83.040 - Raw materials for rubber and plastics

This document specifies two methods for the determination of the surface tension of polymer dispersions and rubber latices (natural and synthetic). — Method A is the ring method (Du Noüy ring method). — Method B is the plate method (Wilhelmy plate method). Method A is suitable valid for polymer dispersions and rubber latices with a viscosity less than 200 mPa·s. Method B is not suitable for polymer dispersions and rubber latices containing cationic surfactants. Methods A and B are also suitable ...view more

This document specifies guidance on the specification of technically specified rubber (TSR). A grading system is proposed, based on the origin of the natural rubber content and on properties exhibited by the rubber. This document is intended for use by parties involved in the procurement of TSR and is intended to form a basis from which requirements for a particular case may be more closely specified. As such, it describes a number of criteria that need to be the subject of appropriate agreement...view more

This document specifies two methods for the determination of the specific surface area of types and grades of carbon black for use in the rubber industry: — method A: automatic gas chromatography method (carrier gas method); — method B: automatic volumetric method. Somewhat different results might be obtained from the two methods. The degassing procedure differs between method A and method B, and it is important to investigate the possibility of correcting the results by using standard reference...view more

This document specifies a method using a differential scanning calorimeter to determine the glass transition temperature of raw rubber and rubber latex.

This document specifies two methods to determine the colour of raw natural rubber according to a standard colour scale: — Method A: colour matching against standard coloured glasses; — Method B: colour determination using colour spectrophotometer. In case of dispute, the preferred method is Method B.

This document specifies a method for determining the bound styrene content of emulsion-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubbers (SBR) by correlation with the measured refractive index of an extracted sample according to a table of refractive indices versus percentage mass fractions styrene. The method is also applicable to extracted oil-extended emulsion-polymerized SBR as long as it produces a film suitable for refractive index measurements. It is not applicable to solution-polymerized SBR.

This document specifies a method for the determination of gel content for technically specified rubbers (TSR).

This document specifies a method for the determination of the volatile fatty acid number of natural rubber latex concentrate. The method is not necessarily suitable for latices from natural sources other than Hevea brasiliensis and is not applicable to compounded latex, vulcanized latex, artificial dispersions of rubber or synthetic rubber latices.

This document specifies a method for the determination of the alkalinity of natural rubber latex concentrate. The method is not necessarily suitable for latices from natural sources other than Hevea brasiliensis or for synthetic rubber latices, compounded latex, vulcanized latex or artificial dispersions of rubber. NOTE A method for the determination of the alkalinity of polychloroprene latex is specified in ISO 13773.

This document specifies a general method for determining the aggregate size distribution (ASD) of silica by using a disc centrifuge according to the principle of sedimentation. As pre-stage the silica is de-agglomerated in water using strong ultrasonic power treatment. The method is used for precipitated silica.

This document specifies a macro-method and a semi-micro method for the determination of nitrogen in raw natural rubber and in natural rubber latex using variants of the Kjeldahl process. NOTE The determination of nitrogen in natural rubber is usually carried out in order to arrive at an estimate of the protein content. Minor amounts of non-proteinous nitrogen containing constituents are also present. However, in the dry solids prepared from natural rubber latex, these materials can make a substa...view more

1.1 This document specifies two thermogravimetric methods for the determination of moisture and other volatile-matter content in raw rubbers by using an automatic analyser with an infrared drying unit. 1.2 These methods are applicable to the determination of volatile-matter content in synthetic rubbers (SBR, NBR, BR, IR, CR, IIR, halogenated IIR and EPDM) listed in ISO 1629 and to various forms of raw rubber, such as bale, block, chip, pellet, crumb, powder and sheet. These methods might also be...view more

This document specifies methods of test for determining the main physical and chemical properties of sulfur used for compounding dry rubber. Several of these properties can be determined by more than one test method and the user can choose the most appropriate method following the description of the test method principles provided under the corresponding clauses. NOTE Typical levels for the relevant properties of sulfur for use as a rubber compounding ingredient are contained in Annex A, for inf...view more

This document specifies a method for the determination of the bound acrylonitrile content in NBR by an automatic analyser which uses the Kjeldahl method. The method is also applicable to XNBR (carboxylic acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber) and NBIR (acrylonitrile- butadiene-isoprene rubber) as well as NBR latex. NOTE This document and ISO 24698‑1 can give different results on the same rubber sample.

This document specifies a method for the determination of the bound acrylonitrile content in NBR by an automatic analyser which uses a combustion process. The method is also applicable to XNBR (carboxylic acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber) and NBIR (acrylonitrile- butadiene-isoprene rubber) as well as NBR latex. NOTE This document and ISO 24698‑2 can give different results on the same rubber sample.

This document specifies a method for the determination of the KOH number of natural rubber latex concentrate which is preserved wholly or in part with ammonia. The method is applicable to latices containing boric acid. The method is not applicable to latices preserved with potassium hydroxide. It is not necessarily suitable for latices from natural sources other than Hevea brasiliensis, or for latices of synthetic rubber, compounded latex, vulcanized latex or artificial dispersions of rubber.

This document specifies sampling and test methods for the determination of the general characteristics of organic chemicals such as accelerators, antidegradants (including wax) and vulcanizing agents (excluding peroxides).

This document specifies a method for the determination of the light transmittance of the toluene extract from carbon black for use in the rubber industry, as a means of measuring the discolouration caused by the extractable matter. The light transmittance value provides an estimate of the degree of discolouration caused by the toluene-extractable matter present on the surface of the carbon black. This method might not be applicable to carbon blacks with a high extractable-matter content.

ISO 5435:2017 specifies a method for the determination of the tinting strength of carbon black relative to an industry tint reference black. The method is based on the use of five different commercial instruments. Other instruments can be used if the test results for the standard reference blacks are within the control limits given in ASTM D4821. NOTE The Densichron reflectometer and the Meeco Colormaster are no longer commercially available, but the procedures have been included for the benefit...view more

ISO 2004:2017 gives specifications for natural rubber latex concentrate types which are preserved wholly or in part with ammonia and which have been produced by centrifuging or creaming.