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    I.S. EN ISO 4589-2:2017

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    PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF BURNING BEHAVIOUR BY OXYGEN INDEX - PART 2: AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE TEST (ISO 4589-2:2017)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2017

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    European foreword
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principle
    5 Apparatus
    6 Calibration of equipment
    7 Preparation of test specimens
    8 Procedure for determination of
       oxygen index
    9 Calculations and expression of
       results
    10 Comparison with a specified minimum
       value of the oxygen index (short procedure)
    11 Test report
    Annex A (normative) - Calibration of equipment
    Annex B (normative) - Calculation of volume
            fraction of oxygen
    Annex C (informative) - Typical test results sheet
    Annex D (informative) - Results obtained by
            interlaboratory trials on type VI specimens
    Annex E (informative) - Precision data obtained
            from an interlaboratory trial carried out
            in 1978-1980
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines methods for determining the minimum volume fraction of oxygen, in admixture with nitrogen, that will support combustion of small vertical test specimens under specified test conditions.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    ISO 3582:2000 Flexible cellular polymeric materials — Laboratory assessment of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame
    ISO 293:2004 Plastics — Compression moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic materials
    ISO 3167:2014 Plastics Multipurpose test specimens
    ISO 295:2004 Plastics — Compression moulding of test specimens of thermosetting materials
    ISO 294:1995 Plastics Injection moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic materials
    ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
    ISO 2859-2:1985 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 2: Sampling plans indexed by limiting quality (LQ) for isolated lot inspection
    ISO 7823-1:2003 Plastics — Poly(methyl methacrylate) sheets — Types, dimensions and characteristics — Part 1: Cast sheets
    ISO 291:2008 Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
    ISO 5725:1986 Precision of test methods Determination of repeatability and reproducibility for a standard test method by inter-laboratory tests
    ISO 2818:1994 Plastics — Preparation of test specimens by machining
    ISO 4589-1:2017 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index — Part 1: General requirements
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