DEUTSCHE NORM July 1997

Determination of tensile properties of plastics

Part 4: Test conditions for isotropic and orthotropic fibre-reinforced {
plastic composites (ISO 527-4 : 1997)
English version of DIN EN ISO 527-4 EN ISO 527-4
ICS 83.120 Supersedes DIN EN 61,
November 1977 edition.
Descriptors: Plastics, composites, testing, tensile strength.

Kunststoffe Bestimmung der Zugeigenschaften Teil 4: Prfbedingungen fr isotrop

und anisotrop faserverstrkte Kunststoffverbundwerkstoffe (ISO 527-4 : 1997)

European Standard EN ISO 527-4 : 1997 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 527-4 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschu Kunststoffe (Plastics Standards
Committee), Technical Committee Prepregs.
DIN EN ISO 527-1 and DIN EN ISO 527-2 are the standards corresponding to International Standards ISO 527-1 and
ISO 527-2, respectively, referred to in clause 2 of the EN.

Amendments
DIN EN 61, November 1977 edition, has been superseded by the specifications of EN ISO 527-4, which is identical to
ISO 527-4.

Previous edition
DIN EN 61: 1977-11.

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN EN ISO 527-1 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 1: General principles (ISO 527-1 : 1993 including
Corr. 1 : 1994)
DIN EN ISO 527-2 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion
plastics

EN comprises 12 pages.

No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission of Ref. No. DIN EN ISO 527-4 : 1997-07
DIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e.V., Berlin.
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April 1997

ICS 83.120 Supersedes EN 61 : 1977.

Descriptors: Plastics, composites, testing, tensile strength.

English version

Plastics
Determination of tensile properties
Part 4: Test conditions for isotropic and
orthotropic fibre-reinforced plastic composites
(ISO 527-4 : 1997)

Plastiques Dtermination des proprits Kunststoffe Bestimmung der Zugeigen-

en traction Partie 4: Conditions dessai schaften Teil 4: Prfbedingungen fr
pour les composites plastiques renforcs isotrop und anisotrop faserverstrkte
de fibres isotropes et orthotropes Kunststoffverbundwerkstoffe
(ISO 527-4 : 1997) (ISO 527-4 : 1997)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-03-28.

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 Nether-
lands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 527-4 : 1997 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 4: Test conditions for isotropic and orthotropic fibre-
reinforced plastic composites,
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 October 1997 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following 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 527-4 : 1997 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without any modifi-
cation.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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