EN ISO 294-4:2019

Plastics - Injection moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic materials - Part 4: Determination of moulding shrinkage (ISO 294-4:2018) EN ISO 294-4:2019

Publication date:   Jun 17, 2019

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60.60 Standard published   Feb 6, 2019

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CEN/TC 249 Plastics

European Norm

83.080.20   Thermoplastic materials

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This document specifies a method of determining the moulding shrinkage and post-moulding shrinkage of injection-moulded test specimens of thermoplastic material in the directions parallel to and normal to the direction of melt flow.
For the determination of shrinkage of thermosets, see ISO 2577[2].
Moulding shrinkage as defined in this document excludes the effects of humidity uptake. This is included in post-moulding shrinkage and thus in total shrinkage. For cases when post-moulding shrinkage is caused by the uptake of humidity only, see ISO 175[1].
Moulding shrinkage as defined in this document represents the so-called free shrinkage with unrestricted deformation of the cooling plates in the mould during the hold period. It is considered, therefore, as the maximum value of any restricted shrinkage.

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EN ISO 294-4:2003

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EN ISO 294-4:2003/AC:2011

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EN ISO 294-4:2019
60.60 Standard published
Feb 6, 2019