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  • BS 2782-1:Method 140E:1982

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    Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Flammability of a small, inclined test piece exposed to an alcohol flame (laboratory method)

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-05-1982

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Lays down a procedure for determining the degree of flammability of plastics for production control purposes. Suitable for those materials that are light and bulky and which can be tested in the form of a panel not exceeding 50 mm in thickness. Not suitable for materials that melt rather than char.

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    This method describes a procedure for determining the degree of flammability of plastics for production control purposes. The method is suitable for those materials that are light and bulky and which can be tested in the form of a panel not exceeding 50 mm in thickness. It is not suitable for materials that melt rather than char.

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    Committee PRI/26
    Development Note Replaces method 508D of BS 2782(1970). Inactive for new design. (03/2005) Supersedes 78/55085 DC and 86/35084 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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