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Related standards

Test standards that our instruments are commonly used to perform (by instrument and standards body).

A simple guide to: Air permeability testing
ASTM
ASTM D737
EN ISO
EN ISO 9237
ISO
ISO 9073-15:2008
BSI
BS 3424-16:1995 - part 16
NWSP
NWSP 70.1
AirPro
ASTM
ASTM D737
EN ISO
EN ISO 9237
ISO
ISO 9073-15:2008
JIS
JIS L 1096:2010 - part 8.26
BSI
BS 3424-16:1995 - part 16
BS 5636
NWSP
NWSP 70.1

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