Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Surveillance sampling procedure
5 Determination of the length and width and the
deviation from the specified length and width
6 Determination of the amount by which the
edges deviate from a straight edge
7 Determination of the rectangularity of slates
8 Determination of the thickness of individual slates
9 Determination of the deviation from flatness
10 Determination of the modulus of rupture, and
characteristic modulus of rupture
11 Water absorption test
12 Freeze-thaw test
13 Determination of the apparent calcium carbonate
and non carbonate carbon content by catalytic
thermal decomposition
14 Sulfur dioxide exposure tests
15 Thermal cycle test
16 Petrographic examination
Annex A (informative) - Petrographic interpretation
Annex B (informative) - Petrographic examination of
origin and identification of slate
Bibliography