BS 5416:1990
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Specification for china tableware
Hardcopy , PDF
English
30-04-1990
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Sampling
4 Performance
5 Marking
Appendices
A Method of test for the determination of water
absorption
B Method of test for the determination of translucency
Table
1 Sample size for testing
Properties of tableware which determine its correct description as china or porcelain viz. translucency & resistance to water absorption.
| Committee |
CW/29
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5416(1976) & 89/39907 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
8
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
The British Standard specifies requirements for resistance to water absorption and transluency for china tableware which determine that the description is applied correctly to the product. Compliance is determined by testing a representative sample taken from a consignment.
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