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 BRITISH STANDARD BS 2782-10:
Method 1004:
1977
EN 62

Methods of testing

Plastics —
Part 10: Glass reinforced plastics —

Method 1004: Standard atmospheres for

conditioning and testing
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IMPORTANT NOTE. Before reading this method it is essential to read the foreword,
general introduction and instructions to BS 2782, issued separately.
Attention is drawn to the information in “National appendix A”
(see inside back cover).

UDC [678.5/.8].046.364:620.171.32/.33:551.582(4)
 BS 2782-10:Method 1004:1977

Cooperating organizations

The European Committee for Standardization, under whose direction this

European Standard was prepared, comprises the national standards
organizations of the following Western European countries:

Austria Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut

Belgium Institut Belge de Normalisation
Denmark Dansk Standardiseringsraad
Finland Suomen Standardisoimisliitto, r.y.
France Association Française de Normalisation
Germany DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung
Ireland Institute for Industrial Research and Standards
Italy Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione
Netherlands Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut
Norway Norges Standardiseringsforbund
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Portugal Repartiçäo de Normalizaçäo

Spain Instituto Nacional de Racionalización y Normalización
Sweden Sveriges Standardiseringskommission
Switzerland Association Suisse de Normalisation
United Kingdom British Standards Institution

This British Standard was

published under the authority
of the Executive Board on
31 August 1977 Amendments issued since publication
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The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference PLC/-
Draft for comment 74/54599 DC

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Contents

Page
Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
Brief history 2
Foreword 2
Text of EN 62 3
National appendix A Origins of work and relationship with
other British Standards Inside back cover
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inside front cover.

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 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62
NORME EUROPÉENNE
Edition 1
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 1977

UDC 678.5/8:677.521:551.51

Key words: Plastics, glass reinforced plastics, tests, testing conditions, test atmospheres, standard atmospheres, temperature,
humidity

English version

Glass reinforced plastics

Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
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Matières plastiques renforcées au verre textile. Glasfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe.

Atmosphères normales pour le Normalklima für Vorbehandlung und Prüfung
conditionnement et les essais

This European Standard was accepted by CEN on 1977-03-31. The CEN

members are bound to adhere to the CEN Internal Regulations which specify
under which conditions this European Standard has to be given, without any
alteration, the status of a national standard.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three versions (English, French, German),
recognized by CEN as equivalent. National versions in other languages rank
as translations and in case of doubt shall be checked against one of the
recognized versions.
CEN members are the national standards organizations of Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CEN
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Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
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 EN 62

Brief history Contents

This European Standard was drawn up by CEN Page
Technical Committee 66 “Testing of glass fibre Brief history 2
reinforced plastics”, the Secretariat of which is held
Foreword 2
by AFNOR.
1 Scope 3
The contents of this standard were submitted for
ballot to the members of CEN in November 1974 in 2 Definition 3
view of its adoption as a European Standard. 3 Standard atmosphere 3
This European Standard was adopted by CEN as a 4 Tolerances 3
result of its acceptance by the following member 5 Conditioning 3
countries:
6 Test atmosphere 3
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
7 Report 3
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Foreword
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Taking into account the climatic conditions existing

in Europe, this standard specifies suitable
combinations of temperature and relative humidity
recognized by ISO Recommendation R 291:1963,
“Plastics — Standard atmospheres for conditioning
and testing”.

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1 Scope
This standard specifies standard atmospheres for
conditioning and testing textile glass reinforced
plastics. Special atmospheres applicable to a
particular test or simulating a particular climatic
environment are not included.
2 Definition
Conditioning, for the purposes of this standard,
means exposure of textile glass reinforced plastics to
the influence of a prescribed atmosphere for a
stipulated period of time. In this sense, the principal
aim of conditioning is to improve the reproducibility
of test results.
3 Standard atmosphere
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The standard test atmosphere is defined below:
3.1 For use when control of temperature and
humidity is necessary:
23 °C, 50 % relative humidity
3.2 For use when only control of temperature is
necessary:
23 °C, ambient humidity
4 Tolerances
4.1 Temperature. The normal tolerance for
temperature is ± 2 °C. If a closer tolerance is
required, it shall be ± 1 °C.
4.2 Relative humidity. The normal tolerance for
relative humidity is ± 5 % r.h. If a closer tolerance is
required, it shall be ± 2 % r.h.
5 Conditioning
5.1 When the atmosphere specified in 3.1 is used,
the standard time for conditioning is a period of at
least 88 hours.
5.2 When the atmosphere specified in 3.2 is used,
the standard time for conditioning is a period of 4
hours.
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5.3 In the case of particular materials and test
specimens which are known to reach temperature
and moisture equilibrium rapidly or slowly, and
where the times specified in 5.1 or 5.2 are not
suitable, a shorter or a longer time may be
prescribed in the specifications or test methods
concerned.
5.4 The plastics materials should be placed in the
conditioning atmosphere in such a manner that as
large a surface as possible of each specimen is
exposed.
6 Test atmosphere
Unless otherwise specified, the specimens shall be
tested in the same atmosphere in which they have
been conditioned.
NOTE Test specimens conditioned in the atmosphere specified
in 3.1 may be tested in the corresponding atmosphere specified
in 3.2, and those conditioned in the atmosphere specified in 3.2
may be tested in ambient conditions, in cases where the resulting
changes of temperature and moisture content are known not to
affect the test results.
7 Report
The conditioning report shall include a reference to
this standard and include the following items:
7.1 atmosphere used for conditioning, stating the
tolerances applied;
7.2 duration of conditioning;
7.3 atmosphere used for the test.
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National appendix A Origins of work and relationship with other British

Standards
The United Kingdom participated in the preparation of this and four other similar standards required to
enable the principle of “reference to standards” to be applied in the preparation, by the Commission of the
European Communities, of a directive concerning tanks made from reinforced plastics for the transport of
dangerous materials.
These standards are intended to be used solely for this purpose and they should not be adopted for other
applications without full technical consideration of the particular circumstances.
General considerations relating to the conditioning of plastics are covered in BS 2782, “Methods of testing
plastics. Foreword, general introduction and instructions”. There is no technical incompatibility between
the requirements given therein and the present standard. However, the usual standard atmosphere used
in the UK for conditioning plastics is 23 ± 2 °C, 50 ± 5 % r.h.
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