ASTM D7254-15

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Designation: D7254 −15 An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
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Polypropylene (PP) Siding
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7254; 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* D3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
D4101 Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Extru-
1.1 This specification establishes requirements and test
sion Materials
methods for materials, impact strength, appearance, surface
D4226 Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Rigid Poly-
flame spread, and windload resistance of siding products
(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Building Products
manufactured from polypropylene material. Methods of indi-
D5033 GuideforDevelopmentofASTMStandardsRelating
cating compliance with this specification are also provided.
to Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics (Withdrawn
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1.2 The use of polypropylene recycled plastic in this prod-
2007)
uct shall be in accordance with the requirements in Section 4.
D5206 Test Method for Windload Resistance of Rigid Plas-
tic Siding
1.3 Sidingproducedtothisspecificationshallbeinstalledin
accordancewithmanufacturer’sinstallationinstructionsforthe E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of
Building Materials
specific product to be installed.
NOTE 1—Information with regard to siding maintenance shall be
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
obtained from the manufacturer.
G147 Practice for Conditioning and Handling of Nonmetal-
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded lic Materials for Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for
2.2 ASCE Standard:
information purposes only.
ASCE7-02 MinimumDesignLoadsforBuildingsandOther
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Structures
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test
method portion only, Section 6 of this specification: This
3. Terminology
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user 3.1 Definitions are in accordance with Terminologies D883,
D1600, and E631, unless otherwise specified.
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
tions prior to use.
3.2.1 polypropylene siding—a shaped material, made prin-
cipally from polypropylene homopolymer, or copolymer,
NOTE 2—There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.
which in some cases may contain fillers and/or reinforcements,
2. Referenced Documents
that is used to clad exterior walls of buildings.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2.2 self-supporting specimen—a specimen that remains in
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
place by its own structural characteristics both before and
D1435 Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Plastics
during the fire test.
D1600 Terminology forAbbreviatedTerms Relating to Plas-
3.2.3 temperate northern climate—in weather testing,a
tics
North American metropolitan area testing site located within
D3679 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)
73 to 100° W longitude and 37 to 45° N latitude.
Siding
4. Materials and Manufacture
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on 4.1 The siding shall be made principally of polypropylene
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.24 on Plastic Building
compound, prepared from polypropylene homopolymer or
Products.
copolymer.
Current edition approved April 1, 2015. Published April 2015. Originally
approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D7254 – 07.
DOI:10.1520/D7254-15.
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4.2 Where polypropylene recycled plastic as defined in 6.2.2 Impact Test—Test impact resistance of siding in ac-
Guide D5033 is used, the siding containing the polypropylene cordance with Test Method D4226, Procedure A, impactor
recycled plastic shall meet all the requi
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