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BS 5597:1991

BS 5597:1991

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Specification for non-refillable plastics aerosol dispensers up to 1000 mL capacity

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Language(s)

English

Published date

29-03-1991

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Materials
4 Filling volume
Section 2. Unfilled containers
5 Type tests
6 Performance
7 Supply of unfilled containers which have been
    subject to testing
Section 3. Containers closed as in the filling process
8 Determination of critical closure dimensions
9 Pressure resistance
Section 4. Filled aerosol dispensers
10 Type testing
11 Requirements
12 Labelling and marking of aerosol dispensers
Appendices
A Method of test for pressure resistance
B Single impact drop test
C Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the
    manufacturer/supplier of unfilled containers and
    aerosol valves
Tables
1 Test pressures. Group 1 containers
2 Test pressures. Group 2 containers

Performance and marking of materials for non-refillable plastics aerosol dispensers up to 1000 mL capacity.

This British Standard specifies requirements for materials, performance and marking for non-refillable plastics aerosol dispensers up to 1 000 mL maximum brimful capacity, pressurized by liquefied, dissolved or compressed propellant gases.

The maximum equilibrium gauge pressure at 55 °C of the contents is restricted to 23 bar1) for group 1 containers and to 13.5 bar for group 2 containers (see 2.7 and 2.8).

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
PKW/0/-/10
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/45611 DC and BS 5597(1978) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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