1、BS EN 15507:2008ICS 13.300; 55.040NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDPackaging Transport packagingfor dangerous goods Comparative materialtesting of polyethylenegradesThis British Standardwas published under theauthority of the StandardsPolicy and S
2、trategyCommittee on 31 January2009 BSI 2009ISBN 978 0 580 56829 9Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsBS EN 15507:2008National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15507:2008.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee PKW
3、/0, Packaging.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisionsof a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer im
4、munityfrom legal obligations.BS EN 15507:2008EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 15507December 2008ICS 13.300; 55.040English VersionPackaging - Transport packaging for dangerous goods -Comparative material testing of polyethylene gradesEmballage - Emballages pour le transport desmarcha
5、ndises dangereuses - Essais comparatifs dediverses qualits de polythylneVerpackung - Verpackungen zur Befrderung gefhrlicherGter - Vergleichende Werkstoffprfung vonPolyethylensortenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 November 2008.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Inte
6、rnal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN membe
7、r.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members ar
8、e the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerl
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10、7:2008: EBS EN 15507:2008EN 15507:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions .5 4 Test requirements 6 4.1 General 6 4.2 Melt flow rate 6 4.3 Density 6 4.4 Low temperature notched impact strength .7 4.5 Environmental stress crack resistance .7 4.6 M
11、olecular degradation 7 4.7 Test report 8 5 Test specimens 8 5.1 Selection of test materials 8 5.2 Test sheet preparation 8 6 Facilities for testing .9 7 Test procedure .9 7.1 Melt flow rate 9 7.2 Density 9 7.3 Notched impact strength 9 7.4 Environmental stress crack resistance Full notch creep test
12、(FNCT) . 10 7.5 Molecular degradation by melt flow rate increase 10 8 Selective testing 11 Bibliography . 13 BS EN 15507:2008EN 15507:2008 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15507:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This doc
13、ument shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2009 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2009. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this d
14、ocument may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standar
15、d: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. BS EN
16、15507:2008EN 15507:2008 (E) 4 Introduction This European Standard was developed to provide requirements and test procedures for comparative testing of grades of high and medium molecular weight high density polyethylene, used for the manufacture of packagings and IBCs for the transport of dangerous
17、goods. These specific material parameters relate to the test procedures described in the standards: EN ISO 16101, Packaging Transport packaging for dangerous goods Plastics compatibility testing (ISO 16101:2004) EN ISO 16104, Packaging Transport packaging for dangerous goods Test methods (ISO 16104:
18、2003) EN ISO 16467, Packaging Transport packaging for dangerous goods Test methods for IBCs (ISO 16467:2003) The use of the test methods described in this European Standard is to facilitate usage in selective testing procedures, as described in Clause 8 eliminating or reducing the requirement to car
19、ry out the full test procedures described in the standards above each time a new grade of high density polyethylene is used for the manufacture of the same design type. The test requirements and procedures in the standards above for plastics packagings and IBCs meet the provisions set out in the mul
20、timodal United Nations Recommendations on the transport of Dangerous Goods 1. These UN Recommendations are given legal entity by the provisions of a series of modal agreements and regulations for the international transport of dangerous goods, details of which can be found in the Bibliography. These
21、 international agreements include: the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous goods by Road (ADR), (covering most of Europe as well as parts of Asia and Northern Africa) 2; the International Civil Aviation Organisations Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
22、Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TIs), (world-wide) 3; the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), (world-wide) 4; regulations concerning the International Carriage of dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), (covering most of Europe, parts of North Africa and the Middle East) 5. The application
23、of this standard will need to take account of the requirements of these international agreements and the relevant national regulations 6, 7 for domestic transport of dangerous goods. It is important to note that there will be certain modal differences from the UN Recommendations and that the schedul
24、e for revision of the UN Recommendations and modal provisions may lead to temporary inconsistencies with this European Standard, which is regularly updated to reflect the latest version of the UN Recommendations. This European Standard has been submitted for reference into the RID and/or the technic
25、al annexes of the ADR. BS EN 15507:2008EN 15507:2008 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard specifies material parameters, test requirements and procedures for the comparative testing of grades of high molecular weight high density polyethylene (PE-HD-HMW) and medium molecular weight high density poly
26、ethylene (PE-HD-MMW), used for the manufacture of packagings and IBCs for the transport of dangerous goods. It is intended to be used in conjunction with selective testing for packagings for liquids. The standard is not intended to be used for comparative testing of recycled plastics material. NOTE
27、This European Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with one or more of the international regulations set out in the Bibliography. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited a
28、pplies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN ISO 179-1, Plastics Determination of Charpy impact properties Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test (ISO 179-1:2000) EN ISO 1133:2005, Plastics Determination of the mass flow rate (MFR
29、) and the melt volume flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics (ISO 1133:2005) EN ISO 1183-1, Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method (ISO 1183-1:2004) EN ISO 1872-2:2007, Plastics Polyethylene (PE) mouldi
30、ng and extrusion materials Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties (ISO 1872-2:2007) EN ISO 16101:2004, Packaging Transport packaging for dangerous goods Plastics compatibility testing (ISO 16101:2004) EN ISO 16104:2003, Packaging Transport packaging for dangerous goods
31、 Test methods (ISO 16104:2003) EN ISO 16467:2003, Packaging Transport packages for dangerous goods Test methods for IBCs (ISO 16467:2003) EN ISO 23667:2007, Packaging Transport packages for dangerous goods Rigid plastics and plastics composite IBCs Compatibility testing (ISO 23667:2007) ISO 16770:20
32、04, Plastics Determination of environmental stress cracking (ESC) of polyethylene (PE) Full-notch creep test (FNCT) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in Annex A of EN ISO 16101:2004 and the following apply: 3.1 high molecular weight high densi
33、ty polyethylene (PE-HD-HMW) natural Polyethylene with a density of 940 kg/m3, when measured at 23 C after annealing at 100 C for 30 min, and a melt flow rate at 190 C per 21,6 kg load of 940 kg/m3, when measured at 23 C after annealing at 100 C for 30 min, and a melt flow rate at 190 C per 2,16 kg l
34、oad of 0,1 g per 600 s in accordance with EN ISO 1133:2005, Condition D, or a melt flow rate at 190 C per 5 kg load 0,5 g per 600 s in accordance with EN ISO 1133:2005, Condition T NOTE Natural Polyethylene refers to material with no pigments or colorants. 4 Test requirements 4.1 General When a manu
35、facturer of a plastics packaging or IBC wants to change to a new grade of high density polyethylene for its manufacture, test results to the following requirements may be used in conjunction with a selective testing procedure to reduce the amount of design type testing of the design type with the ne
36、w grade. As a minimum requirement, a test with water as the test medium in accordance with EN ISO 16104 or EN ISO 16467 shall be carried out for the packaging design type manufactured from the new grade. The following test requirements in 4.2 to 4.6 shall be met in the comparative testing of the gra
37、de with existing approvals, (Material A), and the replacement grade, (Material B). The comparative testing of the grades to the procedures defined in 7.1 to 7.5 shall be carried out concurrently in a single laboratory. For the procedures 7.2 to 7.5, test sheets (see 5.2) compression moulded by the s
38、ame mould type (e.g. using a positive mould or semi-positive mould) shall be used. 4.2 Melt flow rate When tested in accordance with 7.1 the value of melt flow rate shall be within the following limits: MFR Material B 70 % MFR Material A; MFR Material B 130 % MFR Material A. NOTE The determination o
39、f melt flow rate is solely intended as a classification test for the grade and does not relate to any of the tests for packaging described in EN ISO 16101, EN ISO 16104, EN ISO 16467 or EN ISO 23667. 4.3 Density When tested in accordance with 7.2 the density in kg/m3shall be: Density Material B (DB)
40、 Density Material A (DA) 2. NOTE The determination of density is intended to relate to the performance of packaging and IBCs produced from the grades under test in the following tests in EN ISO 16104:2003: 7.1 Drop test 7.2 Stacking test7.4 Hydraulic pressure test and the following test in EN ISO 16
41、101:2004: 8 Permeability test or the following tests in EN ISO 16467:2003: BS EN 15507:2008EN 15507:2008 (E) 7 7.4 Stacking test 7.6 Hydraulic pressure test following conditioning with standard liquids as described in Clause 7 of EN ISO 16101:2004 or Clause 7 of EN ISO 23667:2007. 4.4 Low temperatur
42、e notched impact strength When tested in accordance with 7.3 the low temperature notched impact strength (N.I.S.) shall be: N.I.S. Material B (NISB) 90 % N.I.S. Material A (NISA). NOTE The determination of low temperature notched impact strength is intended to relate to the performance of packaging
43、and IBCs from the grades in the following test in EN ISO 16104:2003: 7.1 Drop test at 18 C or in EN ISO 16467:2003: 7.7 Drop test at -18 C following conditioning with standard liquids as described in Clause 7 of EN ISO 16101:2004 or Clause 7 of EN ISO 23667. 4.5 Environmental stress crack resistance
44、 When tested in accordance with 7.4 the environmental stress crack resistance by full notch creep test (FNCT) shall be: FNCT Material B (FNCTB) 80 % FNCT Material A (FNCTA). NOTE The determination of environmental stress crack resistance by FNCT is intended to relate to the performance of packaging
45、and IBCs from the grades in the following test in EN ISO 16101:2004 7.2 Stacking test and the following test in EN ISO 16467:2003: 7.4 Stacking test when carried out containing standard liquids wetting solution, acetic acid and n-butyl acetate as described in Annex A of EN ISO 16101:2004 or Annex A
46、of EN ISO 23667. 4.6 Molecular degradation When tested in accordance with 7.5, the molecular degradation by melt flow rate (MFR) increase method shall be: MFR increase Material B (OxB) 120% MFR increase Material A (OxA), or OxB OxA+ 20 % where the initial melt flow rates (of non-immersed specimens)
47、of Material A and Material B are defined as 100 in each case. The result is determined from the comparison of percentage increase of MFR after immersion against the MFR of non-immersed samples. This is a measure of the relative oxidation OxB versus OxA. NOTE The determination of molecular degradatio
48、n by melt flow rate increase is intended to relate to the performance of packaging and IBCs from the grades in the following tests in EN ISO 16104:2003: 7.1 Drop test 7.2 Stacking testBS EN 15507:2008EN 15507:2008 (E) 8 7.3 Hydraulic pressure test and the following tests in EN ISO 16467:2003: 7.4 St
49、acking test 7.6 Hydraulic pressure test 7.7 Drop test following conditioning in standard liquid 55 % nitric acid as described in Annex A of EN ISO 16101:2004 or Annex A of EN ISO 23667:2007. 4.7 Test report The test laboratory shall supply a test report giving comparative test results to the procedures described in 7.1 to 7.5 also giving details of batch numbers and source of samples of the grades tested. The test report shall include a reference to this Europea
