American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 4818 – 88(1999). This classification covers vulcanization accelerators and
defines their important chemical and physical characteristics. The properties outlined herein are useful for quality control;
they can frequently be directly or indirectly related to the performance characteristics in rubber compounds.