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DIN EN ISO 13402:2001
Surgical and dental hand instruments - Determination of resistance against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure (ISO 13402:1995); German version EN ISO 13402:2000
The document describes test methods to determine the resistance of stainless steel surgical and dental hand instruments against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure. The requirements for such tests are defined and stated in the product standard along with the number of cycles for each test procedure.
Deutsches Institut für Normung [din]