ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9553 First edition 1997-11-01 Solar energy -- Methods of testing preformed rubber seals and sealing compounds used in collectors Energie solaire - Methodes d'essai des joints preformés en caoutchouc et des composes pour I'étancheite utilisés dans les capteurs (DiS distribue en version anglaise seulement) This material is reproduced from Iso documents under International Organization for Standardization (Iso) Copyright License number IHS/ICC/1996. Not for resale. No part of these ISo documents may be reproduced in any form, electronic retrieval system or otherwise, except as alliowed in the copyright law of the country of use, or with the prior written consent of ISO (Case postale 56, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, Fax +41 22 734 10 79), IHS or the Is0 Licensor's members. ISo Reference number ISO 9953:1997(E) No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 9553:1997(E) Contents 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Classification .2 4 Materials ... 5 Dimensions and tolerances 6 Physical requirements 7 Test methods Annex A --- Determination of adhesion of sealing compounds .. @ISO1997 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfitm, without permission in writing from the publisher. InternationalOrganizationforStandardization CasePostale56CH-1211Genéve20·Switzerland Intermet [email protected] X.400 C=ch; a=400net; p=iso; 0=isocs; S=central Printed in Switzerland ii Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardization Not for Resale ISO 9553:1997(E) @ISO Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing international Standards is normally carried out through isO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has liaison with isO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the international Electrotechnicai Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO 9953 was prepared by Technical Committe ISO/TC 180, Solar energy. Annex A forms an integral part of this International Standard. I! n for Standardizatic Not for Resale