Methods of testing plastics Introduction

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Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

09-30-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-28-2004

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Informative references
3 Content and usage of BS 2782
4 Units
5 Apparatus and reagents
6 Sampling
7 Number of test pieces
8 Preparation of test pieces
9 Direction of testing
10 Test report
11 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
Annex A (informative) List of methods in BS 2782
                      published separately and degree of
                      equivalence of international standards
Annex B (informative) Method 508A; Rate of burning, laboratory
                      method
Bibliography
Figure
Table

This part of BS 2782 gives a general introduction to the methods of test for plastics some of which are presented in the other Parts. Annex A lists the individual methods and Annex B describes an obsolescent method (508A), formerly given in BS 2782:1970 and still referred to by the Building Regulations.

Committee	PRI/21
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 2782-0(1995). (05/2004) Supersedes 02/123547 DC (11/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2010. (12/2009)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	34
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded

BS 4618-4.1:1972	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Environmental and chemical effects Chemical resistance to liquids
BS 4618-4.2:1972	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Environmental and chemical effects Resistance to natural weathering
BS 4618-1.1:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Creep
BS 4618-5.4:1972	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Acoustical properties (mechanical damping capacity)
BS 4618-2.4:1975	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Electrical properties Surface resistivity
BS 4618-4.4:1973	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Environmental and chemical effects The effect of marine exposure
BS EN ISO 3696:1995	Water for analytical laboratory use. Specification and test methods
BS 4618-4.5:1974	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Environmental and chemical effects The effect on plastics of soil burial and biological attack
BS 4618-5.6:1975	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Guide to sliding friction
BS 4618-2.2:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Electrical properties Loss tangent
BS 4618-3.1:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Thermal properties Linear thermal expansion
BS 4618-5.2:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Change in linear dimensions with moisture absorption
BS 4618-1.1.3:1974	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Creep lateral contraction ratio (Poisson\'s ratio)
BS 4618-1.3:1975	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Strength
BS 4618-1.1.2:1976	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Creep in flexure at low strains
BS 4618-4.6:1974	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Environmental and chemical effects The thermal endurance of plastics
BS 4618-5.3:1972	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Optical properties
BS 4618-3.2:1973	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Thermal properties Heat content
BS EN ISO 291:2008	Plastics. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
BS 4618-5.1:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Density
BS 4618-1.1.1:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Creep in uniaxial tension or compression (with particular reference to solid plastics)
BS 4618-1.3.1:1975	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Static fatigue failure
BS 4618-1.3.3:1976	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Environmental stress cracking
BS 4618-1.2:1972	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Mechanical properties Impact behaviour
BS 4618-2.1:1970	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Electrical properties Permittivity
BS 4618-5.5:1974	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Data on diffusion
BS 4618-4.3:1974	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Environmental and chemical effects Resistance to colour change produced by exposure to light
BS 4618-3.3:1973	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Thermal properties Thermal conductivity
BS 4618-2.3:1975	Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Electrical properties Volume resistivity