NS EN 15434 : 2006 + A1 2010

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Sealant
  4.1 General
  4.2 The compulsory part of the product description
5 Requirements
  5.1 General
      5.1.1 Identification - performances
      5.1.2 Application
  5.2 Identification tests
      5.2.1 General
      5.2.2 Thermogravimetric analysis
      5.2.3 Specific gravity
      5.2.4 Shore A hardness
      5.2.5 Change in volume or shrinkage
      5.2.6 Infrared spectrometer analysis
  5.3 Intrinsic properties
      5.3.1 General
      5.3.2 Standard substrates and test pieces
      5.3.3 Tensile
      5.3.4 Shear at 23 degrees C
      5.3.5 Elastic recovery
      5.3.6 Tear strength
      5.3.7 Mechanical cyclic load
      5.3.8 Displacement under permanent shear load (creep
            test)
      5.3.9 Elastic modulus of the sealant
  5.4 Environmental influences
      5.4.1 General
      5.4.2 Determination of cohesion/adhesion properties
            after exposure to artificial light through glass
            and to water
      5.4.3 Salt spray
      5.4.4 SO[2] atmosphere
      5.4.5 Fagade cleaning products
      5.4.6 High temperature
  5.5 Water vapour transmission and gas transmission
  5.6 Reaction to fire
  5.7 Dangerous substances
  5.8 Thin layer outer seal of insulating glass unit
      category differentiation
6 Sealing and bonding
7 Compatibility with adjacent material
8 Evaluation of conformity
  8.1 General or scope
  8.2 Requirements
      8.2.1 Product description
      8.2.2 Conformity with the definition of sealant
      8.2.3 Determination of the characteristic's
            performances
      8.2.4 Durability
      8.2.5 Dangerous substances
  8.3 Evaluation of conformity
      8.3.1 General
      8.3.2 Initial type testing of the product
      8.3.3 General
  8.4 Factory production control and inspection of samples in
      accordance with a prescribed test plan
      8.4.1 General
      8.4.2 Initial inspection of factory and of factory
            production control
      8.4.3 Continuous surveillance and assessment of the
            factory production control
9 Marking and/or labelling
  9.1 General
  9.2 Labelling
  9.3 Product marking
  9.4 Product characteristics
  9.5 "Characteristics/performance identification paper"
Annex A (normative) Evaluation of tests results
  A.1 Evaluation of the characteristic values R[u,5]
  A.2 Evaluation of the rigidity modulus at the origin
  A.3 Secant modulus, tangent modulus and shear modulus
  A.4 Stiffness
Annex B (normative) Shear at 23 degrees C: Test method
Annex C (normative) Factory production control
  C.1 Factory Production Control requirements
      C.1.1 General
      C.1.2 Organisation
      C.1.3 Control system
  C.2 Marking
  C.3 Inspection and testing tables of Sealants production
      C.3.1 Information on Tables C.1
      C.3.2 Use of proxy testing
Annex D (normative) Thin layer outer seal of insulating glass
                    category differentiation
  D.1 General
  D.2 Test specimens and test samples
      D.2.1 Test specimen description
      D.2.2 Number of test specimen
      D.2.3 Conditioning
  D.3 Dynamic shear testing
  D.4 Record
  D.5 Specifications and category differentiation
Annex E (normative) Formation of bubbles
  E.1 Purpose of the test
  E.2 Test specimen description and conditioning
  E.3 Record and evaluation
Annex F (informative) Sealing, structural bonding and
                      UV resistance schematic illustrations
Annex G (normative) Initial testing of bonding of sealant
                    to non-glass substrates
  G.1 Bonding to coated surfaces of coated glass
  G.2 Metals
  G.3 Test specimens
  G.4 Description of the material
  G.5 Mechanical strength and adhesion: initial testing
  G.6 Test report
  G.7 Initial testing of specific projects
Annex V (informative) Provisions for voluntary involvement
                      of third party(ies)
  V.1 General
  V.2 Voluntary tasks for third parties
  V.3 Marking and labelling
Bibliography

Covers the evaluation of conformity and the factory production control of sealant for the intrinsic capabilities when intended to apply for manufacturing of insulating glass units where ultra-violet resistance and/or mechanical resistance (structural use) of the insulating glass edge seal is required.