ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18573 Second edition 2012-11-01 Conveyor belts Test atmospheres and conditioning periods Courroies transporteuses - Atmospheres d'essai et durées de conditionnement Reference number IS0 18573:2012(E) IS @ ISO 2012. IS0 18573:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2012 means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the addressbeloworIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+4122 749 01 11 Fax + 4122 74909 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2012 - All rights reserved IS0 18573:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword .iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions 1 4 Preconditioning. ..1 5 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing 12 6 Time interval between production and commencement of testing .2 7 Conditioning. .2 7.1 Temperature and humidity control. :2 7.2 Temperature control only. :3 7.3 Temperatures greater than or less than the standard laboratory test temperature 3 7.4 Position of test pieces during conditioning. .3 8 Testing ..3 Bibliography 4 ..sn.?01.l rightsreserved iii