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  • BS EN 15534-1 : 2014

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    COMPOSITES MADE FROM CELLULOSE-BASED MATERIALS AND THERMOPLASTICS (USUALLY CALLED WOOD-POLYMER COMPOSITES (WPC) OR NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES (NFC)) - PART 1: TEST METHODS FOR CHARACTERISATION OF COMPOUNDS AND PRODUCTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Test specimens
    5 Conditioning of test specimens
    6 Physical properties
    7 Mechanical properties
    8 Durability
    9 Thermal properties
    10 Other properties
    Annex A (normative) - Determination of the
            modulus of elasticity in bending
            and bending strength of profiles
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines test methods for the determination of properties of composites made from cellulose-based materials and thermoplastics, usually called wood-polymer composites (WPC) or natural fibre composites (NFC).

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    Committee PRI/42
    Development Note Supersedes DD CEN/TS 15534-1 & 12/30266170 DC. (03/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 7724-1:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 1: Principles
    ISO 75-1:2013 Plastics Determination of temperature of deflection under load Part 1: General test method
    EN 321:2001 Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture resistance under cyclic test conditions
    ENV 12038:2002 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Wood-based panels - Method of test for determining the resistance against wood-destroying basidiomycetes
    EN ISO 1183-3 : 1999 PLASTICS - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF NON-CELLULAR PLASTICS - PART 3: GAS PYKNOMETER METHOD
    EN 310:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength
    EN 13245-2:2008/AC:2009 PLASTICS - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) PROFILES FOR BUILDING APPLICATIONS - PART 2: PVC-U PROFILES AND PVC-UE PROFILES FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES
    EN 322:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture content
    EN 84:1997 Wood preservatives - Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing - Leaching procedure
    EN ISO 527-2:2012 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2:2012)
    EN 152:2011 Wood preservatives - Determination of the protective effectiveness of a preservative treatment against blue stain in wood in service - Laboratory method
    EN 317:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water
    EN 13446:2002 Wood-based panels - Determination of withdrawal capacity of fasteners
    ISO 7724-2:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 2: Colour measurement
    ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame Part 2: Single-flame source test
    EN ISO 75-1:2013 Plastics - Determination of temperature of deflection under load - Part 1: General test method (ISO 75-1:2013)
    EN ISO 178:2010/A1:2013 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF FLEXURAL PROPERTIES (ISO 178:2010/AMD 1:2013)
    ISO 11507:2007 Paints and varnishes Exposure of coatings to artificial weathering Exposure to fluorescent UV lamps and water
    ISO 11359-2:1999 Plastics Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) Part 2: Determination of coefficient of linear thermal expansion and glass transition temperature
    EN ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests (ISO 9227:2017)
    EN ISO 179-1:2010 Plastics - Determination of Charpy impact properties - Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test (ISO 179-1:2010)
    ISO 75-2:2013 Plastics — Determination of temperature of deflection under load — Part 2: Plastics and ebonite
    ISO 527-2:2012 Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
    EN 1383:2016 Timber structures - Test methods - Pull through resistance of timber fasteners
    EN 13823:2010+A1:2014 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
    EN ISO 75-2:2013 Plastics - Determination of temperature of deflection under load - Part 2: Plastics and ebonite (ISO 75-2:2013)
    EN ISO 877-2:2010 Plastics - Methods of exposure to solar radiation - Part 2: Direct weathering and exposure behind window glass (ISO 877-2:2009)
    ISO 7724-3:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 3: Calculation of colour differences
    EN 323:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of density
    EN ISO 9239-1:2010 Reaction to fire tests for floorings - Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source (ISO 9239-1:2010)
    EN 13893:2002 Resilient, laminate and textile floor coverings - Measurement of dynamic coefficient of friction on dry floor surfaces
    EN 13451-1:2011+A1:2016 Swimming pool equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
    ISO 472:2013 Plastics Vocabulary
    EN ISO 4628-6:2011 Paints and varnishes - Evaluation of degradation of coatings - Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance - Part 6: Assessment of degree of chalking by tape method (ISO 4628-6:2011)
    ISO 1183-1:2012 Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method
    ISO 1183-3:1999 Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics Part 3: Gas pyknometer method
    ISO 291:2008 Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    EN 16472:2014 Plastics - Method for artificial accelerated photoageing using medium pressure mercury vapour lamps
    ISO 179-1:2010 Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test
    EN ISO 4589-2:2017 Plastics - Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index - Part 2: Ambient-temperature test (ISO 4589-2:2017)
    EN 117:2012 Wood preservatives - Determination of toxic values against Reticulitermes species (European termites) (Laboratory method)
    ISO 877-2:2009 Plastics — Methods of exposure to solar radiation — Part 2: Direct weathering and exposure behind window glass
    EN ISO 291:2008 Plastics - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291:2008)
    ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
    ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
    ISO 4628-6:2011 Paints and varnishes — Evaluation of degradation of coatings — Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance — Part 6: Assessment of degree of chalking by tape method
    EN 20105-A02 : 1994 TEXTILES - TESTS FOR COLOUR FASTNESS - PART A02: GREYSCALE FOR ASSESSING CHANGE IN COLOUR (ISO 105-A02:1993)
    ISO 4589-2:2017 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index — Part 2: Ambient-temperature test
    ISO 105-A02:1993 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour
    EN 1534:2010 Wood flooring - Determination of resistance to indentation - Test method
    ISO 16869:2008 Plastics Assessment of the effectiveness of fungistatic compounds in plastics formulations
    ISO 9239-1:2010 Reaction to fire tests for floorings Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source
    EN 927-6:2006 Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood - Part 6: Exposure of wood coatings to artificial weathering using fluorescent UV lamps and water
    ISO 178:2010 Plastics Determination of flexural properties
    ASTM D 3273 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Resistance to Growth of Mold on the Surface of Interior Coatings in an Environmental Chamber
    EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
    EN ISO 11925-2:2010/AC:2011 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS - IGNITABILITY OF PRODUCTS SUBJECTED TO DIRECT IMPINGEMENT OF FLAME - PART 2: SINGLE-FLAME SOURCE TEST
    EN ISO 472:2013 Plastics - Vocabulary (ISO 472:2013)
    EN ISO 1183-1:2012 Plastics - Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics - Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method (ISO 1183-1:2012)
    CEN/TS 15676:2007 Wood flooring - Slip resistance - Pendulum test
    CEN/TS 15083-2:2005 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of the natural durability of solid wood against wood-destroying fungi, test methods - Part 2: Soft rotting micro-fungi
    ISO 2813:2014 Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20°, 60° and 85°
    EN ISO 2813:2014 Paints and varnishes - Determination of gloss value at 20°, 60° and 85° (ISO 2813:2014)
    EN ISO 11507:2007 Paints and varnishes - Exposure of coatings to artificial weathering - Exposure to fluorescent UV lamps and water (ISO 11507:2007)
    EN 927-3:2012 Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood - Part 3: Natural weathering test
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