EN ISO 295:2004

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Apparatus
5 Conditioning of material prior to moulding
6 Preparation of the charge
7 Moulding conditions
   7.1 General
   7.2 Drying
   7.3 High-frequency preheating
   7.4 Pre-plastification
   7.5 Release agents
   7.6 Breathing
8 Procedure
9 Precision
10 Moulding report
Annex A (informative) Marking of test specimens
Bibliography

ISO 295:2004 establishes the general principles and lays down the procedure to prepare test specimens of heat- and pressure-moulded thermosetting material from different moulding compounds, specifies the details for test specimen preparation to be included with the test reports on properties and gives the general principles for the design of the mould intended for the preparation of the test specimens. The method applies to phenolic resin, aminoplastic, melamine/phenol, epoxy and unsaturated polyester-based thermosetting powder moulding compounds (PMCs). Special methods for preparing test specimens required because of the nature of certain moulding compounds, their flow properties or other variable factors, are not considered.