Australian Standard
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POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
(PTFE)
METRIC UNITS
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standard:
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AS 1198—1973
Australian Standard
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POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
(PTFE)
EXTRUDED ROD AND TUBE
PREFACE
This standard was prepared under the authority of the Plastics Industry Standards
Committee and is one of a series of standards relating to PTFE products.
A preliminary draft was prepared by the National Fluorocarbon Division of the
Plastics Institute of Australia. In preparing the standard cognizance was taken of the
following publications:
BS 4271:1968 Polytetrafluoroethylene Rod
SPI FD 107 Polytetrafluoroethylene Rod
ASTM D1710 TFE-Fluorocarbon Rod
The standard specifies the classification and composition of the rod, finish, and
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2 DEFINITION. For the purposes of this specification ‘rod’ shall also include
‘tube’. ‘Tube’ shall however refer only to tubing.