ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 21309-2 First edition 2019-02 Plastics Ethylene/vinyl alcohol (EvVOH) copolymer moulding and extrusion materials - Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties Plastiques - Materiaux a base de copolymeres éthylene/alcool vinylique (EVOH) pour moulage et extrusion Partie 2: Préparation des éprouvettes et determination des propriétés Reference number IS0 21309-2:2019(E) os1 @ IS0 2019 IS0 21309-2:2019(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO 2019 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved IS0 21309-2:2019(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions 4 Preparation of test specimens. .3 4.1 General. .3 4.2 Treatment of the material before moulding ..3 4.3 Injection moulding. 3 4.4 Preparation of film specimens. 4 5 Conditioning of test specimens .4 5.1 General 4 5.2 Dry-as-moulded (DAM) state. .4 5.3 Moiststate 4 5.4 Film conditioning .4 6 Determination of properties ..5 Annex A (normative) Determination of volatile matter (including water) ..7 Annex B (normative) Determination of ethylene content 9 Annex C (normative) Determination of steady-state rate of transmission of oxygen gas through ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer in the form of film using a coulometric sensor .13 @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved iii