December 2000

D EUTSCHE NORM

Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials

Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties
(ISO 1873-2 : 1997 + Amd. 1 : 2000) (including Amendment A1 : 2000)
English version of DIN EN ISO 1873-2 : 1997 + A1 : 2000
ICS 83.080.20

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EN ISO 1873-2
Supersedes
August 1997 edition.

Kunststoffe Polypropylen (PP)-Formmassen Teil 2: Herstellung

von Probekrpern und Bestimmung von Eigenschaften
(ISO 1873-2 : 1997, einschlielich nderung 1 : 2000)

European Standard EN ISO 1873-2 : 1997 + Amendment A1 : 2000 has the status of a
DIN Standard.
A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 249 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 1873-2 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Kunststoffe (Plastics
Standards Committee), Technical Committee Formmassen aus Polyolefinen.
Amendments
This standard differs from the August 1997 edition in that Amendment 1 to ISO 1873-2 has been incorporated.
Previous editions
DIN 16774-2: 1978-04, 1988-04; DIN EN ISO 1873-2: 1997-08.

EN comprises 8 pages.

No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission of

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April 1997

+ A1

June 2000

ICS 83.080

Supersedes EN ISO 1873-2 : 1997.

English version
Plastics

Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials

Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties
(ISO 1873-2 : 1997 + Amd. 1 : 2000) (including Amendment A1 : 2000)
Plastiques Polypropylne (PP) pour
moulage et extrusion Partie 2:
Prparation des prouvettes et
dtermination des proprits
(ISO 1873-2 : 1997 + Amd. 1 : 2000)
(Amendement A1 : 2000 inclus)

Kunststoffe Polypropylen (PP)Formmassen Teil 2: Herstellung von

Probekrpern und Bestimmung von
Eigenschaften (ISO 1873-2 : 1997 +
Amd. 1 : 2000) (einschlielich
nderung A1 : 2000)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-03-28 and Amendment

A1 on 2000-06-15.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
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Foreword to EN ISO 1873-2 : 1997

International Standard
ISO 1873-2 : 1997 Plastics Polypropylene (PE) moulding and extrusion materials Part 2: Preparation of test
specimens and determination of properties,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 61 Plastics of the International Organization for Standardization, has been
adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 Plastics, the Secretariat of which is held by IBN, as a European
Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by October 1997 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 1873-2 : 1997 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without
any modification.

Foreword to EN ISO 1873-2 : 1997/A1 : 2000

This Amendment to EN ISO 1873-2 : 1997, which was prepared by ISO/TC 61 Plastics of the International
Organization for Standardization, has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 Plastics, the Secretariat of which is held by IBN, as a European Standard.
This Amendment shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by December 2000 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of Amendment Amd.1 : 2000 to International Standard ISO 1873-2 : 1997 was approved by CEN as an
Amendment to the European Standard without any modification.

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An appropriate hold pressure, consistent with the production of blemish-free mouldings, shall be used.

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Unfilled PP test specimens shall be conditioned in accordance with ISO 291 for a period of between 40 h and 96 h
at 23 C t 2 C. Filled test specimens shall be conditioned in the same way but with an additional requirement of
(50 t 10) % relative humidity.

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Temperature 230 C, load 2,16 kg

Use a value for the melt density of
738,6 kg/m 3 to calculate the mass-flow rate a

Reference: P. Zoller, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 23, pp. 10511061, 1979.

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