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IS 13463 (1992): Polyamide (nylon 6) material for moulding

and extrusion [PCD 12: Plastics]

“!ान $ एक न' भारत का +नम-ण”

Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda
“Invent a New India Using Knowledge”

“!ान एक ऐसा खजाना > जो कभी च0राया नहB जा सकता ह”

है”
ह
Bhartṛhari—Nītiśatakam
“Knowledge is such a treasure which cannot be stolen”
 IS 13463 : 1992
(Reaffirmed 2003)

Indian Standard
POLYAMIDE(NYLON 6) MATERIALSFOR
MOULDINGANDEXTRUSION-
SPECIFICATION

@ BIS 1992

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
_ _
September i 992 Price Cremp 4
Plastics Sectional Committee, PCD 12

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Jndian Standards, after the draft finalized by
the Plastics Sectional Committee had been approved by the Petroleum, Coal and Related Products
Division Council.

The term ‘Nylon’ is applied to synthetic polyamides that have fibre, film and/or plastic forming
n+n_nrt;‘3r
Y&“rJL,LIC.3. A]] ‘hT.llAV,..
LVJ,“l‘J’ ,,a.*+
ho..c. ;*
111the
Lllc.nrrl.,mnr
r.l”#,‘L’LLma:e&&s the &,,&& ( -_Ce--NH_- \ “?,3llm :hc:
J 6’“uk”,
link that joins the repeatirg hydrocarbon units of various lengths. The intermediates for nylons
are dicarboxylic acids, diamines, amino-acids and lactums. Nylons are usually identified numeri-
cally using the number of carbon atoms in the basic urits of the polymer chains. A duplex digit
is used where the nylon is derived from a diamine and diacid, the first digit of the duplex rcfer-
ring to the diamire and the second digit referring to the diacid. For example, the polymer from
hexamethylene dirmine and adipic acid is termed as Nylon 66, that from hexamethylene diamine
and sebasic acid Nylon 610, that from caprolactum Nylon 6.

Nylon possesses high impact resistance, toughness, low coefficient of friction, resistance to most
common solvents, self-extinguishing and possesses good machinabiLty.

Variations in m.ou]dino b
rnnditinnc
-V....--.V..I
nrnrlnmc
&,.--..-‘”
more varia?ionsin a]] propertiesi To avoid this the
material may preferably be processed in screw type semi.automatlc/automatic injection mould-
ing machines where the temperature variations are controlled within &S”C from the set point. The
melt temperature of the polymer shall be as near to its melring point as possible.

Nylons should be melt processed at relatively low moisture content. Since nylons are hygroscopic,
care shall be taken to ensure an adequately low moisture level normally not exceeding 0’2 percent.
Resins from the manufacturer’s package usually is dry enough but predrying is recommended on
ptrforated trays where the resin IS collected to a height not exceeding 2’5 cm for approximately
2 to 4 hours at temperature not exceeding 85°C in air circulating oven. Prrdrying can also be
done safely at a faster rate in vacuum oven at a temperature ranging from 80-100°C for couple
of hours.

The Committee considered it relevant to include the various requirements of reinforced and fiiied
nylons which are widely used at present and became popular since 1987. However, after generat-
ing sufficient dara on the requirements to be met by the filled and reinforced nylons and after
development of the standardized test methods thereof the same will be included at a later date in
the standard.

For the convenience of fabricators details regarding post treatment of moulding namely, annealing,
cooditicning machining ard service temperature are given in Annex A. In general, the maximum
operating temperature ( continuous ) in the case of Nylon 6 is observed to be 90°C.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of the standard is complied with,
the final value, observed of calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be done in
-..___~_-__ __.-A*_
ilcc”,“~LIce w,,n I”
13 CI
L ;_ *nxn
,y~” ‘Rules for _-..-.a:--
luullulllg -Jr-..--,:-..I
“,I va,LKa \/ ItT:YLJLW
ll”lllFLlCLll ..,.I..,... “....i.-..A \’, . The iwmber
of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
 .

IS 13463: 1992

lndian Standard
POLYAMIDE( NYLON6)MATERIALSFOR
MOULDINGANDEXTRUSION-
SPECIFICATION
1 SCOPE IS No. Title
12247 : 1988 Specification for Nylon-6
The standard prescribes the requirements,
method of sampling and test for Nylon-6 polymers for its safe use in
with fondPtllffc
--‘--I-.e'.',
ru”“Wlll~ anu,J C~LIllSI”II.
,..r-..,:,..
,,+,..:,, CO!ltXt
Illar~llals 0.W..
L”L -,..lJ:-r
pharmaceuticals and drink-
2 REFERENCES ing water
13360 Plastics - Methods of test-
‘The following Indian Standards are necessary ( Part 1 ) : 1992 ing: Part 1 Introduction
adjuncts to this standard:
13360 ( Part 51 Plastics - Methods of test-
IS No. Title Set 13 ) : 1992 ing: Part 5 Mechanical
properties, Section 13
196 : 1966 Atmospheric conditions for Determination of Rockwell
testing hardness
266 : 1977 Sulphuric acid ( second 13360 ( Part 6/ Plastics - Methods of test-
revision ) Set 6 ) : 1992 ing: Part 6 Thermal proper-
__- ties, C-,.+:,,..
Ural.,“,, L CI,.--rL:I_*..
” I’IClLIIIIIIS1”II,Ly
517 : 1986 Methanol ( second revision j
by oxygen index
867 : 1963 Methnd of test for phenolic
moulding materials 13360 ( Part 6/ Plastics - Methods of test-
Set 10 ) : 1992 ing: Part 6 Thermal proper-
2267 : 1972 Specification for polystyrene ties, Section 10 Determina-
moulding materials tion of melting point ( mel-
2824 : 1975 Method for determination ting temperature or range )
of comparative tracking of semicrystalline polymers
index of solid insulating 13464 : 1992 Specification for polyamide
materials under moist con- ( nylon 66 ) materials for
ditions moulding and extrusion
2828 : 1964 Glossary of terms used in 3 TERMINOLOGY
p;astic industry
For the purpose of this standard the definitions
3396 : 1979 Method of test for volume given in IS 2828 : 1964 shall apply.
and surface resistivities of
solid electrical insulating 4 REQUIREMENTS
materials 4.1 Description
4486 : 1967 Recommended methods for The material shall be in the form of granules/
the determination of the per- chips of natural colour unless otherwise specified
mittivity and dielectric dis- by the purchaser. Sizes of the granules/chips
sipation factor of electrical are to be agreed between the purchaser and
insulating materials at
the supplier.
power, audio and radio
frequencies including meter 4.2 The material shall also comply with the
waveiength requirements given in Table 1 when tested
4905 : 1968 Methods for random according to the method prescribed in co1 4
sampling and 5.
5210 : 1969 High impact polystyrene 4.3 Colour
sheet The colour/shade of the material shall be natural
,6746 : 1972 Unsaturated polyester resin unless otherwise specified by the purchaser.
systems for low pressure
fibre-reinforced plastics 4.4 Contact with Foodstuffs, Pharmaceuticals
and Drinking Water
$543 ( Part 4/ Methods of testing plastics:
Set 1 ) : 1984 Part 4 Short term mechani- When the products are used in contact with
cal properties, Section 1 foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water,
Determination of tensiie its requirements with respect io materiai shaii
properties also be met as per IS 12247 : 1988.

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Table 1 Requirements for Polyamide ( Nylon 6 ) Moulding Materials

( Unfilled Materials, Natural Colour )
( Clause 4.2 )

:o. Characteristic Requirement

r--------
Indian
Method of Test, Ref to
Standard
-A________~

Annex/Clause
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
0 Relative density at 27°C 1.12-1.14 2267 : 1972 A-9
ii) Melting point, “C 215-220 Part 6,Sec 10 ) :
13;69092( Method A

iii) Water absorption ( 24 h immersion at 27°C ). 2.5 - B

percent, Max
iv) Rockwell hardness ‘R’ scale, Min 97 l:39y2( Part S/Set 13 ) :

v) Tensile strength at yield, MPa, Min 64 8543 ( Part 4;Scc 1 ) : -

lY84
vi) Elongation at bre:,k. percent. Min 20 do -
vii) Izod impact strength ( Notched ), KJ/m*, Min 3.8 2267 : 1972 A-6
viii) Flexural modulus, MPa, Min 2 350 5210 : 1969 C
ix) Heat deflection temperature under load
a) at 1.80 MPa, “C, Min 60 6746 : 1972 J
b) at 0.45 MPa, “C, Mln 160
x) Flammabihty :
a) Self extinguishing Self extinguishing 2267 : 1972 A-IO
b) Oxygen index, percent, Min 23 5 I:.!:: ( Part 6/Set 6 ) : -

xi) Dielectric strength, kV/mm, Min 16 4486 : 1967 -

xii\ ~~!um_e ___._._.~.,,
resistivitv. _
ohm-cm. Min
_._~,~~ 10” 3396 : 1979 -
".'I
xiii) Tracking index, V, Min 600 2824 : 1975 -
giv) Relative viscosity at 25°C 2’5-5.5 - C

NOTE - The required values of all properties are for dry as moulded ( DAM ) material having moisture
content not more than 0.2 percent.

5 PACKING AND MARKING b) Colour/shade;

5.1 Packing c) Month and year of manufacture;
d) Batch number; and
The material shall be suitsbly packed in poly-
ethy!enc hags !D. !!I kg tin cant: ine!-s or in e) Net mass;
polyethylene lined paper with multi-wall sacks
or any other suitable method facilitating easy 5.2.1 The cor!tainers/packages may also be
handling and providing protectiou against marked with the Standard Mark.
ingress of moisture.
6 SAMPLING
5.2 Marking
For the purpose of ascertaining the con-
Each container/package shall be clearly marked formity 01’ a consignment of materials to this
with the following info1 matlon: specification, the scale of sampling and criteria
a) Jndication of the source of manufacture; for conformity shall be as given in Annex D.

POST TREATMENT OF MOULDlNGS

A-l ANNEALING ii) The rearrar:gement of the molecular

orientation introduced during the flow
Dimensional changes may also be exhibited by
of the molten matcrlal into the mould and
mouldings when they are subjected to high frozen-in during cooling.
temperatures.
i) The release of strains introduced into the Quenching strains may bc released and
mouldings by different rates of contlac- rearrangement of the molecular orientation may
tion on cooling that is quenching strains. be accelerated by annealing the mouidings at

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 IS 13463 : 1992

temperatures below the softening point of amount of moisture pick-up mzy b: determined
material. The mouldings are immersed in non- srmply by weighing. Conditioning in boiling
oxidising fluids like synthetic microcrystalline water also acts as an annealiog process. If the
waxes for 10 minutes pzr 3’2 mm section thick- raw stock used for prepsratio? of nylon articles
ness at 160°C. The moulding should be cooled by machining has not been conditioned by the
slowly either in the heating fluid or in draught manufacturer beforehand, it should b? treated
free surroundings. at the very latest before it is m:lchined for the
last time.
A-2 CONDJTIONING NYLON
An idea of the times required for conditioning
A-2.1 Conditioning is a process in which as function of the wall thickness and
moisture is added as rapidly as possible to dry conditioning temperature m3y be derived from
articles. As a rule, conditioning is carried out Fig. 1 and 2.
until the moisture content of the article is in
.nn,,ilihri,~,n \~r;th ,,mh;,xnt r.r\nA;t;r\na ..,I-;.-h
I-P There is not much point in over conditioning
VyU","~nU"' 1.1111UIll"lCl,L Ul,,,U,ll\,i,.>,""1IIc.11
LILU
nylon articl-s that is having too high a moisture
characterized by a given temperature and
content. The excess moisture is agrin released
relative humidity.
until the v~u,: corresponding to that of the
environment is attained.
Equilibrium Moisture Content Immersed in
crt 23°C end 50 percent RH Water A-2.3 Moisture Equilization After Conditioning
Nylon G 2’8 to 3’5 percent 9 percent MUX It may be ascertained by weighing that an article
A-2.1.1 The properties of dry nylon articles are condrtioned does actually contain the desired
different to those of moist. The absorption of amount of moisture. But this does not give any
moisture by dr-y articles during use thus often informstion how the moisture is distributed
grves rise to impermissible changes in properties throughout th- cross-section of the articles.
and dimensions, particularly in impact strength. Although all efforts are made to ensure uniform
In addition, a demand imposed on many distribution, it is never reaiiy achieved immedi-
machine psrts is that their dimensions, strength ately after conditioning unless the wall thick-
and rigidity must rcmxin constant within com- ness of the articles is less than about 3 mm. In
paratively narrow limits. This may not be thicker articles just removed from the condition
achieved unless the moisture content is ~10s.: to bath, the moisture content is much higher than
the equilibrium value. desired in the superficial layers, and the core is
almost dry. If articles of this nature arc kept
A-2.2 Conditioning in Hot Water in air after conditioning, part of the water in
the most saturated superficial layers would escape
The article is conditioned by immersing it in a to the air, and part of the excess would pene-
covered insulated water bath that is thermo- trate further into the dry core. Experiments
statically controlled at 83 to 90°C and the have revealed that up to 50 percent of the water

SO”
/ 2o”

I 2 3 L 5 10 20 30 50 100 200 500 1000 (Hrsl

1 2 3L5 10 20 30 (DAYS)

Fto. I CONDITIONING TIME IN WATER FOR DIFFERENT WALL THICKNHSS

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IS 13463: .1992

TIME (Hrs)

Media : Water. Temperature : Ambient/SO”C, Time : Until a weight gain of 2.5 to 3.0 Percent
FIG. 2 CONDITJONING
.n*- -
absorbed by thick articies during conditioning A-3.1.1 Conductivity
may be given off again. For this reason, it is
advisable to keep nylon mouldings packed under The low thermal conductivity of polyamides
moist conditions after conditioning namely in compared to metals reduces the rate of dissipa-
polyethylene bags. There are no objections to tion of the heat generated between the tools and
the reltase of shght amounts of water from the the work-piece and tends to create local over-
saturated superficial layers because it has been heating of the machined part.
demrnstrated in practices that a moisture content Thermal conductivity:
of 2’5 percent is quite adequate in most cases
for nylon-6 mouldings. This figure corresponds Plastics 0’ 1 to 0.6 k cal/M”/K
roughly to equilibrium moisture content at 20°C
Metals 40 to 400 k cal/M2/C
and 40 to 50 percent relative humidity.

A-2.4 The Performance of Conditioned Articles A-3. i .2 Meiting Point

Moisture penetrates very slowly into dry articles The melting point of nylons is very much lower
kept in air. It is released from condltioned than that bf any of -the common structural
mouldings just as slowly If the ambient condi- metals. Thus the heat generated in machining
tions change. As a consequence, thz moisture tc-nds to degrade, soften and even melt the
content of conditioned altlclcs does not closely nylon.
follow fluctuations in atmospheric humidity. In
Polyamide ( Nylon 6 ) - 215°C.
fact, there is a considerable lag. Since the
change in length is small ( Llr V 13 n L ) A-3.1.3 Sfi’hess
fluctuations in ambient conditions may usually
be neglected in practice. For example, the The room temperature stiffness of unfilled
moisture content of a 5 mm nylon-66 article n\Jlnnc
“,.V.L.Z is mllrh
LLI..I.I IPCC thnn
._Y., L.&l.,. tha+
Ian-L nf
“1 at;y =f the
would change by only about & 0 4 percent if it metals commonly machlncd. At the elevated
were exposed to long cycles of severe changes tempcratur, s often gcncratcd by machining, the
in ambient conditions. The associated change: stiffness is even less; full support shall therefore
in length would br lest than f 0’23 percent be given to the work piece and low tool
( = I/3 A V ). As opposed to this, changes in pressure employed when machining components
dimensions caused by thermal expansion are where tight tolerance are to be malntained.
of the order of 0’18 percent for a change in
temperature. Unfilled plastics : Ey 100 - 4 000 MN/ma
Filled plastics : Er: I500 - 15 000 MN/m’
A-3 MACHINING
Steel : I!*200 000 MN/m2
A-3.X All the machining operations used in
ordinary metal working may be applied to the A ? 1I.-e
.7X-.7* A U‘,,,~,,.~l”~‘U,
n:.M”,“.;,.S”I rL---“”
L rrurrgr,, DIie Il_.:^r.._”
io 1Vl”,J,UTC
nylons but the tools and their setting, speeds, Absorption and Thermal Expansion
feeds, ctc, should be adapted to account for the
differences in properties between metals and Nylons start to pick up moisture until they have
plastics. reached equilibrium water content. A dimensional

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 IS 13463 : 1992

expansion accompanies water absorption but - Thin articles sometimes need:

nylon undergo a far greater dimensional change i) Special support
as a result of thermal expansion. For example, ii) Low tool leads
a moulding takes approximately one year to
absorb 3 percent moisture giving an expansion iii) Deformation under load during
of 0’3 percent. The same moulding would machining
experience a similar dimensional change when iv) Elasticity recovery
subjected to a temperature rise of about 30°C.
v) Chip formation, use chip deflector or
Equilibrium Water Absorption select right cutting speeds
Nylon 6 : 2’5 to 3 percent at 23°C and - Blunt tools which rub and generate heat
50 percent RH, 3 to 10 percent Max
immersed in water. A-4 SERVICE TEMPERATURE
As the temperature increases and the modulus
Thermal Expansion
of elasticrty thus decreases, the risk of
Nylon 6 : 9 to 10 X 10-51”c permanent deformation of moulding by stressing
becomes greater. In this case, it is important to
Steel : 1 x 10-51”o
observe the heat distortion temperature, that
A-3.2 During machining take care of : is temperature at which the article is still suffi-
ciently liquid to suffer no permanent deformation
- Sharp tools; under normal Internal stresses or external loads.
- Low rates of feeding; The heat distortion temperatures of nylons is
140 to 170°C. Very slightly stressed loadings
- Good cooling ( use cooling air jet or
cooling fluids ); may withstand even higher temperatures - in
fact temperature of more than 200°C and
- Machining in steps; severely stressed articles may deform at tempe-
- Uniform, low clamping force; ratures as low as 60°C.

[ Table 1, Item (iii) ]

DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION AND WATER SOLUBLE MATTER

B-l FORM OF TEST SPECIMEN filter paper and not more than 5 minutes after
removal from the water, shall be reweighed
B-l.1 The specimen shall be a disc cut with
knife-edged punch from moulded sheet of thick- ( wz ).
ness 1’25 f 0.15 mm. The diameter of the B-3.3 The specimen shall then be dried at
punch at its cutting edge shall be 50’0 f 0’2 mm, atmospheric pressure and room temperature
B-I.2 The surfaces of all specimens shall be free over calcium chloride or other dcslccant and
from dust, oil or other matter that might reweighed ( Wa ) at daily intervals ur;til con-
interfere with the absorption of water. secutive weighings do not dilfer by more th:in
2 mg.
B-2 NUMBER OF TEST SPECIMENS
B-3.4 The water absorption of the specimen shall
Two specimens shall be used. be ( Wz - B’s ) and the writer soluble matter
( W, - W, ). Both shall be expressed in milli-
B-3 PROCEDURE grrm. The water absorption of the material
under test shall bc arithmetic mean of the water
B-3.1 All weighirlgs shall be to the nearest absortion of the test sp‘cimens. The water
milligr~~ms and a weighing bottle shall be used soluble matter of the material under test shall
throughout. be the arithmetic mean of the water soluble
matter of the test specimens.
B-3 2 The specimen shall be dried over calcium
chloride or other desiccant for 24 f 1 h at room
tempcrat ure and ntmosphcric pressure. It shall B-4 REPORT
be weighed ( Wr ) immediately after its remov;ll
It shall then be immersed for The report shall state:
from desiccator.
24 + 1 11in distilled water at 27 & 1°C. Pre- i) The water absorption and the water
cautions shall be taken to prevent specimens soluble matter of the material expressed
from making contact over any substantial area in percentage by mass; arId
with one another or with the container. The
specimen shall be dried with a clean cloth, or ii) The individual test results.

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IS 13463: 1992

ANNEX C
r
1
m_tI7_
1uu1e
1
1,
,A____
rrena
,__1_.\
(XIV)
1
J

DETERMINATION OF THE REL 4TIVE VJSCOSITY OF SOLUTION OF POLYAMIDE

( NYLON 6 ) IN SULPHURIC ACID

C-l GENERAL C-5.2 The flask along with the sample and the
acid is shaken by means of a vibrating machine
The determination of the relative viscosity is a till the sample is completely dissolved ( time
routine test of the production and serves as a taken is about 4-5 hours ).
tool to control the degree of polymerization.
C-5.3 The Ubbelohde Viscometer is carefully
C-2 SUMMARY OF THE METHOD filled with the solution and the viscometer is
placed in the thermostatically controlled w’lt:r
A determined amount of the sample is bath kept at :L tempernture of 25 + 0’05°C.
dissolved in 96 f 0’05 percent sulphuric acid After 20 minutes when the solution in the visco-
and the time within which the solution flows meter has attained the constant bxth temperature
from the upper to the lower mark of an of 25 f 0’05°C suck the solution higher I hnn the
Ubbslohde Viscomcter is measured. The same upper msrk in the viscome!er by means of
procedure is carried out with the solvent and vacuum whereby the pressure-equalizing tube is
then the relative viscosity ( qrel ) is calculated. closed with the finger.

C-3 REAGENTS C-§.4 Allow the solut’on to recede. Note the

time in seconds within which the solution flows
C-3.1 Solphuric Acid, concentrated ( 96 f 0’05 from the upper to the lower mark of the visco-
percdnt ) ( see 1s 266 : 1477 ). meter (X). RcDzat the proc tdure thrice and
note the time of’flow. ThEse three values shall
C-3.2 Methanol - See IS 517 : 1986. not differ by more than 0.3 seconds amongst
C-3.3 Chromic Acid each other. Repeat the procedure in c:lse
deviation of more than 0’3 seconds is obscrv<.d
C-4 APPARATUS among the three v:~~u;s.

C-4.1 Analytical Balance C-5.9 Carry o:lt a blank with sulphuric acid
( 96 f 0’05 percent ) in the viscometcr follow-
C-4.2 Thermostatically controlled water bath ing the s:lrnz procedure and note the time of
( capable of maintxining a constant tempxature flow (I’) in seconds.
of 25 f 0’05°C ).
NOTES
C-4.3 Ubbelohde Viscometer, cLlpillary dia
1’0 mm. 1 Care must be taken that the bottie containing
the acid is closed immediately aft-r use IO avoid
C-4.4 Stop Watch ( accuracy l/l0 second ). absorption of moisture from the air, which may
change the viscosity of the acid.
C-4.5 Erlenmeyer Flask, having standard Bb,
2 Determination of blank shall be carried out
joint with glass stopper ( 100 ml capacity). once in a week and as and when a new container of
acid is used.
C-4.6 Pipettes, 25 ml.
C-4.7 Vibrating Machine C-6 CALCULATIONS

C-5 PROCEDURE Relative viscosity ( vrel ) = .m$

C-5.1 About 0’25 g of the sample is weighed to
where
the nearest 0.1 mg ini0 a iii3 illi ErieriiTieyer
flask as quickly as possible so that the sample
does not absorb moisture from the air. 25 ml
of concentrated sulphuric acid ( 96 rt 0’05 per-
cent ) is added to the flask and the flask is
stoppered.
 IS 13463 : 1992

ANNEX D
( Chae 6 )

SAMPING OF POLYAMIDE ( NYLON 6 ) MOULDIKG MATERIALS

D-l GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF ness of selection, the procedure given in

SAMPLING IS 4905 : 1968 may be followed.

D-l.1 Samples shall not be taken in an expcsed D-3 TEST SAMPLES AND REFEREE
place. SAMPLE
D-l.2 The sempling instrument, which shall D-3.1 Preparation
be madt of glass, stainless steel or azy other
material on which polyamide moulding material To prepare a set of test samples, draw with an
has no action, shall be clean and dry. appropriate sampling instrument from freshly
open,.d containers which have been selected for
D-l.3 Precautions shall bc taken to protect the
sampling, an equal number of scoopf[iils ot
samples, the material bcir?g scmplcd, the sampl- nlaterial frc:m any point at least 75 mm below
ing instrument apd the containcls selected for the surface f nd 75 mm above the bottom of
sampling from adventitious contamination. large contair,ers, and from any poil?t at least
25 mm below the surf:lce and 25 mm above the
D-l.4 To
draw a representative sample, the
bottom of small containers The sample pre-
contents of each ccntaincr selected fcr sampling
pared by mixing the portions from each cont:rlner
shall be mixid as thoroughly as possible by
shall be not less than eight times the quar tity
suitable means.
which is estimatk,d to be required for carrying
D-l.5 The samples shall be placed in suitable, number of reduced samples; Each set of
clean, dry, air-tight sheet metal or glass con- these reduced samples shall constitute the test
tainers on which rhc matcr’al has no action. sample.

D-l.6 Each sample container shall be sealed D-3.2 Three sets of test samples, each not less
air-tight with a stopper after filling and marked than twice the quantity required for the purpose
with full details of sampling, the date of of testing, representative of each sclccted con-
sampling and the month and year of mnnufac- tainer ( .\ee D-3.1 ) shall be transferred imme-
ture of the material. diatc ly to thoroughly dried containers, which
shall be sealed air-tight with an uppropriatc
D-Z SCALE OF SAMPLING stopper. These containers shall be m,!rkec]
with all the particulars of sampling given
D-2.1 Lot under D-1.6. One set of the test samplt>s shall
be sent to the purchaser and one to the supplier.
All the containers in a single consignment of the
material drawn from a single batch of manufac- D-3.3 Referee Samples
turc shall constitute ;: lot. If a consignment is
declared or known to consist of different batches The third set of the test samples, bearing the
of manufacture, the batches shall bt: markJ,d seals of the purchaser and the supplier shal]
separately and the groups of containers in each constitute the referee sample, to be used in case
batch shall constitute sep:irate lots. of dispute between the purchaser and the
supplier. It shall hc kept at a p!ace agreed to
D-2.2 Samples shall bz tested for each lot for
between the purcha5rr and the supplier.
ascertaining the conformity of the material to
the requirements of this specification.
D-4 NUMBER OF TESTS
D-2.3 The number of containers to be selected
D-4.1 Tests for all the requirements silal] be
from a lot shall depend upon the size of the lot
conducted on composite s;lmples.
and shall be in accordimce with Table 2.

Table 2 Number of Containers to be Selected D-5 CRITERIA FOR CONFORMlTY

. _. JlZt!
L”L “Z-- Sampie Size u-2.1 f111 rnc containers seiccted in c0i 2 of
(1) (2) Table 2 shall be subjected to vir;unl examin:ltion.
up 10 25 3 The test on composite sample shall be conduct-
26 IO 50 4 ed only when the material is found to he
51 to 100 5 satisf;,ctory after visual examination.
101 and above 7
D-5.2 The lot shall bc declared as coI:forming
to the requirements of this standard if a]] the
D-2.4 These containers shall be cosen at random test results conducted on compnqite Sarnplc
from the lot and in order to cnsurc the random- Satisfy the requirements given in Table 1,

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 AMENDMENT NO. 1 OCTOBER 2000

IS 13463:1992 POLYAMf;E (NYLON 6) MATERIALS

FOR MOULDING AND EXTRUSION — SPECIFICATION
( Foreword, second para, fourth line ) — Substitute ‘Iactams’ for
‘lactums’.
( Foreword, second para, last line ) — Substitute ‘caproIactam’ for
‘caprolactum’.
( Foreword, third para, first line ) — Insert ‘properties like’ after
‘Nylon possesses’. ---... --...---—-------
-,--. -
(Foreword, tltirdpara, last line) — Delete ‘possesses’. /.
(Foreword, seventhpara, last line) — Substitute ‘80°’ for ‘90°’
(Page 3, clause A-2.2, third line) — Substitute ‘90°C’ for ’80 to 90”C’.
(Page 3, Fig. 1 ) – Substitute ‘60°C’ and ‘20°C’ for ‘60°’ and ‘200’.
( Page 4, Fig. 2 ) — Substitute ‘WATER AT 90°C for ‘BOILING
WATER’.

( Page 4, -clause A-3.1.1, line 7 ) — Substitute the -following for the

existing
‘Plastics 0.1 to 0.6 k cal/M2~C’.

( Page 5, clause A-3.2) – Substitute dash ‘–’ for S1 No. (iii), (iv) and
(v)’.
(Page 5, clause A-4, seventh line) — Substitute ‘stiff/or ‘liquid’.

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