ISO 294-4:2018

Plastics — Injection moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic materials — Part 4: Determination of moulding shrinkage

Publication date:   Dec 20, 2018

General information

90.93 Standard confirmed   Oct 7, 2024

ISO

ISO/TC 61/SC 9 Thermoplastic materials

International Standard

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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ISO 294-4:2001

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ISO 294-4:2001/Cor 1:2007

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PUBLISHED
ISO 294-4:2018
90.93 Standard confirmed
Oct 7, 2024