• BS 5734-1:1990

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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    Superseded date:  25-05-2005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

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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

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

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    Committee PRI/42
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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