BS 2782-1 Method 141:1986
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Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Determination of flammability by oxygen index
Hardcopy , PDF
15-12-1996
English
28-11-1986
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National foreword
Method
0 Introduction
1 Scope and field of application
2 References
3 Principle
4 Definition
5 Apparatus
6 Calibration of equipment
7 Preparation of test specimens
8 Procedure
9 Calculations and expression of results
10 Test report
Annexes
A Calibration of equipment
B Materials calibrated for oxygen index values
C Calculation of oxygen concentration
D Typical test results sheet
Tables
1 Equipment calibration frequencies
2 Test specimen dimensions
3 Criteria for oxygen index measurements
4 Values of k for calculating oxygen index
concentrations from determinations made by Dixon's
"Up-and down" method
5 Estimated precision limits
6 Reference material oxygen index values
Figures
1 Diagram of typical apparatus for determination of
oxygen index
2 Frame design for supporting non-self-supporting test
specimens
Gives arbitrary methods for testing the ignitability of plastics materials in the form of small bars or panels of thin film or sheet, as indicated by the oxygen concentration necessary for ignition by a small flame of test specimens at 23°C.
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PRI/21
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes NES 714 (07/2004)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 4589:1984 | Identical |
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| ISO 294:1995 | Plastics Injection moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic materials |
| ISO 291:2008 | Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing |
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| ISO 2818:1994 | Plastics — Preparation of test specimens by machining |
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