ISO 293 – Plastics — Compression Moulding of Test Specimens of Thermoplastic Materials
How to specify the laboratory hydraulic hot press, mould, force capacity, temperature control and cooling system for technically defensible specimen preparation. Machine-selection conclusion: For ISO 293:2023, the decisive press requirements are not simply “a hot press”. The system must deliver at least 12 MPa cavity pressure, hold the specified pressure within ±10%, heat the platens…