ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 4611 Fourth edition 2010-12-15 Plastics Determination of the effects of exposure to damp heat, water spray and salt mist Plastiques - Détermination des effets d'une exposition a la chaleur humide, au brouillard d'eau et au brouillard salin Reference number ISO 4611:2010(E) @ISO 2010 by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 4611:2010(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by Iso member bodies. In COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO2010 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's memberbody 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 [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2010 - All rights reserved ed without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 4611:2010(E) Contents Page Foreword 0 Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references. 3 Principle 4 General test conditions. 4.1 Equipment requirements .. 4.2 Exposure conditions... 4.3 Test specimens (see 5.2, 6.2 and 7.2) 5 Change of mass. 5.1 General 5.2 Test specimens. 5.3 Conditioning 5.4 Procedure... 5.5 Expressionofresults.. 6 Change of dimensions and appearance 6.1 General 6.2 Test specimens... .8 6.3 Conditioning 6.4 Procedure.... 6.5 Expression of results 8 < Change of other physical properties 7.1 General .... .9 7.2 Test specimens 7.3 Conditioning. 9 7.4 Procedure.... 10 7.5 Expression of results .10 8 Test report. ..10 Annex A (informative) Absorption of moisture by a test specimen of a plastics material in equilibrium with its conditioning atmosphere ... 11 Bibliography... ..12 Copyrght International Organization forStandardizalonghts reserved ili Not for Resale