D EUTSCHE NORM October 1999

Polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials

Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications {
(ISO 1622-1 : 1994)
English version of DIN EN ISO 1622-1 EN ISO 1622-1

ICS 83.080.20 Supersedes DIN 7741-1,

December 1986 edition.

Kunststoffe – Polystyrol (PS)-Formmassen – Teil 1:

Bezeichnungssystem und Basis für Spezifikationen
(ISO 1622-1 : 1994)

European Standard EN ISO 1622-1 : 1999 has the status of a DIN Standard.
A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 249 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 1622-1 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuß Kunststoffe (Plastics
Standards Committee), Technical Committee Polystyrol-Formmassen.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO Standard DIN Standard
ISO 306 DIN EN ISO 306
ISO 1043-1 DIN EN ISO 1043-1
ISO 1133 DIN EN ISO 1133
ISO 1622-2 DIN EN ISO 1622-2

Amendments
DIN 7741-1, December 1986 edition, has been superseded by the specifications of EN ISO 1622-1, which
is identical to ISO 1622-1.

Previous editions
DIN 7708-5: 1955-09; DIN 7741: 1958-09, 1961-03; DIN 7741-1: 1968-09, 1977-08, 1986-12.

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN EN ISO 306
DIN EN ISO 1043-1
DIN EN ISO 1133
DIN EN ISO 1622-2
Thermoplastic materials – Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST)
(ISO 306 : 1994)
Plastics – Symbols – Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics
(ISO 1043-1 : 1997)
Plastics – Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow
rate (MVR) of thermoplastics (ISO 1133 : 1997)
Polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 2: Preparation of test
specimens and determination of properties (ISO 1622-2 : 1995)

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ICS 83.080.20

English version

Plastics
Polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials
Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications
(ISO 1622-1 : 1994)

Plastiques – Polystyrène (PS) pour Kunststoffe – Polystyrol (PS)-Form-

moulage et extrusion – Partie 1: massen – Teil 1: Bezeichnungs-
Système de désignation et base de system und Basis für Spezifikationen
spécification (ISO 1622-1 : 1994) (ISO 1622-1 : 1994)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1999-04-16.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any
CEN member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.

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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 1622-1 : 1994 Plastics – Polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation system
and basis for specifications,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 61 ‘Plastics’ of the International Organization for Standardization, has been
adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 ‘Plastics’, the Secretariat of which is held by IBN, as a European
Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by November 1999 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-
ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 1622-1 : 1994 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without
any modification.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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