180 4577-1969 (€)
International Standard & 4577
Plastics — Polypropylene and propylene-copolymers —
Determination of thermal oxidative stability in air —
Oven method
Prastiques — Polyoropyléne et copolyméres de propyléne — Détermination de la stabiité & Voxydation & chaud dans Fair —
Méthode & Iétwve
First edition — 1983-08-15
UDC 678.742.3-13 : 620.193.54 Ref. No. 1SO 4577-1983 (E)
Descriptors : plastics, polypropylene, stably tests, thermal stability, high temperature tests, oxidation tests, ageing tests (materia.
Prive based on & pagesForeword
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International Standard 1SO 4577 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61,
Plastics, and was circulated to the member bodies in May 1962.
It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries:
Australia Germany, F.R. Romania
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Printed in SwitzerlandINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
1SO 4577-1983 (E)
Plastics — Polypropylene and propylene-copolymers —
Determination of thermal oxidative stability in air —
Oven method
1 Scope and field of application
This International Standard spocifies a method for the deter-
rmination of the resistance of moulded test specimens of
polypropylene and propylene-copolymers to accelerated ageing
by heat in the presence of air using a forced draught oven,
The method represents an attempt to estimate the service life
of parts fabricated from propylene plastics.
The stability determined by this method is not directly related
to the suitability of the material for use when different en-
vironmental conditions prevail
[NOTE ~ The specified thermal levels are considered sufficiently severe
+0 cause failure of commercial grades of eat stable propylene plastics
within @ reasonable period of time, If desied, lower temperatures can
be applied to estimate the performance of propylene plastics with
lower heat stables
2. References
180 291, Plastics — Standard atmospheres for conditioning
and testing.
180 1133, Plastics — Determination of the melt flow rate of
thermoplastics.
10 1191, Plastics — Polyethylenes and polypropylenes in
dilute solution — Determination of viscosity number and of
limiting viscosity number.
1SO 1873, Plastics ~ Polypropylene and propylene-copolymer
thermoplastics —
Part 1: Designation.
Part 2: Determination of properties.1)
At present atthe stage of craft.
3. Principle
Accelerated ageing of test specimens by heat in the presence of
air using a forced draught oven. Visual examination and deter-
rmination of the time to failure,
Under the severe conditions of this test, the specimens
‘undergo degradation at a rate dependent upon the thermal en-