ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18766 First edition 2014-07-15 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Low temperature testing General introduction and guide Caoutchouc vulcanise ou thermoplastique - Essais a basse température - Introduction générale et lignes directrices Reference number IS0 18766:2014(E) LSO IS02014 IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18766:2014(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2014 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form 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 Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2014 - All rights reserved Not for Resale IS0 18766:2014(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope .1 2 Terms and definitions 3 Types of low temperature test. 3.1 General ..1 3.2 Change in stiffness .1 3.3 Brittleness point. .2 3.4 Recovery tests. 3.5 Crystallization. .2 4 Significance of low temperature tests 5 Comparison of tests. ..3 Bibliography ..4 iii ded by IHS under lic cense with ISt ted withoutlicensefrom IHS Not for Resale