BS EN 12877-3:2000

This standard BS EN 12877-3:2000 Colouring materials in plastics. Determination of colour stability to heat during processing of colouring materials in plastics is classified in these ICS categories:

• 83.040.30 Auxiliary materials and additives for plastics

This part of EN 12877 describes a method for determining the colour stability of colouring materials in plastics under defined conditions by an oven test. The result of the determination is a relative value, not an absolute one. The method is mainly used for testing colouring materials in polyvinyl chloride, and in thermosetting materials.