This part of EN 14598 specifies the methods of preparation of test specimens and the test methods to be used in
determining the properties of Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) and Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC).
Requirements for handling test material and for conditioning both of the test material before moulding and of the
specimens before testing are found here.
Procedures and conditions for the preparation of test specimens and procedures for measuring properties of the
materials from which these specimens are made are given. Properties and test methods which are suitable and
necessary to characterize SMCs and BMCs are listed.
The properties have been selected from the general test methods in EN ISO 10350-2, Plastics - Acquisition and
presentation of comparable single-point data ¿ Part 2 Long-fibre-reinforced plastics. Other test methods in wide
use for or of particular significance to these compression and injection moulding materials are also included in this
part of EN 14598, as are the designatory properties found in Part 1: Designation and basis for specifications.
In order to obtain reproducible and comparable test results, it is necessary to use the methods of preparation and
conditioning, test-specimens with the dimensions and the test procedures specified herein. Values determined will
not necessarily be identical to those obtained using test-specimens of different dimensions or prepared using
different procedures.
In diesem Teil von EN 14598 werden die Verfahren zur Herstellung von Probekörpern und die Prüfverfahren festgelegt, die zur Bestimmung der Eigenschaften von Harzmatten (SMC) und faserverstärkten Pressmassen (BMC) anzuwenden sind. Er enthält Anforderungen an die Handhabung der zu prüfenden Formmassen und die Vorbehandlung der zu prüfenden Formmassen vor der Formgebung und der Probekörper vor der Prüfung.