7.6 Conditioning of specimens
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7.6 Conditioning of specimens

 Before test, the specimens should be conditioned to constant moisture content, at a temperature of 23 ± 2°C, and a relative humidity of 50 ± 10%. Constant moisture content is considered to be reached when, following two successive weighing operations, carried out at an interval of 24 hours, the measured masses do not differ by more than 0.1% of the mass of the specimen.

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