ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 1268-9 First edition 2003-03-15 Fibre-reinforced plastics Methods of producing test plates - Part 9: Moulding of GMT/STC Plastiques renforcés de fibres- Methodes de fabrication de plaques d'essai Partie 9: Moulage des GMT/STC Reference number ISO 1268-9:2003(E) ISO @ ISO 2003 IHSunder Not for Resale ISO 1268-9:2003(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 the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Copyihtinteratinal organization for Standardization @ ISO 2003 - All rights reserved ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 1268-9:2003(E) Contents Page Foreword iv 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Health and safety 5 Principle 6 Materials 7 Plate dimensions. 8 Reinforcement content. 9 Apparatus.. 10 11 Usable area of test plate. 12 Verification of the characteristics of the plate obtained.... 13 Test plate preparation report..... Copyright International Organizaion for standardization rights reserved ii IHS unde from IHS Not for Resale ISO 1268-9:2003(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the IsO/lEC Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. Iso shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 1268-9 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 13, Composites andreinforcementfibres. has been technically revised. Iso 1268 consists of the following parts, under the general title Fibre-reinforced plastics - Methods of producingtestplates: Part 1: General conditions Part 2: Contact and spray-up moulding Part 3: Wet compression moulding Part 4: Moulding of prepregs Part 5: Filament winding Part 6: Pultrusion moulding Part 7: Resin transfer moulding Part 8: Compression moulding of SMC and BMC Part 9: Moulding of GMT/STC Part 1O: Injection moulding of BMC and other long-fibre moulding compounds - General principles and mouldingofmultipurposetestspecimens Part 11: Injection moulding of BMC and other long-fibre moulding compounds-Small plates @ ISO 2003 - All rights reserved INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO 1268-9:2003(E) Fibre-reinforced plastics - Methods of producing test plates - Part 9: Moulding of GMT/STC 1 Scope This part of IsO 1268 specifies a method for preparing te