Standard Specification for
Rubber Seals Contacting Liquids in Solar Energy Systems1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3832; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for
materials used in preformed rubber seals that contact the
circulating liquid in solar energy systems. Particular applications may necessitate other requirements that would take
precedence over these requirements when specified.

1.2 This specification does not include requirements pertaining to the design, fabrication, or installation of the seals.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Rubbers and Thermoplastic Elastomers— Tension2
D 471 Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids2
D 1149 Test Method for Rubber Deterioration—Surface
Ozone Cracking in a Chamber2
D 1229 Test Method for Rubber Property—Compression
Set at Low Temperatures2
D 1349 Practice for Rubber—Standard Temperatures for
Testing2
D 1415 Test Method for Rubber Property—International
Hardness2
D 1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber2
D 2137 Test Methods for Rubber Property—Brittleness
Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics2
D 3182 Practice for Rubber—Materials, Equipment, and
Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets2
D 3183 Practice for Rubber—Preparation of Pieces for Test
Purposes from Products2

2.2 Other Standards:
RMA Handbook—Rubber Products: Molded, Extruded,
Lathe Cut, and Cellular3

3. Terminology

3.1 Refer to the definitions of terms in Terminology D 1566.

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