Overview
EN ISO 10350-1:2025 - Plastics: Acquisition and presentation of comparable single-point data - Part 1: Moulding materials (ISO 10350-1:2025) specifies standardized test procedures and presentation rules to produce comparable single-point data for moulding plastics. It applies mainly to unreinforced and reinforced thermoplastic and thermosetting materials that can be injection- or compression-moulded or made into sheets. This fourth edition (approved by CEN and superseding the 2017 version) clarifies specimen designations, harmonizes symbols with ISO 527-1 and corrects presentation elements to improve consistency in material data sheets.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and applicability: Focus on moulding materials used in injection and compression moulding or sheet form.
- Specimen preparation and conditioning: Defines requirements for producing representative test specimens (references ISO 20753, ISO 293, ISO 295, ISO 294 series).
- Test requirements: Identifies specific test methods to measure common single-point properties used on data sheets, for example:
- Presentation of results: Specifies how to record and present single-point values so that data from different suppliers and laboratories are directly comparable (format, symbols, specimen type, conditioning).
- Normative references: Comprehensive list of referenced ISO and IEC standards that define the underlying test methods.
Applications and who uses it
- Material suppliers and manufacturers: Produce consistent material data sheets for customers.
- Design and application engineers: Compare candidate plastics for part design using reliable single-point properties.
- Testing laboratories and QA teams: Standardize test methods, specimen preparation, and reporting for quality control and certification.
- Procurement and specification writers: Create unambiguous material specifications for tenders and contracts.
- R&D and product development: Rapid screening of materials during early-stage selection before detailed multipoint or environmental testing.
Related standards
EN ISO 10350-1:2025 is essential for anyone needing standardized, comparable single-point plastics data - improving material selection, specification, and communication across the supply chain.