ISO 4600:1992 PDF
Plastics — Determination of environmental stress cracking (ESC) — Ball or pin impression method
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- Document status:
- Withdrawn
- Format:
- Electronic (PDF)
- Number of pages:
- 7
- Publication date:
- August 20, 1992
- Edition:
- ISO IS 4600 edition 2 version 1
- ICS:
- 83.080.01
The test is applicable to finished products and to test specimens, prepared by moulding and/or machining, and can be used for the assessment of both environmental stress cracking of a plastic product or material exposed to different environments, and for the determination of ESC of different plastics materials exposed to a specific environment. An alternative method for ESC determination by means of a constant-strain test is specified in ISO 4599, one by means of a constant-stress test in ISO 6252.
Technical details
- Technical committee
- ISO/TC 61/SC 6 - Ageing, chemical and environmental resistance
- SKU
- ISO 4600:1992


