BS EN 263:2008
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Sanitary appliances. Crosslinked cast acrylic sheets for baths and shower trays for domestic purposes
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31-03-2008
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Requirements
3.1 General requirements
3.2 Thickness
3.3 Heavy metal content
3.4 Colour
3.5 Thermal stability
3.6 Colour fastness
3.6.1 Resistance to UV light
3.6.2 Resistance to hot water
3.7 Resistance to chemicals and stains
3.8 Resistance to wet and dry cycling
4 Test methods
4.1 Determination of tensile strength
4.2 Determination of thermal stability
4.3 Determination of colour fastness to hot water
4.4 Determination of resistance to chemicals and stains
4.4.1 Reagents
4.4.2 Apparatus
4.4.3 Procedure
4.4.4 Results
4.5 Determination of resistance to wet and dry cycling
4.5.1 Test specimens
4.5.2 Procedure
4.5.3 Results
4.6 Verification of crosslinking
4.7 Determination of water absorption
4.7.1 Principle
4.7.2 Apparatus
4.7.3 Test specimens
4.7.4 General conditions
4.7.5 Procedure
4.7.6 Expression of results
Defines requirements and test methods for cross-linked cast acrylic sheets (called acrylic sheets hereafter) from which baths and shower trays for domestic purposes are manufactured.
| Committee |
B/503
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 7015(1989) and 98/105800 DC. (07/2002) Supersedes 06/30154487 DC. (04/2008) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2014. (01/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for cross-linked cast acrylic sheets (called acrylic sheets hereafter) from which baths and shower trays for domestic purposes are manufactured. NOTE For the purposes of this standard, the term \'domestic purposes\' includes use in hotels, accommodation for students, hospitals and similar buildings, except when special medical provisions are required.
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 263:2008 | Identical |
| EN 263:2008 | Identical |
| NS EN 263 : 2ED 2008 | Identical |
| NEN EN 263 : 2008 | Identical |
| NF EN 263 : 2008 | Identical |
| NBN EN 263 : 2008 | Identical |
| SN EN 263 : 2008 | Identical |
| UNI EN 263 : 2008 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 263:2008 | Identical |
| DIN EN 263:2008-06 | Identical |
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| EN ISO 527-2:2012 | Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2:2012) |
| ISO 527-2:2012 | Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics |
| ISO 306:2013 | Plastics — Thermoplastic materials — Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) |
| ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps |
| EN 20105-A02:1994 | Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour (ISO 105-A02:1993) |
| ISO 105-A02:1993 | Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour |
| EN ISO 306:2013 | Plastics - Thermoplastic materials - Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) (ISO 306:2013) |
| EN ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013) |
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