SIST EN ISO 3251:2003

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 3251:2003
01-april-2003
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Paints, varnishes and plastics - Determination of non-volatile-matter content (ISO
3251:2003)
Beschichtungsstoffe und Kunststoffe - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an nichtflüchtigen
Anteilen (ISO 3251:2003)
Peintures, vernis et plastiques - Détermination de l'extrait sec (ISO 3251:2003)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 3251:2003
ICS:
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
87.040 Barve in laki Paints and varnishes
SIST EN ISO 3251:2003 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO 3251:2003
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 3251
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2003
ICS 87.040; 87.060.20 Supersedes EN ISO 3251:1995 and EN ISO 8618:1998
English version
Paints, varnishes and plastics - Determination of non-volatile-
matter content (ISO 3251:2003)
Peintures, vernis et plastiques - Détermination de l'extrait Beschichtungsstoffe und Kunststoffe - Bestimmung des
sec (ISO 3251:2003) Gehaltes an nichtflüchtigen Anteilen (ISO 3251:2003)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 February 2003.
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
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SIST EN ISO 3251:2003
EN ISO 3251:2003 (E)
CORRECTED  2003-03-12
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 3251:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 35
"Paints and varnishes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 "Paints and
varnishes", the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2003, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2003.
This document supersedes EN ISO 3251:1995 and EN ISO 8618:1998.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 3251:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 3251:2003 without any
modifications.
NOTE Normative references to International Standards are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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SIST EN ISO 3251:2003
EN ISO 3251:2003 (E)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their relevant European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to
applies (including amendments).
NOTE Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated
by (mod.), the relevant EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN Year
ISO 1513 1992 Paints and varnishes — EN ISO 1513 1994
Examination and preparation of
samples for testing
ISO 2431 1993 Paints and varnishes — EN ISO 2431 1996
Determination of flow time by use
of flow cups
ISO 15528 2000 Paints, varnishes and raw EN ISO 15528 2000
materials for paints and varnishes
— Sampling
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SIST EN ISO 3251:2003


INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3251
Third edition
2003-02-15


Paints, varnishes and plastics —
Determination of non-volatile-matter
content
Peintures, vernis et plastiques — Détermination de l'extrait sec




Reference number
ISO 3251:2003(E)
©
ISO 2003

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ISO 3251:2003(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. iv
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Apparatus. 2
5 Sampling . 3
6 Procedure. 3
7 Supplementary test conditions . 4
8 Expression of results. 5
9 Precision . 6
10 Test report. 6

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ISO 3251:2003(E)
Foreword
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(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 3251 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 35, Paints and varnishes, Subcommittee SC 10,
Test methods for binders for paints and varnishes, in collaboration with ISO/TC 45, Rubber and rubber
products, as well as ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 9, Thermoplastic materials, and Subcommittee
SC 12, Thermosetting materials.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 3251:1993) and, in addition, ISO 1625:1998
and ISO 8618:1995. During the revision and combination of these International Standards, the procedures
used for determining the non-volatile-matter content of polymer dispersions and liquid phenolic resins were
integrated into the procedure used in ISO 3251. The period of heating, temperature and test-portion mass
used for the various types of product were not changed.
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SIST EN ISO 3251:2003
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 3251:2003(E)

Paints, varnishes and plastics — Determination of non-volatile-
matter content
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a method for determining the non-volatile-matter content by mass of
paints, varnishes, binders for paints and varnishes, polymer dispersions and condensation resins such as
phenolic resins (resols, novolak solutions, etc.).
The method is also applicable to formulated dispersions containing fillers, pigments and other auxiliaries (e.g.
thickeners and film-forming agents). For the method to be usable for unplasticized polymer dispersions and
rubber latices, the non-volatile residue (which consists essentially of the polymeric material and of small
quantities of auxiliaries such as emulsifiers, protective colloids, stabilizers, solvents added as film-forming
agents and — especially for rubber latex concentrate — preserving agents) has to be chemically stable under
the test conditions. For plasticized samples, the residue, by definition, normally includes the plasticizer.
NOTE 1 The non-volatile-matter content of a product is not an absolute quantity but depends upon the temperature
and period of heating used for the determination. Consequently, when using this method, only relative and not true values
of the non-volatile-matter content are obtained owing to solvent retention, thermal decomposition and evaporation of low-
molecular-mass constituents. The method is therefore primarily intended for testing different batches of the same type of
product.
NOTE 2 This method is suitable for synthetic rubber latices provided heating for a specific period of time is considered
appropriate (ISO 124 specifies heating until the loss in mass of a 2 g test portion following successive periods of heating is
less than 0,5 mg).
NOTE 3 In-house methods for determining non-volatile matter often include drying with infrared or microwave radiation.
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