Names and Addresses of Organizational Sources of Specifications and Standards for Plastics and Composites 1. Industry standards American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) 1430 Broadway New York, NY 10018 Global Engineering Documents 2805 McGaw Avenue P.O. Box 19539 Irvine, CA 92714 2. Federal standards and specifications General Services Administration (GSA) Seventh and D Streets, S.W. Washington, DC 20407 National Standards Association (See 1. Industry Standards, above) 3. Military specifications and standards DODSSP—Customer Service Standardization Document Order Desk Building 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 Global Engineering Documents (See 1. Industry Standards, above) 4. Spaceborne plastics and composites specifications and standards (NASA) For plastics: Individual NASA Space Centers For composites: NASA ACEE Composites Project Office Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23665-5225 D.2 Appendix D or Global Engineering Documents 1990 M Street N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 National Standards Association 1200 Quince Orchard Boulevard Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Global Engineering Documents (See 1. Industry Standards, above) Document Engineering Company, Inc. 15210 Stagg Street Van Nuys, CA 91405 National Standards Association (See 1. Industry Standards, above) Document Engineering Company, Inc. (See 2. Federal Standards and Specifications, above) 0267146_App_D_Harper 2/24/00 5:03 PM Page D.2 5. Foreign or international standards American National Standards Institute, Inc. (See 1. Industry Standards, above) Global Engineering Documents (See 1. Industry Standards, above) International Standards and Law Information (ISLI) P.O. Box 230 Accord, MA 02018 6. National and international electrical standards National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037 National Standards Association (See 1. Industry Standards and 22. Specifications, Standards, and Industry Approvals for Plastics and Testing of Plastics) 7. International standards International Standards Organization (ISO) (Located in Geneva, Switzerland but documents and information available in the United States from American National Standards Institute [see 1. Industry Standards, above]) 8. Japanese standards and specifications Japanese Standards Association 1-24, Akasaka 4-chome, Minatoku-ku Tokyo 107, Japan Sources of Specifications and Standards for Plastics and Composites D.3 International Organization for Standardization 1 Rue de Varembe Case Postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 3 Rue de Varembe Case Postale 131 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland 0267146_App_D_Harper 2/24/00 5:03 PM Page D.3 9. German (DIN) standards Beuth Verlag GmBH Burggrafenstrasse 6 D-1000 Berlin 30, Germany 10. European aerospace specifications and standards European Association of Aerospace Manufacturers (AECMA) 88, Boulevard Malesherbes F-75008 Paris, France 11. European plastics manufacturing standards Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME) Avenue Louise 250 Box 73 B-1050 Brussels, Belgium 12. Plastics standards in United Kingdom British Standards Institute 2 Park Street London W1A 2BS, U.K. 13. European plastics machinery standards European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industry (EUROMAP) Kirchenweg 4 CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland 14. Rubber and plastic standards in United Kingdom RAPRA Technology, Ltd. Shawbury, Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 4NR, U.K. 15. Plastics standards in France French Association for Standardization (AFNOR) Tour Europe, Cedex 7 92080 Paril La Défense Paris, France D.4 Appendix D Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN) Postfach 1107 D-1000 Berlin 30, Germany Generally available in U.S. from National Standards Association—see 1. Industry Standards, above British Plastics Federation 5 Belgrave Square London SWIX 8 PH, U.K. 0267146_App_D_Harper 2/24/00 5:03 PM Page D.4 16. Specifications and standards for aerospace products Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. (AIA) 1250 I Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 17. National standards for U.S. standards developing bodies American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) (See 1. Industry Standards, above) 18. Standards for testing American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 100 Barr Harbor Drive West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 19. Specifications and standards for the plastics industry Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) 355 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 or 1275 K Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 20. Specifications and standards for composites materials characterization Composite Materials Characterization, Inc. Attn: Cecil Schneider Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company Advanced Structures and Materials Division Marietta, GA 30063 21. Standards in measurements National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Standard Reference Materials Room B311, Chemistry Building Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (Note: Previously known as National Bureau of Standards [NBS]) Sources of Specifications and Standards for Plastics and Composites D.5 0267146_App_D_Harper 2/24/00 5:03 PM Page D.5 22. Specifications, standards, and industry approvals for plastics and testing of plastics Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) 333 Pfingston Road Northbrook, IL 60062 (Offices also in Melville, Long Island, NY; Santa Clara, CA; Tampa, FL) 23. Standardization of composite materials test methods Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association (SACMA) 1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1008 Arlington, VA 22209 References 1. Traceski, F. T., Specifications and Standards for Plastics and Composites, ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 1990. 2. Hilado, C. J., Flammability Handbook for Plastics, 4th ed., Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, PA, 1990. D.6 Appendix D 0267146_App_D_Harper 2/24/00 5:03 PM Page D.6 E.1 *Reprinted with permission from Handbook of Plastics, Elastomers, and Composites, 3d ed., Charles A. Harper (ed.), © McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. E Plastics Associations* Appendix 0267146 Appendix E 2/24/00 5:05 PM Page E.1 E.2 Appendix E Algeria National Enterprise of Plastics and Rubber BP 452-453 Zone Industrielle Setif 19000 Phone: (213) 590 8157 Fax: (213) 590 0665 Argentina Argentine Chamber of the Plastics Industry Jeronimo Salguero 1939/41 1425 Buenos Aires Phone: (54) 1 821 9603 Fax: (54) 1 826 5480 Australia Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association, Inc. P.O. Box 1610M Melbourne, Victoria 3001 Phone: (61) 03 9699 6299 Fax: (61) 03 9699 6717 Austria Austrian Chemical Industries Federation Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63 P.O. Box 325 1045 Vienna 4 Phone: (43) 1 50105 33 Fax: (43) 1 50206 280 National Guild of Plastics Processors Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63 1045 Vienna 4 Phone: (43) 1 50105 32 Fax: (43) 1 50206 291 Belgium Association of Belgian Plastics Converters Rue des Drapiers 21 B-1050 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 510 2506 Fax: (32) 2 510 2562 Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe Av. E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4 P.O. Box 3 1160 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 675 3297 Fax: (32) 2 675 3935 Belgian Association of Manufacturers of Extruded Thermoplastic Pipes Rue des Drapiers 21 B-1050 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 510 2507 Fax: (32) 2 510 2562 Belgian Association of Manufacturers of Technical Plastic Components Rue des Drapiers 21 B-1050 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 510 2506 Fax: (32) 2 510 2562 Belgian Plastic Joinery Manufacturers’ Association Rue des Drapiers 21 B-1050 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 510 2507 Fax: (32) 2 510 2562 Belgian Reinforced Plastics Association Rue des Drapiers 21 B-1050 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 510 2506 Fax: (32) 2 510 2562 European Association of Flexible Polyurethane Foam Blocs Manufacturers c/o FIC Square Marie-Louise 49 1040 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 238 9711 Fax: (32) 2 238 9998 European Organization of Reinforced Plastics/ Composite Materials Rue des Drapiers 21 B-1050 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 510 2506 Fax: (32) 2 510 2562 European Plastics Converters Av. de Cortenbergh 66 1040 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 732 4124 Fax: (32) 2 732 4218 Plastics Manufacturers and Plastics Processors 49 Square Marie-Louise 1040 Brussels Phone: (32) 2 238 9711 Fax: (32) 2 238 9998 Bolivia Aniplast c/o Plasmar Casilla 942 La Paz Fax: (591) 2 850 581 Brazil National Institute of Plastics Avenida Paulista 1313 cj. 702 01311-923 Sao Paulo SP Phone: (55) 11 289 6287 Fax: (55) 11 289 6287 0267146 Appendix E 2/24/00 5:05 PM Page E.2 Plastics Associations* E.3 Transforming Plastics Material Association Avenida Paulista 2439 8° andar 01311 São Paulo SP Phone: (55) 11 282 8288 Fax: (55) 11 282 8042 Canada Canadian Association of Moldmakers 424 Tecumseh Rd. E. Windsor, Ontario N8X 2R6 Phone: (1) 519 255 7863 Fax: (1) 519 255 9446 Internet: www.cdnmolds.com Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) 5925 Airport Road, Suite 500 Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1W1 Phone: (1) 905 678 7748 Fax: (1) 905 678 0774 Internet: www.plastics.ca Environment & Plastics Institute of Canada (see Canadian Plastics Industry Association) Chile Chilean Plastics Association Av. Andrés Bello 2777 5o Piso, Oficina 507 Las Condes, Santiago Phone: (56) 2 203 3342 Fax: (56) 2 203 3343 China Chiu Chau Plastics Manufacturers Association Co. Ltd. Rm 603, Fu Hing Bldg. 9-11 Jubilee Street Hong Kong Phone: (852) 545 0384 Fax: (852) 545 0539 Federation of Hong Kong Industries Hankow Centre, 4th fl. 5-15 Hankow Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 2732 3188 Fax: (852) 2721 3494 Internet: www.fhki.org.hk Hong Kong & Kowloo Plas- tic Products Merchants United Association Ltd. 13/F, 491 Nathan Road Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 384 0171 Fax: (852) 781 0107 Hong Kong Plastics Manufacturers Association Ltd. 1/F, Flat B, Fo Yuen, 39-49 Wanchai Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 574 2230 Fax: (852) 574 2843 Hong Kong Plastic Material Suppliers Association Ltd. 1/F, 11 Lai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 757 9331 Fax: (852) 796 8885 Hong Kong Plastics Technology Centre Co. Ltd. U 509, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 2766 5577 Fax: (852) 2766 0131 Internet: www.plastics-ctr.org.hk Colombia Colombian Association of Plastics Industries Calle 69 No 5-33 Santafe de Bogota Phone: (57) 1 346 0655 Fax: (57) 1 249 6997 Costa Rica Costa Rican Association of the Plastic Industry Apartado 8247 1000 San Jose Phone: (506) 55 0961 Fax: (506) 55 0961 Cyprus The Cyprus Plastics Processors Association P.O. Box 1455 Nicosia Phone: (357) 2 449 500 Fax: (357) 2 467 593 Czech Republic Confederation of Plastics Industry of the Czech Republic Mikulandská 7 CZ-113 61 Praha (Prague) 1 Phone: (42) 2 2491 5678 Fax: (42) 2 297 896 0267146 Appendix E 2/24/00 5:05 PM Page E.3 E.4 Appendix E Czech Packaging Association Jecná 11 CZ-120 00 Praha (Prague) 2 Phone/Fax: (42) 2 292 370 Denmark Plastics Industries of Denmark Radhuspladsen 55 1550 Copenhagen Phone: (45) 331 33 022 Fax: (45) 339 10 898 Ecuador Ecuadorian Association of Plastics c/o Polimalla SA, Via a Daule, km. 9.5, C.P. 10830, Guayaquil Phone: (593) 4 253 850 Fax: (593) 4 253 833 Finland Finnish Plastics Industries Federation Eteläranta 10, 7th floor, P.O. Box 4 00130 Helsinki Phone: (358) 0 172 841 Fax: (358) 0 171 164 France European Adhesive Tapes Manufacturers Association 60, rue Auber 94408 Vitry sur Seine Phone: (33) 49 60 5757 Fax: (33) 45 21 0350 International Committee for Plastics in Agriculture 65, rue de Prony 75854 Paris Cedex 17 Phone: (33) 1 44 01 1648 Fax: (33) 1 44 01 1655 National Syndicate of Rubber, Plastics and Associated Industries 60, rue Auber 94408 Vitry sur Seine Phone: (33) 49 60 5757 Fax: (33) 45 21 0350 Professional Syndicate of Plastic Materials Producers 14, rue de la Republique 92800 Puteaux Phone: (33) 46 53 1053 Fax: (33) 46 53 1073 Symacap Phone: (33) 1 47 17 6358 Fax: (33) 1 47 17 6360 Germany Association of the German Electroplaters Horionplatz 6 40213 Dusseldorf Phone: (49) 211 132 381 Fax: (49) 211 327 199 Association for PVC and the Environment Pleimesstr. 3 5321 Bonn Phone: (49) 228 917 830 Fax: (49) 228 538 95 94 Association for Engineering Plastics Am Hauptbahnhoff 10 60329 Frankfurt am Main Phone: (49) 69 250 920 Fax: (49) 69 250 919 Euromap P.O. Box 71 08 64 60498 Frankfurt Phone: (49) 69 6603 1831 Fax: (49) 69 6603 1840 Internet: www.euromap.org European Group of Manufacturers of Plastics Technical Parts Am Hauptbahnhof 12 60329 Frankfurt Phone: (49) 69 27 105 Fax: (49) 69 23 98 36 Institute for Design Theory and Plastic Machinery (KKM) Schützenbahn 70 D-45127 Essen Phone: (49) 201 183 3975 Fax: (49) 201 183 2877 Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) Pontstr. 49 D-52062 Aachen Phone: (49) 241 8038 06 Fax: (49) 241 8888 262 Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industries (VDMA) P.O. Box 71 08 64 D-60498 Frankfurt/M Phone: (49) 69 6603 1831 Fax: (49) 69 6603 1840 Internet: www.guk.vdma.org 0267146 Appendix E 2/24/00 5:05 PM Page E.4 [...]... Society of Industries Committee of Plastics Producers 365 Los Claveles, San Isidro Lima 27 Phone: (51) 14 21 8830 Fax: (51) 14 40 2001 Plastics Federation of South Africa (includes the following: Assn of Plastics Processors, Plastics Institute, Plastics Manufacturers Assn., Machinery Suppliers Assn for the Plastics and Allied Industries, Polymer Importers Assn., Plastics Mold Makers Assn., Assn of... (see Elastomers; Processing thermosets; Processing thermoplastics; Thermosets; Thermoplastics Plastics recycling: ABS automotive plastics available vs recycled plastics breakdown of recycled plastics carpet chemical recycling chemical tracers commingled plastics degradation design for recycling energy from mixed plastics expanded polystyrene foam polystyrene high-density polyethylene historical integrated... 12.61 12.28 12.55 12.5 12.60 12.46 12.17 12.25 12.24 12.7 12 .18 12.5 12.19 12.25 12.17 12.22 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.17 5.17 5.6 5.9 5 .18 5.24 5.39 5.34 5.55 5.56 5.62 5.26 5.44 5.68 5.8 5.82 12.60 12.70 12.10 12.61 12 .18 12.26 12.19 12.29 12.37 12.44 12.51 12.56 12 .18 12.34 12.36 12.42 5 .18 5.37 5.59 5.63 Index terms Processing, thermoplastics: extrusion cont corotating twin-screws counterrotating... Fax: (30) 1 77 94 518 Hungary Association of the Hungarian Plastics Industry Magyar Münyagipari Szövetség H-1406 Budapest 76 POB.40 Phone: (36) 1 343 0759 Fax: (36) 1 343 0759 India All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association A-52, Street No 1, M.I.D.C., Marol, Andheri (East) Bombay 400 093 Phone: (91) 22 821 7324 Fax: (91) 22 821 6390 Organization of Plastics Processors of India Moderna House, Ground... TEEE TPO thermoplastics Europrene Kraton Stereon styrenics Vector thermoplastic vulcanizates Grolast Santoprene Extrusion (see Processing, thermoplastics) Fiber spinning (see Processing thermoplastics) Filament winding Fillers (see Thermoplastics; Thermosets; Elastomers) Finishing (see Machining and finishing; Decorating; Coatings and finishes) Flash Glass-transition temperature (see Thermoplastics; Thermosets)... Internet: www.sampe.org Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 14 Fairfield Dr Brookfield, CT 06804-0403 Phone: 203-775-0471 Fax: 203-775-8490 Internet: www.4spe.org Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., The (SPI) 180 1 K St., N.W., Suite 600K Washington DC 20006 Phone: 202-974-5200 Fax: 202-296-7005 Internet: www.socplas.org Styrene Information and Resource Center 180 1 K St., N.W., Suite 600K Washington... effects exposure to environment future lactic acid-based natural overview polycaprolactone polyoxyethylene polysaccharides polyvinyl alcohol protein -based plastics starch-based plastics synthetic tests water-soluble wood-derived plastics (See also Plastics recycling) Bulk molding Bulk molding compounds CAD, CAM, CAE blow molding blown film extrusion changing face cooling analysis current simulation... Computer-aided drafting (see CAD CAM,CAE) Computer-aided engineering (see CAD CAM, CAE) Computer-aided manufacturing (see CAD CAM, CAE) Crystalline (see Processing thermoplastics; Thermoplastics) Crystallization (see Processing thermoplastics; Thermoplastics) Decorating: coating decals electroless plating electrolytic plating electrostatic printing heat transfer hot decorating hot stamping ink jet printing in-mold...0267146 Appendix E 2/24/00 5:05 PM Page E.5 Plastics Associations* Plastics Packaging Association (IK) Kaiser-FriedrichPromenade 43 D-61348 Bad Homburg, Phone.: (49) 6172 926601 Fax: (49) 6172 926670 Society of Independent Plastics Engineers and Consultants Am Hauptbahnhof 12 60329 Frankfurt Phone: (49) 69 271 050 Fax: (49) 69 232 799 Greece Hellenic Plastics Industries Association 64 Michalakopoulou... thermoplastics thermosets three-joint location tolerances tooling for high-pressure processes tooling for low-pressure processes toolin g for open-mold processes tooling for profile processes tooling selection transfer molding use of data sheets voids wall thickness weld lines (See also Finishing; Decorating) Plastics (see Elastomers; Processing thermosets; Processing thermoplastics; Thermosets; Thermoplastics . Africa Plastics Federation of South Africa (includes the following: Assn. of Plastics Processors, Plastics Institute, Plastics Manufacturers Assn., Machinery Suppliers Assn. for the Plastics. Frankfurt/M Phone: (49) 69 6603 183 1 Fax: (49) 69 6603 184 0 Internet: www.guk.vdma.org 0267146 Appendix E 2/24/00 5:05 PM Page E.4 Plastics Associations* E.5 Plastics Packaging Association (IK) Kaiser-Friedrich- Promenade. (49) 201 183 3975 Fax: (49) 201 183 2877 Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) Pontstr. 49 D-52062 Aachen Phone: (49) 241 8038 06 Fax: (49) 241 8888 262 Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics