NEN EN 13558 : 2003

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
  4.1 General requirements
  4.2 Thickness
  4.3 Heavy metal contents
  4.4 Colour
  4.5 Thermal stability
  4.6 Colour fastness
       4.6.1 Resistance to UV light
       4.6.2 Resistance to hot water
  4.7 Chemical and stain resistance
  4.8 Resistance to wet and dry cycling
  4.9 Shrinkage
  4.10 Resistance to stress cracking
5 Test methods
  5.1 Determination of tensile strength
  5.2 Determination of thermal stability
  5.3 Determination of colour fastness to hot water
  5.4 Determination of resistance to domestic chemicals
       and stains
       5.4.1 Reagents
       5.4.2 Apparatus
       5.4.3 Procedure
       5.4.4 Results
  5.5 Determination of resistance to wet and dry
       cycling
       5.5.1 Test pieces
       5.5.2 Procedure
       5.5.3 Results
  5.6 Determination of resistance to stress cracking
       5.6.1 General
       5.6.2 Principle
       5.6.3 Test specimens
       5.6.4 Conditioning
       5.6.5 Pieces of cloth
       5.6.6 Test fluid
       5.6.7 Flexural strain
       5.6.8 Test atmosphere
       5.6.9 Procedure
  5.7 Determination of water absorption
       5.7.1 Principle
       5.7.2 Apparatus
       5.7.3 Test specimens
       5.7.4 General conditions
       5.7.5 Procedure
       5.7.6 Expression of results
Bibliography

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