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Table of Contents Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................................... 2 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Overview of Tire-Derived Product Development .................................................................................. 4 Findings and Recommended Best Management Practices ..................................................................... 5 Section 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 8 Section 2 Overview of Tire-Derived Product Development ......................................................................... 9 The Need for Widely Adopted TDP Industry Standards and Specifications ......................................... 9 General Product Development Approach............................................................................................. 10 An Approach to Developing Standards and Specifications for a Particular Product ........................... 11 Product Development and Quality Fundamentals ................................................................................ 12 The Distinction Between Standards and Specifications ....................................................................... 14 Industry Standards ................................................................................................................................ 16 Crumb Rubber Material Characteristics and TDP Performance .......................................................... 18 Section 3 Case Studies ................................................................................................................................ 20 Section 4 Findings and Recommendations ................................................................................................. 27 Findings ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Recommendations for Best Management Practices in Product Development ..................................... 28 Glossary of Terms....................................................................................................................................... 31 Appendix A Listing of Pertinent ASTM Standards .................................................................................... 34 ASTM Standards for Crumb Rubber and Crumb Rubber TDP’s......................................................... 34 Additional Relevant ASTM Rubber Standards .................................................................................... 34 Appendix B Sample Specification Sheet .................................................................................................... 36 Appendix C Sample TDP Critical to Quality Requirements ...................................................................... 36 Appendix D Step-by-Step Process Flow Charts ......................................................................................... 38 Process from Start to Finalizing Product Specifications ...................................................................... 38 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................... 43 List of Tables Table 1 Partial List of Material Characteristics and Properties............................................................ 13 Table 2 Typical Specification Sheet..................................................................................................... 15 Table 3 ASTM D5603 Crumb Rubber Guidelines............................................................................... 17 Table 4 Recycled Rubber Product Designation.................................................................................... 17 Table 5 Crumb Rubber Material Characteristics and TDP Performance ............................................. 19

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