DIN EN 15468-2016 Laminate floor coverings - Elements with directly applied printing and resin surface layer - Specifications requirements and test methods German version EN 15468 .pdf

1、August 2016 English price group 12No part of this translation may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).ICS 97.150!%Yle“2547366www.din.deDIN

2、EN 15468Laminate floor coverings Elements with directly applied printing and resin surface layer Specifications, requirements and test methods;English version EN 15468:2016,English translation of DIN EN 15468:2016-08Laminatbden Direktbedruckte Elemente mit Kunstharz-Deckschicht Spezifikationen, Anfo

3、rderungen und Prfverfahren;Englische Fassung EN 15468:2016,Englische bersetzung von DIN EN 15468:2016-08Revtements de sol stratifis lments comportant une couche dimpression applique directement et une couche de surface base de rsine Spcifications, exigences et mthodes dessai;Version anglaise EN 1546

4、8:2016,Traduction anglaise de DIN EN 15468:2016-08SupersedesDIN EN 15468:2008-01www.beuth.deDocument comprises 22 pagesDTranslation by DIN-Sprachendienst.In case of doubt, the German-language original shall be considered authoritative.07.16DIN EN 15468:2016-08 2 A comma is used as the decimal marker

5、. National foreword This document (EN 15468:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings” (Secretariat: NBN, Belgium). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was DIN-Normenausschuss Holzwirtschaft und Mbel (DIN Standards

6、Committee Timber and Furniture), Working Committee NA 042-04-30 AA Laminatbden. Amendments This standard differs from DIN EN 15468:2008-01 as follows: a) a general definition for laminate floor coverings has been included; b) test methods for abrasion resistance based on falling sand method and requ

7、irements based on this test method have been added; c) a defined underlay for the impact resistance test with the large diameter ball has been added; d) Table 1 (classification requirements) has been changed in accordance with EN 13329:2016, Table 2 (classification requirements); e) technical charac

8、teristic micro-scratch resistance has been added. Previous editions DIN EN 15468: 2008-01 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 15468 March 2016 ICS 97.150 Supersedes EN 15468:2007English Version Laminate floor coverings - Elements with directly applied printing and resin surface laye

9、r - Specifications, requirements and test methods Revtements de sol stratifis - lments comportant une couche dimpression applique directement et une couche de surface base de rsine - Spcifications, exigences et mthodes dessai Laminatbden - Direktbedruckte Elemente mit Kunstharz-Deckschicht - Spezifi

10、kationen, Anforderungen und Prfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 November 2015. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration

11、. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by t

12、ranslation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fi

13、nland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey andUnited Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZAT

14、ION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2016 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 15468:2016 EEN 15468:2016 (E) 2 Contents Page E

15、uropean foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Terms and definitions . 5 4 Requirements . 6 4.1 General requirements . 6 4.2 Classification requirements 6 4.3 Additional technical characteristics 7 5 Marking and packaging . 8 5.1 Marking . 8 5.2 Packaging . 9 6 Test report . 9 Annex A (no

16、rmative) Determination of abrasion resistance 10 A.1 General . 10 A.2 Sampling 10 A.3 Conditioning . 11 A.4 Apparatus 11 A.5 Procedure 16 A.5.1 General . 16 A.5.2 Maintenance of the abrading wheels 17 A.5.3 Operation of the abrader . 17 A.5.4 Calibration 17 A.5.5 Abrasion of test specimen . 18 A.6 E

17、xpression of results . 19 A.7 Test report 19 Bibliography . 20 DIN EN 15468:2016-08 EN 15468:2016 (E) 3 European foreword This document (EN 15468:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN. This

18、 European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2016. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some o

19、f the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 15468:2007. Compared to EN 15468:2007, the following changes have been made: a) general definition for laminate floor cove

20、rings included; b) test method for abrasion resistance based on falling sand method and requirements based on this test method added; c) defined underlay for impact resistance test with the large diameter ball added; d) Table 1 (classification requirements) changed in accordance with EN 13329:2016,

21、Table 2 (classification requirements); e) technical characteristic micro-scratch resistance added. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cy

22、prus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the Unit

23、ed Kingdom. DIN EN 15468:2016-08 EN 15468:2016 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies characteristics, states requirements and gives test methods for laminate floor coverings (as defined in 3.1). It includes a classification system, based on EN ISO 10874, providing practical requirements for

24、 areas of use and levels of use, to indicate where laminate floor coverings will give satisfactory service and to encourage the consumer to make an informed choice. It also specifies requirements for marking and packaging. Laminate floor coverings are considered for domestic and commercial levels of

25、 use, e.g. in domestic kitchens. This standard does not specify requirements relating to areas that are subject to frequent wetting, such as bathrooms, laundry rooms or saunas. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are in

26、dispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 322, Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture content EN 424, Resilient floor coverings - Determina

27、tion of the effect of simulated movement of a furniture leg EN 425:2002, Resilient and laminate floor coverings - Castor chair test EN 438 (all parts), High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) Sheets based on thermosetting resins (usually called Laminates) EN 13329:2016, Laminate floor coverings Ele

28、ments with a surface layer based on aminoplastic thermosetting resins Specifications, requirements and test methods EN 16094, Laminate floor coverings - Test method for the determination of micro-scratch resistance CEN/TS 16354, Laminate floor coverings - Underlays - Specification, requirements and

29、test methods EN ISO 10874, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings - Classification (ISO 10874) EN ISO 868:2003, Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) (ISO 868:2003) ISO 24334, Laminate floor coverings Determination of locking s

30、trength for mechanically assembled panels ISO 24336, Laminate floor coverings Determination of thickness swelling after partial immersion in water ASTM D785, Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials FEPA standard 42-D, Grains of fused aluminium oxide

31、, silicon carbide and other abrasive materials for bonded abrasives and for general industrial applications FEPA standard 44-D, Grains of fused aluminium oxide, silicon carbide and other abrasive materials. Determination of bulk density DIN EN 15468:2016-08 EN 15468:2016 (E) 5 3 Terms and definition

32、s For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. NOTE This European Standard specifies characteristics, requirements and test methods for laminate floor coverings with directly applied printing and resin surface layer as defined in 3.1 and 3.2. 3.1 laminate floor cover

33、ing rigid floor covering, typically in a plank or tile format, with a multiple layer structure: e.g. backer, substrate and dcor Note 1 to entry: The planks/tiles have worked edges that allow the product to be joined together to form a larger integral unit. The product may vary in surface texture and

34、 gloss level. Note 2 to entry: Laminate flooring does not include products having a resilient, stone, textile, wood, leather or metal top surfacing material(s). 3.2 resin based surface layer upper decorative layer intended to be the visible side when the floor is installed, consisting of resins (usu

35、ally acrylate, methacrylate or similar) which are cured using UV radiation or other curing methods Note 1 to entry: It can exhibit impregnated and coated materials (generally dcor paper), or at least one paint or varnish layer applied direct on the board using indirect printing, direct printing or d

36、igital printing. The combination of the multi-layered surface produced with this technique is called Printed Dcor Laminate (PDL). 3.3 substrate core material of the laminate floor covering Note 1 to entry: It is generally a particleboard, as defined in EN 309, or a Dry process fibreboard (MDF) as de

37、fined in EN 316 or a so called High Density Fibreboard (HDF) which is a MDF-board with a density 800 kg/m3. 3.4 backer layer opposite to the surface layer used to balance and stabilize the product Note 1 to entry: The backer is generally made of impregnated papers 3.5 underlay layer placed between t

38、he laminate floor covering and the subfloor to impart specific properties Note 1 to entry: Some laminate floor covering products have the underlay pre-attached directly to the backer. 3.6 laminate floor covering element piece of the floor covering with profiled edges to facilitate assembly at instal

39、lation Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1. DIN EN 15468:2016-08 EN 15468:2016 (E) 6 Key 1 surface layer 2 substrate 3 backer 4 underlay (optional) Figure 1 Laminate floor-covering element 4 Requirements 4.1 General requirements Laminate floor coverings according to this standard shall conform to the gene

40、ral requirements given in EN 13329:2016 when tested by the methods given therein. For special applications, such as decorative pattern effects, tighter tolerances might be required. The tolerances of the tongue and groove shall be such that when, for testing, the elements are assembled without glue,

41、 the maximum permissible opening and height difference values are not exceeded. To determine the capability of laminate floor coverings to withstand ambient humidity variations, a laboratory test in controlled conditions shall be made. 4.2 Classification requirements Laminate floor coverings using t

42、he PDL technologies, according to this standard, shall be classified as suitable for different levels of use according to the classification requirements specified in Table 1, when tested by the methods given therein. Classification shall conform to the scheme specified in EN ISO 10874. For the big

43、ball impact test a standard EPS foam of (1,8 0,2) mm thickness, with a CS value of (60 10) kPa and with PC-value of (0,9 0,1) mm shall be used. The three parameters of the foam shall be determined according to CEN/TS 16354.1)1) The product “Selitflex 1,6 mm” made by Selit Dmmtechnik GmbH is an examp

44、le of a suitable product available commercially. This information is given for the convenience of users of this European Standard and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN of this product. Equivalent products may be used if they can be shown to lead to the same results. DIN EN 15468:2016-08 EN 1

45、5468:2016 (E) 7 Table 1 Classification requirements and levels of use for floor coverings using PDL technologies Class: Levels of use Test method Domestic Commercial Moderate General Heavy Moderate General Heavy 21 22 23 31 32 33 Abrasion resistance AC1 AC2 AC3 AC4 AC5 EN 13329:2016, Annex E Alterna

46、tive: Abrasion resistance AC1 AC2 AC3 AC 4 AC 5 Annex A Impact resistance Small ball 8 N 12 N 15 N EN 13329:2016, Annex H Big ball 500 mm 750 mm 1 000 mm Resistance to staining 4, (groups 1 and 2) 3, (group 3) 5, (groups 1 and 2) 4, (group 3) EN 4382 Effect of a furniture leg _ No damage shall be vi

47、sible, when tested with foot type 0 EN 424 Effect of a castor chair _ 25 000 cycles, No damageaEN 425:2002 b Thickness swelling 20 % 18 % 15 % ISO 24336 Locking Strength - fl0,2 1 kN/m (length) fs0,2 2 kN/m (width) ISO 24334 Surface soundness 1,0 N/mm2 1,25 N/mm2EN 13329:2016, Annex D aNo visible da

48、mage on the surface of the assembled test area caused by detachment of layers, opening of joints, or crazing. Ignore any flattening or change in appearance, e.g. change in gloss. bUsing soft castor wheels W PU (95 5) Shore A. 4.3 Additional technical characteristics When any of the characteristics g

49、iven in Table 2 are requested for specific applications, the laminate floor coverings shall be tested by the methods given therein. The properties stated in Table 3 are considered important for some specific products or applications. DIN EN 15468:2016-08 EN 15468:2016 (E) 8 Table 2 Additional technical characteristics Characteristic Comment Test method Humidity at dispatch from the manufacturer The elements shall have a moisture content of 4 % to 10 %. Any single batch shall be homogeneou