications form a part of this

specification to the extent specified herein. The applicable issue of
referenced publications shall be the issue in effect on the date of the
purchase order.
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2.1 ASTM Publications: Available from ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103-1187.
ASTM D 149 - Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid
Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power
Frequencies
ASTM D 638 - Tensile Properties of Plastics
ASTM D 638M - Tensile Properties of Plastics (Metric)
ASTM D 792 - Specific Gravity (Relative Density) and Density of Plastics by
Displacement
ASTM D 1389 - Dielectric Proof-Voltage Testing of Thin Solid Electrical
Insulating Materials
ASTM D 1708 - Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens
2.2 U.S. Government Publications: Available from Standardization Documents
Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
2.2.1 Military Standards:

MIL-STD-2073-1 - DOD Materiel, Procedures for Development and Application

of Packaging Requirements
3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

3.1 Material: Film shall be produced by skiving billets molded or extruded from
polytetrafluoroethylene powder without admixture of fillers, pigments, or
adulterants.
3.2 Color: May vary from white to light gray. Small gray, brown, or black
spots shall not in themselves be unacceptable.
3.3 Properties: Film shall conform to the following requirements; tests shall
be performed on the film supplied and in accordance with specified test
methods, insofar as practicable:
3.3.1 Tensile Strength at 23°C ± 1 2800 psi 4.5.1
(73°F ± 2), minimum (19.3 MPa)
3.3.2 Elongation (Applicable only 4.5.1
to widths 0.375 inch
(9.52 mm) and over) at
23°C ± 1 (73°F ± 2), minimum 200%

3.3.3 Specific Gravity at 23°/23°C ASTM D 792

(73°/73°F) 2.14 - 2.20 Add 2 drops of
wetting agent
to the water
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3.3.4 Dielectric Strength, Short Time Test, minimum 4.5.2

Specimen Thickness
Inch Millimeter
0.003 0.08 2170 Volts per mil (85,433 V/mm)
0.005 0.13 1680 Volts per mil (66,141 V/mm)
0.010 0.25 1190 Volts per mil (46,850 V/mm)
3.3.5 Electrical Flaws: When specified, film 0.003 - 0.010 inch
(0.08 - 0.25 mm), incl, in nominal thickness and 2 inches (51 mm) and over
in width shall show not more than 80 electrical flaws per 100 feet (30.5
m) of length, determined in accordance with ASTM D 1389 at a film-movement
speed of 25 feet per minute ± 5 (127 mm/second ± 25). Other methods of
test may be used when agreed upon by purchaser and vendor.

3.4 Quality: Film, as received by purchaser, shall be uniform in quality and

condition, smooth, and free from foreign materials and from imperfections
detrimental to usage of the film.
3.5 Tolerances: The following tolerances apply at 23° - 30°C (73° - 86°F):

TABLE I
Thickness Tolerance
Nominal Thickness Nominal Width Inch
Inch Inches plus minus
0.002 to 0.003, incl Up to 2, incl 0.0005 0.0003
Over 0.003 to 0.005, incl 2 to 12, incl 0.0005 0.0005
Over 0.005 to 0.015, incl 2 to 12, incl 0.0010 0.0010
Over 0.015 to 0.040, incl 2 to 12, incl 0.0015 0.0015
Over 0.040 to 0.061, incl 2 to 12, incl 0.0020 0.0020
Over 0.061 to 0.125, incl 2 to 12, incl 0.005 0.005

TABLE I (SI)
Thickness Tolerance
Nominal Thickness Nominal Width Millimeter
Millimeters Millimeters plus minus

0.05 to 0.08, incl Up to 51, incl 0.013 0.008

Over 0.08 to 0.13, incl 51 to 305, incl 0.013 0.013
Over 0.13 to 0.38, incl 51 to 305, incl 0.025 0.025
Over 0.38 to 1.02, incl 51 to 305, incl 0.038 0.038
Over 1.02 to 1.55, incl 51 to 305, incl 0.051 0.051
Over 1.55 to 3.18, incl 51 to 305, incl 0.13 0.13
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4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

4.1 Responsibility for Inspection: The vendor of film shall supply all samples
0 for vendor's tests and shall be responsible for performing all required
tests. Purchaser reserves the right to sample and to perform any
confirmatory testing deemed necessary to ensure that the film conforms to
the requirements of this specification.
4.2 Classification of Tests: Tests for all technical requirements are
acceptance tests and preproduction tests and shall be performed prior to or
on the initial shipment of film to a purchaser, on each lot, when a change
in ingredients and/or processing requires reapproval as in 4.4.2, and when
purchaser deems confirmatory testing to be required.
4.2.1 For direct U.S. Military procurement, substantiating test data and, when
requested, preproduction film shall be submitted to the cognizant agency
as directed by the procuring activity, contracting officer, or request for
procurement,
4.3 Sampling and Testing: Shall be as follows:
0
4.3.1 For Acceptance Tests: Sufficient film shall be taken at random from each
lot to perform all required tests. The number of determinations for each
requirement shall be as specified in the applicable test procedure or, if
not specified therein, not less than three.

4.3.1.1 A lot shall be all film of the same thickness made from the same batch
of compound in one production run and presented for vendor's inspection
at one time.
4.3.1.2 An inspection lot shall be not more than 200 pounds (91 kg) of film. A
lot may be packaged in smaller quantities and delivered under the basic
lot approval provided lot identification is maintained.
4.3.1.3 When a statistical sampling plan has been agreed upon by purchaser and
0 vendor, sampling shall be in accordance with such plan in lieu of
sampling as in 4.3.1 and the report of 4.6 shall state that such plan
was used.

4.3.2 For Preproduction Tests: As agreed upon by purchaser and vendor.

4.4 Approval:
4.4.1 Sample film shall be approved by purchaser before film for production use
is supplied, unless such approval be waived by purchaser. Results of
tests on production film shall be essentially equivalent to those on the
approved sample,
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4.4.2 Vendor shall use ingredients, manufacturing procedures, processes, and

methods of inspection on production film which are essentially the same as
those used on the approved sample film. If necessary to make any change
in ingredients, in type of equipment for processing, or in manufacturing
procedures, vendor shall submit for reapproval a statement of the proposed
changes in ingredients and/or processing and, when requested, sample
film. Production film made by the revised procedure shall not be shipped
prior to receipt of reapproval.
4.5 Test Methods:

4.5.1 Tensile Strength and Elongation: Shall be determined in accordance with

ASTM D 638 or ASTM D 638M using the microtensile specimen of ASTM D
1 7 0 8 . The initial jaw separation shall be 0.875 inch ± 0.005 (22.22 mm ±
0.13) and the speed of testing shall be 2 inches (51 mm) per minute.
Specimens shall be cut with the long axis parallel to the skive marks.
Product over 0.062 inch (1.57 mm) thick shall be machined to 0.062 inch ±
0.016 (1.57 mm ± 0.41) thick before cutting specimens.
4.5.2 Dielectric Strength: Shall be determined in accordance with ASTM D 149 on
specimens sufficiently large to prevent flashover and using electrodes of
corrosion-resistant steel, nominally 0.25 inch (6.35 mm) in diameter with
0.031 inch (0.79 mm) radius at the edges. Tests shall be conducted in air
for specimens up to 0.010 inch (0.25 mm), incl, in thickness and under oil
for thicker specimens. The dielectric strength requirement for
thicknesses other than those specified in 3.3.4 shall be calculated from
the equation: _
S = 840 t
K
_
√
where, S = dielectric strength in Volts per mil (mm)
K = 20 in inch/pound units or 787.4 in SI units
t = film thickness in mils

4.6 Reports: The vendor of film shall furnish with each shipment a report
showing the results of tests to determine conformance to the technical
requirements. This report shall include the purchase order number, lot
number, AMS 3662D vendor's compound number, size, and quantity.
4.7 Resampling and Retesting: If any specimen used in the above tests fails to
meet the specified requirements, disposition of the film may be based on the
results of testing three additional specimens for each original
nonconforming specimen. Failure of any retest specimen to meet the
specified requirements shall be cause for rejection of the film
represented. Results of all tests shall be reported.
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5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

5.1 Packaging and Identification:

5.1.1 Packaging of film shall be accomplished in such a manner as to ensure that

the film, during shipment and storage, will not be permanently distorted
and will be protected against damage from exposure to weather or any other
normal hazard.

5.1.2 Each package of film shall be permanently and legibly marked with not less
than the following information:
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FILM
General Purpose Grade
AMS 3662D
SIZE
LOT NUMBER
PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER
QUANTITY
MANUFACTURER'S IDENTIFICATION

5.1.3 Packages of film shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with

0 commercial practice and in compliance with applicable rules and
regulations pertaining to the handling, packaging, and transportation of
the film to ensure carrier acceptance and safe delivery.

5.1.4 For direct U.S. Military procurement, packaging shall be in accordance

0 with MIL-STD-2073-1, Commercial Level, unless Level A is specified in the
request for procurement.

6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT: A vendor shall mention this specification number and its

revision letter in all quotations and when acknowledging purchase orders.

7. REJECTIONS: Film not conforming to this specification, or to modifications

authorized by purchaser, will be subject to rejection.
8. NOTES:
8.1 Marginal Indicia: The phi (Ø) symbol is used to indicate technical
changes from the previous issue of this specification.

8.2 Dimensions and properties in inch/pound units and the Celsius temperatures
are primary; dimensions and properties in SI units and the Fahrenheit
temperatures are shown as the approximate equivalents of the primary units
and are presented only for information.
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8.3 For direct U.S. Military procurement, purchase documents should specify not
less than the following:

Title, number, and date of this specification

Size of film desired
Quantity of film desired
Level A packaging, if required (See 5.1.4).

8.4 Film meeting the requirements of this specification has been classified
under Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 9330.

This specification is under the jurisdiction of AMS Committee "CP".

STABILIZED BY AMS COMMITTEE "P"