D EUTSCHE NORM October 1998

Plastics – Determination of time-temperature

limits after prolonged exposure to heat {
(ISO 2578 : 1993)
English version of DIN EN ISO 2578 EN ISO 2578

ICS 83.080.01 Supersedes DIN ISO 2578,

August 1994 edition.
Descriptors: Plastics, thermal resistance, testing.

Kunststoffe – Bestimmung der Temperatur-Zeit-Grenzen bei lang-

anhaltender Wärmeeinwirkung (ISO 2578 : 1993)

European Standard EN ISO 2578 : 1998 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 2578 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuß Kunststoffe (Plastics
Standards Committee), Technical Committee Verhalten gegen Umgebungseinflüsse.
DIN EN ISO 291 is the standard corresponding to International Standard ISO 291 referred to in clause 2 of
the EN.

Amendments
ISO 2578 having been adopted as a European Standard, the status of the corresponding DIN Standard
(DIN EN ISO 2578) has been changed accordingly.

Previous editions
DIN 53446: 1962-10; DIN ISO 2578: 1994-08.

National Annex NA
Standard referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN EN ISO 291 Plastics – Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291 : 1997)

Continued overleaf.
EN comprises 17 pages.

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August 1998

ICS 83.080.01
Descriptors: Plastics, thermal resistance, testing.

English version

Plastics
Determination of time-temperature limits after prolonged exposure to heat
(ISO 2578 : 1993)

Plastiques – Détermination des limites Kunststoffe – Bestimmung der Tempe-

temps-températures après exposition ratur-Zeit-Grenzen bei langanhalten-
à l’action prolongée de la chaleur der Wärmeeinwirkung
(ISO 2578 : 1993) (ISO 2578 : 1993)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1998-06-12.

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 stand-
ards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat 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, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.

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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 2578 : 1993 Plastics – Determination of time-temperature limits after prolonged exposure to heat,
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 February 1999 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-
ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 2578 : 1993 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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