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BS 5617:1985

BS 5617:1985

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Specification for urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems suitable for thermal insulation of cavity walls with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

02-01-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-07-1985

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Property requirements
4. Processing requirements
5. Shelf-life limitations of foam system components
Appendices
A. Method for determination of effective density
B. Method for determination of linear shrinkage
C. Method for determination of water absorption
D. Method for determination of wet density
E. Method for determination of foam system gel time
F. Method for determination of foam system stability
G. Method for determination of foam system appearance
H. Method for determination of solid resin yield
J. Method for determination of free formaldehyde
    content of UF resin
K. Method for determination of water tolerance of
    UF resin
L. Method for determination of total acidity of
    foaming hardeners
M. Method for determination of resin viscosity by the
    break time method
Tables
1. Property requirements: type tests
2. Property requirements: quality control tests
3. Limiting values and permissible deviations for
    foam system components
4. UF resin: shelf-life limitations
5. Water tolerance conversion
Figures
1. Test sample for effective density and shrinkage
    tests
2. Determination of foam system gel time

Ensures that materials sold to this standard will be suitable for cavity wall insulation when installed by the procedures recommended in BS 5618.

This British Standard specifies the property requirements, the properties of the components and the production parameters, of urea-formaldehyde foam systems suitable for injection into external masonry or concrete cavity walls to provide improved thermal insulation.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
B/540
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 85/35764 DC and BS 5617(1978) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn

BS 5618:1985 Code of practice for thermal insulation of cavity walls (with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by filling with urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems
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BS 5618:1985 Code of practice for thermal insulation of cavity walls (with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by filling with urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems

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