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BS 4370-2:1993

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Methods of test for rigid cellular materials Methods 7 to 9

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

12-12-2001

£166.00
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Summarise this standard

Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Deleted
4 Methods 7A and 7B - Measurement of thermal
   conductivity and apparent thermal conductivity
5 Method 8 - Measurement of water vapour transmission
6 Method 9 - Determination of tensile strength
7 Deleted
Annex A (informative) - Deleted
Annex B (informative) - Water vapour transmission rate
                        and related properties:
                        conversion factors
Annex C - Deleted
Annex D - Deleted

Methods are given for determination of shear strength and shear modulus, thermal conductivity, water vapour transmission, tensile strength and volume percentage of closed cells. Methods 6 and 10 deleted.

Committee
PRI/70
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 87/43128 DC (12/2001) Supersedes BS 4370-2(1973) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This Part of BS 4370 describes three methods of test which apply to rigid cellular products of polymeric origin.

Methods 7A and 7B. Measurement of thermal conductivity

Method 8. Measurement of water vapour transmission

Method 9. Determination of tensile strength

NOTE The methods may not be suitable for cellular products of inorganic origin.

£166.00
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