BS 2782-0 Methods of testing plastic Part 0: Introduction

1 Scope

This part of BS 2782 gives a general introduction to the methods of test for plastics some of which are presented in the other Parts. Annex A lists the individual methods and Annex B describes an obsolescent method (508A), formerly given in BS 2782:1970 and still referred to by the Building Regulations .

2 Content and usage of BS 2782

The ISO test methods adopted as British Standards together with the methods in BS 2782 provide a rationalized collection of methods for testing plastics materials and includes tests that are applied to moulding and extrusion compounds, synthetic resins, reinforced plastics, semi-fabricated products such as sheet, film, rod and tube, and finished articles in the form of mouldings and extrusions. Many of the methods are restricted to one set of conditions, and are not necessarily adequate for the production of design data; attention is therefore drawn to BS 4618. The acquisition and presentation of comparable data for properties of plastics is given in BS EN ISO 10350 and BS EN ISO 11403. Many of the methods are not suitable for cellular plastics.