BS ISO 4708:2000

Composition cork. Gasket material. Test methods

Published:

15 Jul 2000

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Withdrawn:

30 Sep 2015

1 Scope

This International Standard specifies test methods to determine the characteristics of agglomerated composition cork intended to be used as gaskets in mechanical industry. The following characteristics are considered:

— thickness,
— apparent density,
— tensile strength,
— compressibility and recovery,
— flexibility,
— resistance to boiling water,
— behaviour in fluids,
— sealing behaviour.

Product Details

Descriptors

Composite materials

Performance testing

Gaskets

Thermal resistance

Bulk modulus

Density

Wood products

Conglomerates

Cork

Tensile strength

Flexibility

Thickness

ICS Codes

23.040.80 Seals for pipe and hose assemblies

79.100 Cork and cork products

Committee

W/-

International relationships

Identical to:

ISO 4708:2000

ISBN

0 580 34909 8

Publisher

BSI