• I.S. EN 263:2008

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    SANITARY APPLIANCES - CROSSLINKED CAST ACRYLIC SHEETS FOR BATHS AND SHOWER TRAYS FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2008

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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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

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    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.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    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: GREYSCALE 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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