DS/EN 727:1995
Plastics piping and ducting systems - Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) temperature

Standard No.

DS/EN 727:1995

Release Date

1995

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

Latest

DS/EN 727:1995

Replace

DS/ISO 2507:1988

Scope

This Standard specifies a method for determining the Vicat softening temperature (VST) of pipes and fittings of thermoplastics materials, based on method B of ISO 306:1987, i.e. using a force of (50 ± 1) N and a rate of temperature increase of 50°C/h.

DS/EN 727:1995 history

• 1995 DS/EN 727:1995 Plastics piping and ducting systems - Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) temperature
• 1988 DS/ISO 2507:1988 Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and fittings. Vicat softening temperature. Test method and specification