PREN ISO 15512 : DRAFT 2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Method A - Extraction with anhydrous methanol
4 Method B1 - Water vaporization using a heating tube oven
5 Method B2 - Water vaporization using a heated sample vial
6 Method C - Manometric method
7 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Alternative sample preparation methods
        and titration methods
Annex B (informative) - Selection of the optimum heating
        temperature for the water content determination
Annex C (normative) - Determination of the water content of
        a water standard

Defines methods for the determination of the water content of plastics in the form of powder, granules and finished articles. These methods do not test for water absorption (kinetics and equilibrium) of plastics as measured by ISO 62.