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  • BS 3177:1959

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    Method for determining the permeability to water vapour of flexible sheet materials used for packaging

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  01-07-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-11-1959

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Definition
    3 Basis of method
    4 Apparatus and materials
    5 Test specimens
    6 Procedure
    7 Report
    8 Reproducibility of results
    Appendices
    A Method of creasing sheets
    B Additional information

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes a method designed primarily for use with flexible packaging materials such as paper, plastics films and flexible laminates, but suitable also for certain other materials such as rubber sheeting.

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    Committee B/546
    Development Note Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, May 2009. (04/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn

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    BS 5422:2001 Method for specifying thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment operating within the temperature range -40°C to +700°C
    DEFSTAN 81-147/1(2017) : 2017 WATER-VAPOUR RESISTANT MATERIAL AND BAGS FOR PACKAGING
    DEFSTAN 81-129/3(2015) : 2015 WRAPPING, MOULDABLE, WAXED, GREASE-RESISTING
    DEFSTAN 81-093/5(2017) : 2017 GREASE RESISTING MATERIALS FOR GENERAL PACKAGING
    DEFSTAN 81-129/2(2004) : 2004 WRAPPING, MOULDABLE, WAXED, GREASE-RESISTING
    DEFSTAN 81-101/2(2008) : 2008 REUSABLE WATER VAPOUR RESISTANT BAGS FOR ENGINE CHANGE UNITS, PROPULSION UNITS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
    DEFSTAN 81-101/3(2016) : 2016 REUSABLE WATER VAPOUR RESISTANT BAGS FOR ENGINE CHANGE UNITS, PROPULSION UNITS, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
    PD 6680:2002 Guidance on the new European Standards for thermal insulation materials
    BS 1133-21:1991 Packaging code Regenerated cellulose film, films made of plastics, aluminium foil, flexible multilayer structures and metallized materials
    BS 1133-19:1986 Packaging code Use of desiccants in packaging
    BS 5534-1:1997 Code of practice for slating and tiling Design
    BS 5970:2001 Code of practice for thermal insulation of pipework and equipment in the temperature range of -100°C to +870°C
    BS 2972:1989 Methods of test for inorganic thermal insulating materials
    BS 5838-1:1980 Specification for dry packaged cementitious mixes Prepacked concrete mixes
    PD 6678:2005 Guide to the specification of masonry mortar
    BS 3533:1981 Glossary of thermal insulation terms
    EEMUA 147 : 2016 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFRIGERATED LIQUEFIED GAS STORAGE TANKS
    BS 5131-0:1990 Methods of test for footwear and footwear materials General introduction
    BS 5534(2003) : 2003 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    BS 5427-1:1996 Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings Design
    08/30147222 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 BS 5422 - METHOD FOR SPECIFYING THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS FOR PIPES, TANKS, VESSELS, DUCTWORK AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING WITHIN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE -40 DEGREE C TO +700 DEGREE C
    BS 1133-7.1:1986 Packaging code. Paper and board wrappers, bags and containers Wrapping papers
    BS 7406:1991 Methods for determination of water vapour transmission rate of sheet materials (paper and board) by dynamic sweep and static gas methods
    BS 4618-5.5:1974 Recommendations for the presentation of plastics design data. Other properties Data on diffusion
    BS 1521:1972 Specification for waterproof building papers
    I.C.P. 2:2002 SLATING AND TILING
    BS 5422:2009 Method for specifying thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment operating within the temperature range -40°C to +700°C

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    BS 2925:1958 Methods for determining the air permeability of paper
    BS 2922-2(1958) : LATEST STRENGTH OF WET PAPER AND BOARD
    BS 2922-1(1958) : LATEST STRENGTH OF WET PAPER AND BOARD
    BS 3137:1972 Methods for determining the bursting strength of paper and board
    BS 2924:1968 Methods for the determination of chloride and sulphate contents of aqueous extracts of paper and board
    BS 350:2004 Conversion factors for units
    BS 2699(1956) : LATEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ABSORBENCY OF BLOTTING PAPER. DETERMINATION OF THE INK ABSORBENCY TIME
    BS 2923(1958) : LATEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE PRINTING OPACITY OF PAPER
    BS 2916(1957) : LATEST ABSORBENCY TEST FOR BIBULOUS PAPER
    BS 2987:1958 Notes on the application of statistics to paper testing
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