BS EN ISO 175:2010

This standard BS EN ISO 175:2010 Plastics. Methods of test for the determination of the effects of immersion in liquid chemicals is classified in these ICS categories:

• 83.080.01 Plastics in general

1.1 This International Standard specifies a method of exposing test specimens of plastic materials, free from all external restraint, to liquid chemicals, and methods for determining the changes in properties resulting from such immersion. It does not cover environmental stress cracking (ESC) which is dealt with by the various parts of ISO 22088.

1.2 It only considers testing by immersion of the entire surface of the test specimen¹⁾.

NOTE This method may not be appropriate for simulating partial or infrequent wetting of plastics.

1.3 It is applicable to all solid plastics that are available in the form of moulding or extrusion materials, plates, tubes, rods or sheets having a thickness greater than 0,1 mm. It is not applicable to cellular materials.