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BS 5734-1:1990

Superseded

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Polyester moulding compounds for electrical and other purposes Methods of test

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

25-05-2005

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-1990

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Committees responsible
Foreword
Methods
1 Scope
2 Definition
3 Method 1. Method for the determination of mass per
    unit area and mass distribution of uncured sheet
    compounds
4 Method 2. Method for the determination of glass
    content of both cured and uncured materials
5 Method 3. Method for the determination of
    deflection under load at 100 deg C of cured
    materials
6 Method 4. Method of test for oxygen index of cured
    materials
7 Method 5. Method for the determination of
    temperature index of cured materials
8 Method 6. Power arc test of cured materials
9 Method 7. Inclined-plane tracking test of cured
    materials
10 Method 8. Flexural strength of cured materials
11 Method 9. Flexural strength at elevated temperature
    of cured materials
12 Method 10. Flexural modulus of cured materials
13 Method 11. Impact strength of cured materials
Appendix
A Adjustment of natural frequency and damping of test
    circuit for power arc test of cured materials
Table
1 Exposure temperature and exposure period for
    determination of temperature index of cured
    materials
Figures
1 Apparatus for determination of deflection under
    load at 100 deg C
2 Power arc test: schematic test circuit
3 Power arc test: contact assembly
4 Power arc test: dimensions of test piece
5 Power arc test: adjustment of frequency and damping:
    test circuit
6 Power arc test: adjustment of frequency and damping:
    oscilloscope display
7 Power arc test: adjustment of frequency and damping:
    oscilloscope display after damping

Methods of test specific to polyester moulding compounds. They have been updated to take into account changes to the international methods.

Committee
PRI/42
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 4549-1:1997 Guide to quality control requirements for reinforced plastics mouldings Guide to the preparation of a scheme to control the quality of glass reinforced polyester mouldings
BS 5734-5:1990 Polyester moulding compounds for electrical and other purposes Specification for sheet moulding compounds for mechanical purposes
BS 5734-4:1990 Polyester moulding compounds for electrical and other purposes Specification for sheet moulding compounds for electrical purposes
BS 5734-2:1990 Polyester moulding compounds for electrical and other purposes Specification for dough moulding compounds for electrical purposes
BS 5734-3:1990 Polyester moulding compounds for electrical and other purposes Specification for dough moulding compounds for mechanical purposes

BS 2782-3 Method 359:1984 Methods of testing plastics. Mechanical properties Determination of Charpy impact strength of rigid materials (Charpy impact flexural test)
BS 2782-1 Methods 121A to 121C:1976 Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Determination of temperature of deflection under a bending stress of 1.8 MPa, of plastics and ebonite. Determination of temperature of deflection under a bending stress of 0.45 MPa, of plastics and ebonite. Determination of temperature of deflection under a bending stress, of rigid thermosetting resin bonded laminated sheet
BS 2782-3 Method 335A:1978 Methods of testing plastics. Mechanical properties Determination of flexural properties of rigid plastics
BS 2782-1 Method 141:1986 Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Determination of flammability by oxygen index

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