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BS 3953:1990

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Specification for synthetic resin bonded woven glass fabric laminated sheet

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-12-1990

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Summarise this standard

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Classification
4. Colour
5. Appearance
6. Flatness
7. Nominal thickness and permissible deviations
8. Machinability
9. Physical and electrical properties
Appendices
A. Cross breaking strength
B. Determination
C. Determination of electric strength, edgewise, in
    oil at 90 deg C
D. Determination of loss tangent and permittivity
    at 1 MHz
E. Determination of insulation resistance after
    immersion in water
F. Determination of flammability
G. Determination of impact strength, edgewise, Charpy
    method
H. Determination of electric strength, flatwise, in oil
    at 90 deg C
J. Proof tracking index test
K. Determination of bond strength
L. Determination of insulation resistance after heating
    at 180 deg C and immersion in water
M. Proof test of electric strength after heating at
    180 deg C and immersion in water
N. Conditioning of test specimens
P. British Government Services requirements for
    laminated sheet of types SI-4, SI-5 and MF-5
Tables
1. Relationship between types of laminated sheet
    specified in BS 3953: 1990, BS 3953: 1976 and
    ISO 1642
2. Departure from straightedge
3. Nominal thickness and permissible deviations
4. Basic requirements
5. Maximum water absorption
6. Optional requirements
7. Minimum electric strength, flatwise

Requirements and preferred nominal thicknesses for 13 types of sheet.

Committee
GEL/15
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 87/44944 DC, 91/44215 DC and BS 3953(1976) (03/2004) Inactive for the new design. (10/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
SupersededBy

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