INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 440- 1
First edition
1994-10-01

Thermoplastics pipes and fittings -

Determination of melt mass-flow rate -
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ISO 4440-1 was prepared by Technical Committee
lSO/TC 138, Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids,
Subcommittee SC 5, Genera/ properties of pipes, ISO fittings and valves of
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This first edition of ISO 4440-1, together with ISO 4440-2:1994, cancels
and replaces ISO 4440:1980, which has been technically revised.

ISO 4440 consists of the following Parts, under the general title Thermo-
plastics pipes and fittings - Determination of melt mass-flow rate:

- Part 1: Test method

- Part 2: Test conditions

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Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Determination of

melt mass-flow rate -

Part 1:
Test method

1 Scope
This part of ISO 4440 specifies a method for determining the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) of polyolefin materials
made into pipes or fittings.
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provisions of this part
of ISO 4440. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Standards are subject to revision, and
Parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 4440 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the
most recent editions of the Standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently
valid International Standards.

ISO 1133:1991, Plastics - Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFß) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVß)
of thermoplastics.

ISO 4440-2: 1994, Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Determination of melt mass-flow rate - Part 2: Test con-
ditions.

3 Principle
The mass of material is determined which Passes through a die of given diameter, under a specified pressure and
at a constant temperature, during a predetermined time.

4 Apparatus

4.1 Extrusion plastometer, complying with ISO 1133.

5 Test samples
The test samples shall comprise of granules in the approximate ferm of 3-mm-sided cubes, produced by cutting
or grinding a piece of the pipe or fitting for which the melt-flow rate is to be measured.
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6 Procedure
Use procedure A given in ISO 1133.

7 Expression of results
The melt-flow rate (MFR), expressed in grams per 10 min, is given by the following equation:

MFR(B, PZ,,& =F

where

8 is the test temperature, in degrees Celsius;

mnOM is the nominal load, in kilograms;

tref is the reference time (10 min), in seconds (600 s);

m is the average mass of the extrudate tut-offs, in grams;

t is the interval between two cuts of an extrudate, in seconds.

Express the results to two significant figures.

8 Test report
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d the Chemical nature and physical form of the material with which the cylinder is charged;

d) details of any conditioning;

e) the diameter of the die, the temperature and the load used to carry out the test;

f ) the melt-flow rate;

9) details of any unsual behaviour of the test specimen, such as decomposition, sticking, distortion of the
extrudate or an unexpected Variation in the melt-flow rate.
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ICS 23.040.20; 23.040.45

Descriptors: pipes (tubes), pipe fittings, plastics products, thermoplastic resins, plastic tubes, tests, determination, melting.

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