WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.308
30 June 1998
(98-2602)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Standards
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  Standards Development Unit, SIRIM Bhd
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Solid materials
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Method of Test for Linear
Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis (13 pages, English)
6. Description of content:  This draft Malaysian Standard specifies a method for determination
of linear thermal expansion of solid materials using thermomechanical analysis techniques.
This test method is applicable to solid materials that exhibit sufficient rigidity over the test
temperature range such that the sensing probe does not produce indentation of the specimen.This test method is applicable to the temperature range from -120°C to 600°C.  The
temperature range may be extended depending upon the instrumentation and calibration
materials used.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Method
of test for linear thermal expansion of solid materials by thermomechanical analysis.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  31 July 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: Standards Development Unit
SIRIM Berhad
1 Persiaran Dato' MenteriP.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA Fax:  603-5506389