NBN EN ISO 1518 : 2000

National foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Required supplementary information
4 Apparatus
5 Sampling
6 Test panels
7 Procedure
8 Precision
9 Test report
Annex A (normative) Required supplementary information
Annex B (normative) Procedure found to be convenient
        for manufacture and re-tipping of scratch test
        needles
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
         publications with their relevant European
         publications

This Standard covers the sampling and testing of paints, varnishes and related products. It defines a test method for determining under defined conditions the resistance of a single coating or a multi-coat system of paint, varnish or related product to penetration by scratching with a hemispherically tipped needle.