BS EN 438-2 : 2016
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The latest, up-to-date edition.
HIGH-PRESSURE DECORATIVE LAMINATES (HPL) - SHEETS BASED ON THERMOSETTING RESINS (USUALLY CALLED LAMINATES) - PART 2: DETERMINATION OF PROPERTIES
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English
01-01-2016
European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Assessment of appearance
5 Determination of thickness
6 Determination of length and width
7 Determination of edge straightness
8 Determination of edge squareness
9 Determination of flatness
10 Resistance to surface wear
11 Resistance to abrasion (flooring grade
laminates)
12 Resistance to immersion in boiling water
13 Substrate protection against water vapour
14 Resistance to water vapour
15 Resistance to wet conditions (Exterior grade
laminates)
16 Resistance to dry heat
17 Dimensional stability at elevated temperature
18 Resistance to wet heat
19 Resistance to climatic shock (exterior grade
laminates)
20 Resistance to impact by small-diameter ball
21 Resistance to impact by large diameter ball
22 Resistance to impact by large diameter ball
(flooring grade laminates)
23 Resistance to cracking under stress (laminates
<= 2 mm thick)
24 Resistance to crazing (Compact laminates)
25 Resistance to scratching
26 Resistance to staining
27 Light fastness (Xenon arc)
28 Resistance to UV light (Exterior grade laminates)
29 Resistance to artificial weathering (Exterior grade
laminates)
30 Determination of the microscratch resistance
31 Formability (Method A)
32 Formability (Method B)
33 Resistance to blistering (Method A)
34 Resistance to blistering (Method B)
Annex A (informative) - Surface finish and colour
influence on surface evaluations
Annex B (informative) - Calibration and maintenance of
abrasion equipment
Annex C (normative) - Measurement of shore A hardness
Provides the methods of test for determination of the properties of high-pressure decorative laminates.
| Committee |
PRI/76
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 3794-2(1986) and 88/45314 DC. (07/2005) Supersedes 02/121747 DC. (08/2005) Supersedes 14/30303794 DC. (03/2016)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
202
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NS EN 438-2 : 1991 | Identical |
| EN 438-2:2016 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 438-2:2016 | Identical |
| NBN EN 438-2 : 2016 | Identical |
| NF EN 438-2 : 2016 | Identical |
| NEN EN 438-2 : 2016 | Identical |
| DIN EN 438-2:2016-06 | Equivalent |
| UNE-EN 438-2:2016 | Identical |
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