NBN EN ISO 175 : 2010

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 General requirements and procedure
    4.1 Test liquids
    4.2 Test conditions
    4.3 Immersion time
    4.4 Test specimens
    4.5 Conditioning
    4.6 Procedure
    4.7 Expression of results
5 Determination of changes in mass and/or dimensions
    and/or appearance
    5.1 General
    5.2 Apparatus
    5.3 Test specimens (see also 4.4)
    5.4 Determination of changes in mass
    5.5 Determination of changes in dimensions
    5.6 Determination of changes in colour or other
          appearance attributes
6 Determination of changes in other physical properties
    6.1 General
    6.2 Apparatus
    6.3 Test specimens
    6.4 Procedure
    6.5 Calculation and expression of results
7 Precision
8 Test report
Annex A (normative) Types of test liquid
Annex B (informative) Notes on the absorption of moisture
        by plastic specimens in equilibrium with a
        conditioning atmosphere
Bibliography
Figure 1 - Specimen - immersion apparatus
Table 1
A.1 - Laboratory chemicals
A.2 - Miscellaneous products

Covers a method of exposing test specimens of plastic materials, free from all restraint, to liquid chemicals, and methods for determining the changes in properties resulting from such immersion. Coverage does not include environmental stress cracking (ESC) which is covered in ISO 4599, ISO 4600 and ISO 6252.