June 2003

D EUTSCHE NORM

Plastics Determination of hardness

Part 1: Ball indentation method
(ISO 2039-1 : 2001)
English version of DIN EN ISO 2039-1
ICS 83.080.01

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EN ISO 2039-1
Supersedes
December 1996 edition.

Kunststoffe Bestimmung der Hrte Teil 1: Kugeleindruckversuch

(ISO 2039-1 : 2001)

European Standard EN ISO 2039-1 : 2003 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 2039-1 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Kunststoffe (Plastics
Standards Committee), Technical Committee Mechanische Eigenschaften und Probekrperherstellung.
DIN EN ISO 291 is the standard corresponding to International Standard ISO 291 referred to in clause 2 of
the EN.
Amendments
This standard differs from the December 1996 edition in that it has been editorially revised and the hardness
requirements have been changed.
Previous editions
DIN ISO 2039-1: 1990-09; DIN EN ISO 2039-1: 1996-12.

National Annex NA
Standard referred to
(and not included in Normative reference and Annex ZA)
DIN EN ISO 291

Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291 : 1997)

Continued overleaf.
EN comprises 8 pages.

No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission of

DIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,
has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).

DIN EN ISO 2039-1 : 2003-06

English price group 08 Sales No. 1108
10.03

EN ISO 2039-1
February 2003

ICS 83.080.01

Supersedes EN ISO 2039-1 : 1996.

English version

Plastics Determination of hardness

Part 1: Ball indentation method
(ISO 2039-1 : 2001)
Plastiques Dtermination de la
duret Partie 1: Mthode de pntration la bille (ISO 2039-1 : 2001)

Kunststoffe Bestimmung der

Hrte Teil 1: Kugeleindruckversuch
(ISO 2039-1 : 2001)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2002-12-12.

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 Management Centre 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 Management Centre 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, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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2003. CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means
reserved worldwide for CEN national members.

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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 2039-1 : 2001 Plastics Determination of hardness Part 1: Ball indentation method,
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 August 2003 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, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 2039-1 : 2001 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without
any modification.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).

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