“BST BSe3KL2 92 MM Lo2ubb5 0275624 0 ml BRITISH STANDARD BS 3412: 1992 Methods of specifying General purpose polyethylene materials for moulding and extrusion NENA OTBST BSxau22 92 MM Le24b69 O275b25 2 BS 8412 ; 1992 Committees responsible for this British Standard The prepanaition of this British Standurd was entrusted by the Plastics and Rubber Standards Policy Committee (PRM) to Techutical Committe PRM/S2, upon which the following bodies were represented: British Cable Makers’ Confederation British Plastics Rederation, British Telecormminications ple. Ministry of Defence Vackaging and Industriat Fils, Assucialioa Standards Associstion of Australia ‘Yelecommunications Cables Group of BUMC ‘hes Bots Stand, having been preyed under he ‘eon of Oe Pale and [Rubber Standards Poioy Sonunlttee, wae publlted ‘under fhe authority af he Srandavds Beard urd anus into ‘fect on 28 Debeuary 1902 2 BST 992 Amendments issued since publication Wisi pubtished September 1@el Amd. No. | Date: ‘Text affected Second edsion December 1956 ‘Thind edition Maseh 1976 om - ‘Rourth edition Usbruary 1922 ‘The following BAT referees ela la the werk un We alana Commitee roferonce PRM ‘DrofE for commen: 36148 ISBN 0 550 206460BST BS#3012 92 MM LLZUEL 0275626 4 a BS 3412 : 1992 —————— Contents Faee Committees responsible Inside front caver Foreword 2 Methods of specifying Section 1, General L1 Scape 3 1.2. Definition 3 LB Preparation of test specimens 3 ‘14 Conditioning of test specimens: 3 1.5 Reporting of test data a Section 2. Kihyleue homopolymer and copolymer materials having a mundmum content of 1-olefin monomers of Tess than 30 5% (m/m) and non-olefinie monomers with functional groups up to a maximum of 3% (nd) 2.1 Designation 2.2 Propertics 2.3 Cathon black content, 2.4. Dispetaion of cathon black and pigment 2.5 Antioxidants 1 Section 3. Polyethylene materfals for British Gavernment Service ‘eontracts 3.1 Classification ul 8.2 Properties ; u 3.3 Antioxidants ut 34 Marking uu ‘Appendices A Prepanition of test specimens 2 B__ Method of determining conventional density ‘Tables 1 Codes for the intended application und method af peocossing 2 Codes for additives and other supplementary information 3 Designatory properties: codes for conventional dersity 4 Designatory properifes: codes for melt flow rate (MER) 5 6 7 Soooe Melt flow rate lolerances Additional properti Antioxidants for use with polyethylene compositions Figure 1 Example of a complete designation l. jesaanaan IS