Plastics. Determination of water absorption

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Published date

15-04-1999

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Apparatus
5 Test specimens
  5.1 General
  5.2 Square-shaped test specimens for homogeneous
      plastics
  5.3 Test specimens of reinforced plastics affected by
      anisotropic diffusion effects
  5.4 Tubular test specimens
  5.5 Rod-shaped test specimens
  5.6 Specimens cut from finished products, extrusion
      compounds, sheets or laminates
6 Test conditions and procedures
  6.1 General
  6.2 General conditions
  6.3 Method 1: Determination of amount of water absorbed
      after immersion in water at 23 degrees C
  6.4 Method 2: Determination of amount of water absorbed
      after immersion in boiling water
  6.5 Method 3: Determination of water-soluble matter lost
      during immersion
  6.6 Method 4: Determination of amount of water absorbed after
      exposure to 50% relative humidity
7 Expression of results
  7.1 Percentage by mass of water absorbed
  7.2 Determination of the water content at saturation and the
      water diffusion coefficient using Fick's laws
8 Precision
9 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Correlation between water absorption by
        test specimens and Fick's diffusion laws
Annex B (informative) - Precision statement
Bibliography

Specifies a procedure for determining the moisture absorption properties in the "through-the-thickness" direction of flat or curved-form solid plastics.

Committee	PRI/21
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 2782-4.430A.D(1983) and 96/123056 DC. (10/2005)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
SupersededBy	BS EN ISO 62:2008
Supersedes	BS 2782-4 Methods 430A to 430D:1983 96/123056 DC : JUN 96 BS 2782-4.430A.D(1983) : 1983

Standards	Relationship
EN ISO 62:2008	Identical
NEN EN ISO 62 : 2008	Identical
SN EN ISO 62:2008	Identical
ISO 62:2008	Identical
UNE-EN ISO 62:2008	Identical
DIN EN ISO 62:2008-05	Identical
NS EN ISO 62 : 2ED 2008	Identical
UNI EN ISO 62 : 2008	Identical
I.S. EN ISO 62:2008	Identical

BS PL 5:2005	Unsaturated polyester resins for low pressure laminating of high strength fibre reinforced composites. Test methods
BS 8499:2017	Specification for domestic gas meter boxes and meter bracket
DEFSTAN 02-167/4(2011) : 2011	REQUIREMENT FOR RESIN FOR USE IN SHIPS, BOATS, CRAFT AND CRAFT STRUCTURES
DEFSTAN 02-167/3(2007) : 2007	REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIN FOR USE IN SHIPS, BOATS, CRAFT AND CRAFT STRUCTURES
DEFSTAN 02-167/2(2004) : 2004	REQUIREMENT FOR RESIN FOR USE IN SHIPS, BOATS, CRAFT AND CRAFT STRUCTURES
BS 8499:2009	Specification for domestic gas meter boxes and meter bracket
04/30115928 DC : DRAFT NOV 2004	BS PL 5 - UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS FOR LOW PRESSURE LAMINATING OF HIGH STRENGTH FIBRE - REINFORCED COMPOSITES - TEST METHOD
BS PL 7:2005	Unsaturated polyester resins for low pressure laminating of glass fibre reinforced laminates. Test methods
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09/30160438 DC : DRAFT JAN 2009	BS 8499 - SPECIFICATION FOR DOMESTIC GAS METER BOXES AND METER BRACKET

ISO 294-3:2002	Plastics Injection moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic materials Part 3: Small plates
ISO 175:2010	Plastics Methods of test for the determination of the effects of immersion in liquid chemicals
ISO 2818:1994	Plastics — Preparation of test specimens by machining

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BS EN ISO 62:1999

Plastics. Determination of water absorption

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