Standards for non-metallic materials ensure quality, consistency, and performance across diverse applications. They guide the evaluation of properties like mechanical strength, thermal resistance, and chemical compatibility while supporting best practices in production to deliver reliable, high-performing products.

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Raising the bar on sustainable consumption

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Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Part 5: Determination of characteristic reaction-curve temperatures and times, enthalpy of reaction and degree of conversion

Plastics — Determination of tensile properties
Part 1: General principles

Plastics — Determination of flexural properties

Plastics moulded parts — Tolerances and acceptance conditions

Plastics — Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics
Part 1: Standard method

Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties
Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test