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  • BS 4840-1(1985) : 1985

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    RIGID POLYURETHANE (PUR) FOAM IN SLAB FORM - SPECIFICATION FOR PUR FOAM FOR USE IN TRANSPORT CONTAINERS AND INSULATED VEHICLE BODIES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1985

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Designation
    3. Composition and form
    4. Sampling
    5. Physical properties
    6. Dimensional tolerances
    Appendices
    A. Guidance for designers
    B. Burning properties of PUR foam and recommendations
        regarding its use
    C. Guidance intended to minimize fire hazards
    D. Method for the determination of apparent water
        absorption
    Tables
    1. Physical property requirements
    2. Dimensional tolerances for lengths, widths and
        diagonals

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    Gives requirements for the composition, physical properties and dimensional tolerances of rigid polyurethane foam in slabs for insulation of transport containers and vehicle bodies. Covers designation, composition and form, sampling, physical properties, dimensional tolerances, guidance for designers, burning properties of PUR foam and recommendations regarding its use, guidance intended to minimize fire hazards and method for the determination of apparent water absorption.

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    Committee PRI/72
    Development Note Supersedes 83/38545 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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    BS 6586-1(1993) : 1993 RIGID POLYURETHANE (PUR) FOAM PRODUCED BY THE PRESS INJECTION METHOD - SPECIFICATION FOR PUR FOAM FOR INSULATED PANELS FOR TRANSPORT CONTAINERS AND INSULATED VEHICLES BODIES
    BS 4840-2(1994) : 1994 RIGID POLYURETHANE (PUR) FOAM IN SLAB FORM - SPECIFICATION FOR PUR FOAM FOR USE IN REFRIGERATOR CABINETS, COLD ROOMS AND STORES
    BS 6586-1(1985) : 1985 RIGID POLYURETHANE (PUR) FOAM PRODUCED BY THE PRESS INJECTION METHOD - SPECIFICATION FOR PUR FOAM FOR INSULATED PANELS FOR TRANSPORT CONTAINERS AND INSULATED VEHICLE BODIES
    BS 7523(1991) : 1991 SPECIFICATION FOR PREFORMED CELLULAR POLYETHYLENE (PE) MATERIALS FOR THE THERMAL INSULATION OF PIPEWORK

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    BS 6336(1998) : 1998 GUIDE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE TESTS, THE PRESENTATION OF TEST DATA AND THE ROLE OF TESTS IN HAZARD ASSESSMENT
    BS 4375(1968) : 1968 SPECIFICATION FOR UNSINTERED PTFE TAPE FOR THREAD SEALING APPLICATIONS
    BS 4370-1(1988) : 1988 METHODS OF TEST FOR RIGID CELLULAR MATERIALS - METHODS 1 TO 5
    BS 4370-2(1973) : 1973 METHODS OF TEST FOR RIGID CELLULAR MATERIALS - METHODS 6-10
    BS 4840-2(1985) : 1985 RIGID POLYURETHANE (PUR) FOAM IN SLAB FORM - SPECIFICATION FOR PUR FOAM FOR USE IN REFRIGERATOR CABINETS COLD ROOMS AND STORES
    BS 6586-1(1993) : 1993 RIGID POLYURETHANE (PUR) FOAM PRODUCED BY THE PRESS INJECTION METHOD - SPECIFICATION FOR PUR FOAM FOR INSULATED PANELS FOR TRANSPORT CONTAINERS AND INSULATED VEHICLES BODIES
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