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BS EN ISO 4590:2003

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Rigid cellular plastics. Determination of the volume percentage of open cells and of closed cells

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

16-05-2003

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Test specimens
6 Conditioning and test atmospheres
7 Measurement of surface area S and geometrical volume V[g]
8 Determination of impenetrable volume V[i] by method 1:
   Pressure variation (pyknometer)
9 Determination of impenetrable volume V[i] by method 2:
   Volume expansion
10 Correction for specimen surface cells opened during specimen
   preparation
11 Expression of results
12 Precision
13 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Notes on procedure

Describes a general procedure for the determination of the volume percentage of open and of closed cells of rigid cellular plastics, by measurement first of the geometrical volume and then of the air-impenetrable volume of test specimens.

Committee
PRI/24
DevelopmentNote
Partially supersedes BS 4370-2(1993) (12/2001) Supersedes 14/30255162 DC. (08/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
SupersededBy
Supersedes

DEFSTAN 02-803/2(2015) : 2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR POLYMER FOAMS FOR THERMAL INSULATION
DEFSTAN 02-803/1(2010) : 2010 REQUIREMENTS FOR POLYMER FOAMS FOR THERMAL INSULATION

ISO 1923:1981 Cellular plastics and rubbers — Determination of linear dimensions

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