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BS 4549-1:1997

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Guide to quality control requirements for reinforced plastics mouldings Guide to the preparation of a scheme to control the quality of glass reinforced polyester mouldings

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1997

Committees responsible
Foreword
Guide
1 Scope
2 References
3 Materials
4 Selection of test specimens and frequency of sampling
5 Preliminary examination
6 Dimensions
7 Glass content
8 Cure of resin
9 Tensile strength and tensile modulus
10 Other requirements
Annexes
A (normative) Determination of laminate thickness
B (informative) Process schedules
C (informative) Methods of test for flammability
D (informative) Method of test for bolt bearing strength
E (informative) GRP laminate production record
Tables
1 Thickness tolerances
2 Suitable test methods
List of references

Provides guidelines for preparing a scheme of quality control for all types of glass reinforced polyester laminates and mouldings to enable conformity to the laminate specification.

This Part of BS 4549 gives guidance on the preparation of a scheme to control the quality of all types of glass reinforced polyester laminates and mouldings to enable conformity to the laminate specification.

Committee
PRI/42
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 94/342253 DC and BS 4549-1(1970) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

ISO 8515:1991 Textile-glass-reinforced plastics Determination of compressive properties in the direction parallel to the plane of lamination
BS 3496:1989 Specification for E glass fibre chopped strand mat for reinforcement of polyester and other liquid laminating systems
BS 2782-5:1958 Methods of testing plastics. Miscellaneous methods.
ISO 1172:1996 Textile-glass-reinforced plastics — Prepregs, moulding compounds and laminates — Determination of the textile-glass and mineral-filler content — Calcination methods
BS 2782-10:Method 1003:1977 Methods of testing plastics. Glass reinforced plastics Determination of tensile properties
BS 5734-1:1990 Polyester moulding compounds for electrical and other purposes Methods of test
BS 2782-10 Method 1001:1977 Glass reinforced plastics measurement of hardness by means of a barcol impressor
BS EN ISO 527-5:2009 Plastics. Determination of tensile properties Test conditions for unidirectional fibre-reinforced plastic composites
BS 2782-10:Method 1002:1977 Methods of testing plastics. Glass reinforced plastics Determination of loss on ignition
BS 4994:1987 Specification for design and construction of vessels and tanks in reinforced plastics
BS 2782-1:Method 140A:1992 Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Determination of the burning behaviour of horizontal and vertical specimens in contact with a small-flame ignition source
ISO 11248:1993 Plastics — Thermosetting moulding materials — Evaluation of short-term performance at elevated temperatures
BS EN ISO 527-1:2012 Plastics. Determination of tensile properties General principles
BS ISO 472:1988 Plastics. Vocabulary
BS 6002:1979 Specification for sampling procedures and charts for inspection by variables for percent defective
ISO 4585:1989 Textile glass reinforced plastics Determination of apparent interlaminar shear properties by short-beam test
BS EN ISO 527-2:1996 Plastics. Determination of tensile properties Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
BS EN ISO 527-3:1996 Plastics. Determination of tensile properties Test conditions for films and sheets
BS 2782-1 Method 141:1986 Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Determination of flammability by oxygen index
BS 6001(1972) : AMD 5054 SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES - SPECIFICATION FOR SAMPLING PLANS INDEXED BY ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL) FOR LOT - BY - LOT INSPECTION
BS EN ISO 527-4:1997 Plastics. Determination of tensile properties Test conditions for isotropic and orthotropic fibre-reinforced plastic composites
BS 2782-10:Method 1005:1977 Methods of testing plastics. Glass reinforced plastics Determination of flexural properties. Three point method
BS 2782-4.430A.D(1983) : 1983 METHODS OF TESTING PLASTICS - CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - DETERMINATION OF WATER AND BOILING WATER ABSORPTION AT 23 DEGREES C. DETERMINATION OF WATER AND BOILING WATER WITH ALLOWANCE OF WATER-SOLUBLE MATTER

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