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BS ISO 17493:2016

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Clothing and equipment for protection against heat. Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-12-2016

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
6 Specimens
7 Calibration of test oven
8 Procedures
9 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Temperature uniformity and
        time constant of hot air circulating oven
Bibliography

Defines a test method for evaluating the heat resistance of protective clothing materials or items and equipment when exposed in a hot air circulating oven.

This document describes a test method for evaluating the heat resistance of protective clothing materials or items and equipment when exposed in a hot air circulating oven. The method is intended to evaluate physical changes in a material at a given exposure temperature. Materials are evaluated for defined visible changes including the measurement of shrinkage.

Different procedures are provided depending on the type of the protective clothing material or item being tested.

Committee
PH/3/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/564460 DC. (07/2005) Supersedes 15/30267680 DC. (12/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 17493:2016 Identical

ISO 3759:2011 Textiles — Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change
ISO 4643:1992 Moulded plastics footwear Lined or unlined poly(vinyl chloride) boots for general industrial use Specification
ISO 3873:1977 Industrial safety helmets
IEC 60584-1:2013 Thermocouples - Part 1: EMF specifications and tolerances

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