D EUTSCHE NORM February 2000

Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and

the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics {
(ISO 1133 : 1997)
English version of DIN EN ISO 1133 EN ISO 1133

ICS 83.080.20 Supersedes

DIN ISO 1133,
February 1993 edition.
Kunststoffe – Bestimmung der Schmelze-Massefließrate (MFR) und
der Schmelze-Volumenfließrate (MVR) von Thermoplasten
(ISO 1133 : 1997)

European Standard EN ISO 1133 : 1999 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 1133 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Kunststoffe (Plastics
Standards Committee), Technical Committee Physikalische, rheologische und analytische Prüfungen.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO Standard DIN Standard(s)
ISO 1622-1 DIN 7741-1 and DIN EN ISO 1622-1
ISO 1872-1 DIN 16776-1 and DIN EN ISO 1872-1
ISO 1873-1 DIN EN ISO 1873-1
ISO 2580-1 DIN 16772-1 and DIN EN ISO 2580-1
ISO 2897-1 DIN 16771-1 and DIN EN ISO 2897-1
ISO 4613-1 DIN 16778-1 and DIN EN ISO 4613-1
ISO 4894-1 DIN 16775-1 and DIN EN ISO 4894-1
ISO 6402-1 DIN 16777-1 and DIN EN ISO 6402-1
ISO 6507-1 DIN EN ISO 6507-1
ISO 7391-1 DIN 7744-1
ISO 8257-1 DIN 7745-1
ISO 8986-1 DIN EN ISO 8986-1
ISO 9988-1 DIN 16781-1
ISO 10366-1 DIN EN ISO 10366-1

Amendments
ISO 1133 having been adopted as a European Standard, the status of the corresponding DIN Standard
(DIN ISO 1133) has been changed accordingly.

Previous editions
DIN 53735: 1970-08, 1977-11, 1983-01, 1988-02; DIN ISO 1133: 1993-02.

Continued overleaf.
EN comprises 15 pages.

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National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN 7741-1 Polystyrene (PS) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN 7744-1 Polycarbonate (PC) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN 7745-1 Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN 16771-1 Styrene/butadiene (SB) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN 16772-1 Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) moulding materials – Classification and designa-
tion
DIN 16775-1 Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN 16776-1 Polyethylene (PE) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN 16777-1 Impact resistant acrylonitrile/styrene (ASA, AES, ACS) moulding materials (except for
butadiene-modified moulding materials) – Classification and designation
DIN 16778-1 Plastics – Ethylene/vinyl acetate (EVAC) moulding and extrusion materials – Designation
and specification
DIN 16781-1 Polyoxymethylene (POM) moulding materials – Classification and designation
DIN EN ISO 1622-1 Polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation system and
basis for specifications (ISO 1622-1 : 1994)
DIN EN ISO 1872-1 Polyethylene (PE) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation system and
basis for specifications (ISO 1872-1 : 1993)
DIN EN ISO 1873-1 Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation system and
basis for specifications (ISO 1873-1 : 1995)
DIN EN ISO 2580-1 Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Des-
ignation system and basis for specifications (ISO 2580-1 : 1997)
DIN EN ISO 2897-1 Impact-resistant polystyrene (PS-I) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designa-
tion system and basis for specifications (ISO 2897-1 : 1997)
DIN EN ISO 4613-1 Ethylene/vinyl acetate (E/VAC) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation
and specification (ISO 4613-1 : 1993)
DIN EN ISO 4894-1 Styrene/acrylonitrile (SAN) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation sys-
tem and basis for specifications (ISO 4894-1 : 1997)
DIN EN ISO 6402-1 Impact-resistant acrylonitrile/styrene (ASA, AES, ACS) moulding and extrusion materi-
als, excluding butadiene-modified materials – Part 1: Designation system and basis for
specifications (ISO 6402-1 : 1997)
DIN EN ISO 6507-1 Metallic materials – Vickers hardness test – Part 1: Test method (ISO 6507-1 : 1997)
DIN EN ISO 8986-1 Polybutene (PB) moulding and extrusion materials – Part 1: Designation system and
basis for specifications (ISO 8986-1 : 1993)
DIN EN ISO 10366-1 Methyl methacrylate/acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (MABS) moulding and extrusion
materials – Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications (ISO 10366-1 : 1993)
 EN ISO 1133

May 1999

ICS 83.080.20

English version

Plastics
Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and
the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics
(ISO 1133 : 1997)

Plastiques – Détermination de l’indice Kunststoffe – Bestimmung der

de fluidité à chaud des thermo- Schmelze-Massefließrate (MFR) und
plastiques, en masse (MFR) et en der Schmelze-Volumenfließrate (MVR)
volume (MVR) (ISO 1133 : 1997) von Thermoplasten (ISO 1133 : 1997)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1999-04-16.

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 1133 : 1997 Plastics – Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate
(MVR) of thermoplastics,
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 November 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 1133 : 1997 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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