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  • BS EN 373:1993

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    Protective clothing. Assessment of resistance of materials to molten metal splash

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-08-2007

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-05-1993

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Method
    1 Introduction
    2 Scope
    3 Principle
    4 Apparatus and materials
    5 Conditioning
    6 Preparation of test specimens
    7 Operator safety
    8 Procedure
    9 Iterative testing
    10 Void tests
    11 Test report
    Annexes
    A (normative) Test conditions that have been found
      appropriate for certain metals
    B (normative) Method of test for assessment of thermal
      characteristics of PVC film

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    Specifies a method for assessing the resistance of materials used in protective clothing to molten metal splash. Coverage includes definitions, operator safety and procedure. Also includes annexes and diagrams.

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    Committee PH/3/2
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6357(1983) and 90/43114 DC (03/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 7944:1999 Type 1 heavy duty fire blankets and type 2 heavy duty heat protective blankets
    BS EN 531:1995 Protective clothing for workers exposed to heat

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    ISO 683-1:2016 Heat-treatable steels, alloy steels and free-cutting steels Part 1: Non-alloy steels for quenching and tempering
    EN 348:1992/AC:1993 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - TEST METHOD: DETERMINATION OF BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS ON IMPACT OF SMALL SPLASHES OF MOLTEN METAL
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