This Malaysian Standard was prepared by the Working Group on Mechanical Properties
under the PA 3 Project Area on General Method of Tests for Plastics. The Working Group
was formed under the authority of the Plastics Industry Standards Committee.
This Malaysian Standard is identical with ISO 527-1 : 1993 ‘Plastics – Determination of tensile
properties – Part 1 : General principles’, published by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO).
For nomative references specified in clause 2, the following are equivalent malaysian
Standards.
International Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards
ISO 291 : 1977 MS 1346 : 1993
Therefore, for the purpose of this standard, these Malaysian Standards shall be referred to.
Annex A of this part of Malaysian Standard is for information only.
Users should note that all International Standards undergo revision from time to time and that
any reference made herein to any other international Standard implies its latest edition,
unless otherwise stated