National foreword

This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 2230:2002 and implements it as the UK national standard. It supersedes BS 3574:1989 which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/73, Industrial rubber products, which has the responsibility to:

aid enquirers to understand the text;
present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

Foreword

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.

International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.

Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

International Standard ISO 2230 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 45, Rubber and rubber products, Subcommittee SC 4, Products (other than hoses).

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 2230:1973), which has been technically revised.

Annex A of this International Standard is for information only.

Introduction

Many rubber products and components are stored for long periods before being put into service, and thus it is important they are stored in conditions that minimize unwanted changes in properties. Such changes may result from degradation, in which case they may include excessive hardening, softening, cracking, crazing and other surface effects. Other changes may be caused by deformation, contamination or mechanical damage.

In preparing this revision, the requirements of different users and the multiplicity of rubber types and products have been factors of major consideration. It is recognized that some rubbers are more susceptible than others to deterioration by such factors as heat, light, ozone, oxygen and humidity. Exposure to these factors should therefore be minimized in order to extend storage life, and to do so a system of storage control, proper packaging and periodic inspection becomes necessary.

A system of recording, for the proper maintenance of storage and inspection data, is included to assist in verifying that the provisions of this standard are maintained in association with common elements associated with product specifications and their verification through conducting of statistically significant methods of test. Further guidance can be found, to supplement the information contained in this standard, in ISO 9000, ISO 9001 and ISO 9004.

In this standard, only the causes of generation of deleterious influences such as ozone and radiation are mentioned as being prohibited. Methods for measuring concentrations or intensities of these are not within the scope of this standard.

Recommendations are included in annex A for the inspection and testing of specific products.

1 Scope

This International Standard gives guidelines for the inspection, recording procedures, packaging and storage of products, assemblies and components made from vulcanized or thermoplastic rubber prior to being put into circulation.

It is applicable to both solid and cellular rubber products prepared from dry raw rubber, latex or other sources. It is not intended for use with raw rubber in bale, liquid (solution or emulsion) or particulate form, storage guidance for which is given in ISO 7664.

The recommendations for packaging form an integral part of the controlled storage procedure, as well as providing means of identifying the material and product.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Classification of rubber types according to their relative susceptibility to deterioration

4.1 General

4.2 Blends and composites

5 Packaging

5.1 General

5.2 Packaging materials

5.3 Labelling

6 Storage

6.1 General (see also the Introduction)

6.2 Storage conditions

7 Inspection, testing and recording of data during storage

7.1 Recording

7.2 Inspection

7.3 Storage periods

7.4 Repackaging

Bibliography

BS ISO 2230:2002

Rubber products. Guidelines for storage

Published:

20 May 2002

Withdrawn:

24 Mar 2026