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BS EN 15860:2018

$189.07

Plastics. Thermoplastic semi-finished products for machining. Requirements and test methods

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BSI 2018 46
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This document specifies the requirements and associated test methods that apply to semi-finished products such as rods, hollow bars and plates made from thermoplastic materials. These semi-finished products are used predominantly for the manufacture of finished parts by means of machining.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
6 European foreword
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
8 4 Materials
9 5 Requirements
5.1 As-delivered condition
10 5.2 Surface appearance
5.3 Dimensions and tolerances for rods
5.3.1 Diameter
12 5.3.2 Length
5.3.3 Roundness
5.3.4 Straightness
14 5.4 Dimensions and tolerances for hollow bars
5.4.1 Diameters
15 5.4.2 Length
5.4.3 Roundness
5.4.4 Straightness
16 5.4.5 Concentricity
17 5.5 Dimensions and tolerances for sheets
5.5.1 Thickness
18 5.5.2 Length and width
19 5.5.3 Straightness
21 5.6 Properties
5.6.1 Material properties
5.6.2 Dimensional stability after heat treatment
23 5.6.3 Physiological behaviour
6 Test methods
6.1 Test conditions
6.2 Sampling size
6.3 Test specimen preparation
6.3.1 Mechanical properties
25 6.3.2 Density
6.3.3 Melt volume-flow rate, viscosity number, melting temperature/glass transition temperature
6.3.4 Dimensional stability after heat treatment
26 6.4 As-delivered condition
6.5 Surface appearance
6.6 Accuracy of the dimension measuring instruments
27 6.7 Density
6.8 Tensile stress at yield and elongation at break
6.9 Tensile modulus of elasticity
6.10 Vicat softening temperature
6.11 Melt volume-flow rate (MVR)
28 6.12 Melting temperature/glass transition temperature
6.13 Viscosity number
6.14 Dimensional stability after heat treatment
31 6.15 Expression of test results
32 7 Designation
7.1 Rods
7.2 Hollow bars
7.3 Sheets
33 8 Marking
34 Annex A (normative) Determination of microporosity — Dye penetration method
36 Annex B (normative) Tables for the conversion of deflection values (straightness)
39 Annex C (informative) Examples of calculation of dimensional stability after heat treatment
41 Annex D (informative) Some guideline values for material properties of thermoplastic semi-finished products
45 Bibliography
BS EN 15860:2018
$189.07