NS EN 1402-6 : 1ED 2003

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Determination of geometric bulk density
  3.1 Principle
  3.2 Test pieces
  3.3 Apparatus
  3.4 Procedure
      3.4.1 Determination of the mass m of the test piece
      3.4.2 Determination of the volume, V, of the test piece
      3.4.3 Calculation of geometric bulk density, rho[g]
  3.5 Calculation and expression of test results
4 Determination of density and porosity
  4.1 Principle
  4.2 Test pieces
  4.3 Procedure
      4.3.1 Determination of bulk density
      4.3.2 Determination of true density
  4.4 Calculation
5 Determination of cold modulus of rupture
  5.1 Principle
  5.2 Test pieces
  5.3 Apparatus and procedure
  5.4 Test results
6 Determination of cold crushing strength
  6.1 Principle
  6.2 Test pieces
      6.2.1 General
      6.2.2 Prismatic test pieces
      6.2.3 Cubic test pieces
      6.2.4 Cylindrical test pieces (for basic dense
            castables and basic ramming materials only)
  6.3 Apparatus
  6.4 Procedure
      6.4.1 Dense materials
      6.4.2 Insulating materials
  6.5 Calculation and expression of results
7 Determination of permanent linear change
  7.1 Principle
  7.2 Apparatus
  7.3 Procedure
      7.3.1 Linear change on drying
      7.3.2 Linear change on firing
      7.3.3 Total linear change
  7.4 Calculation
      7.4.1 Linear change on drying
      7.4.2 Linear change on firing
      7.4.3 Total linear change
8 Determination of modulus of rupture at elevated temperatures
  8.1 Principle
  8.2 Apparatus and procedure
  8.3 Calculation and expression of results
9 Determination of refractoriness under load and creep
  in compression
  9.1 Principle
  9.2 Test pieces
  9.3 Procedure
  9.4 Calculation and expression of test results
10 Test report
Bibliography

Defines methods for the determination of properties of unshaped materials from test pieces prepared and stored according to EN 1402-5.