Test Standard: ISO 527-2:1996

Application Note
Bluehill Test Method Template to Testing Standard The Standard
Standard No: Title: ISO 527-2: 1996 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES PART 2: TEST CONDITIONS FOR MOULDING AND EXTRUSION PLASTICS Plastics Tensile Dumb-bell; Specimen type: Type 1A, 1B, 1BA, 1BB, 5A and 5B.
Wedge action grips with a Video extensometer with 200mm field of view lens mounting a type 1B specimen.

Materials: Types of Test: Specimen Type:

The Test Method

This test method template has been prepared incorporating the relevant specifications of the international test standard together with Instrons vast knowledge and applicational experience creating an easy-to-use standard-compliant test routine.

Typical Accessories for the Application

Tensile Grip Type Options: Wedge action grips Screw side action grips Pneumatic action grips (requires an air control kit) Jaw Face Profile: Serrations with 2.4 mm apart and 1.6 mm deep are recommended for most thermoplastics. Finer serrations are recommended for harder plastics. Extensometry Options: Clip-on extensometer Video extensometer. For modulus consult factory

Typical graphical result.

Typical test results and statistics.

References: This document makes reference to ISO 527-2:1996 International Organization for Standardization. Copies of the preceding standard can be ordered from the publisher at: ISO copyright office, Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11, Fax + 41 22 749 09 47, www.instron.com
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