1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS EN 655:2011Resilient floor coverings Tiles of agglomerated composition cork with polyvinyl chloride wear layer SpecificationBS EN 655:2011 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThi
2、s British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 655:2011. It supersedes BS EN 655:1997, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to T e c h n i c a l C o m m i t t e e P R I / 6 0 , R e s i l i e n t f l o o r c o v e r i n g s .A list of organizations represented o
3、n this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. BSI 2011 ISBN 978 0 580 71954 7 ICS 97.150 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunit
4、y from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2011.Amendments issued since publicationDate T e x t a f f e c t e dBS EN 655:2011EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 655 April 2011 ICS 97.150 S
5、upersedes EN 655:1996English Version Resilient floor coverings - Tiles of agglomerated composition cork with polyvinyl chloride wear layer - Specification Revtements de sol rsilients - Dalles dagglomr de lige avec couche dusure base de polychlorure de vinyle - Spcifications Elastische Bodenbelge - P
6、latten auf einem Rcken aus Presskork mit einer Polyvinylchlorid-Nutzschicht - Spezifikation This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 March 2011. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the stat
7、us of a national standard without any alteration. 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, Ge
8、rman). A version in any other language made by translation 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, Croat
9、ia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZ
10、ATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2011 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 655:2011: EBS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 2 Contents Page
11、Foreword 31 Scope 42 Normative references 43 Terms and definitions .44 Requirements .54.1 General requirements 54.2 Classification requirements 54.2.1 Wear group classification .54.2.2 Level of use classification 55 Marking .9Annex A (informative) Optional properties 10Annex B (informative) Addition
12、al methods of test 11Bibliography . 12BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 655:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI. This European Standard shall be given the status
13、of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2011. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subjec
14、t of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 655:1996. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this Eur
15、opean Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
16、the United Kingdom. BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the characteristics of agglomerated cork with a wear layer based on polyvinyl chloride and modifications thereof. To encourage the consumer to make an informed choice, the European Standard includes a classi
17、fication system (see EN 685) based on intensity of use, which shows where these floor coverings should give satisfactory service. It also specifies requirements for marking. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated re
18、ferences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 424, Resilient floor coverings Determination of the effect of the simulated movement of a furniture leg EN 425, Resilient and laminate floor covering
19、s Castor chair test EN 427, Resilient floor coverings Determination of the side length, squareness and straightness of tiles EN 428, Resilient floor coverings Determination of overall thickness EN 429, Resilient floor coverings Determination of the thickness of layers EN 430, Resilient floor coverin
20、gs Determination of mass per unit area EN 431, Resilient floor coverings Determination of peel resistance EN 433, Resilient floor coverings Determination of residual indentation after static loading EN 434, Resilient floor coverings Determination of dimensional stability and curling after exposure t
21、o heat EN 436, Resilient floor coverings Determination of density EN 660-2, Resilient floor coverings Determination of wear resistance Part 2: Frick-Taber test EN 684, Resilient floor coverings Determination of seam strength EN 685, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings Classification 3 Te
22、rms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 polyvinylchloride floor covering floor covering with surface layers which are produced using polyvinyl chloride (and modifications thereof) as binder BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 5 3.2 agglomerated
23、 composition cork with polyvinyl chloride wear layer floor coverings whose main component is agglomerated cork and whose wear layer is a homogeneous polyvinyl chloride layer NOTE Decorative materials, e.g. decorative cork or wood veneers, can be incorporated under the wear layer. 4 Requirements 4.1
24、General requirements Floor coverings described in this standard shall conform to the appropriate general requirements specified in Table 1, when tested in accordance with the methods given therein. 4.2 Classification requirements 4.2.1 Wear group classification Polyvinyl chloride floor coverings sha
25、ll be classified in the appropriate wear group specified in Table 2, when tested in accordance with EN 660-2. Floor coverings described in this standard have a transparent wear layer, are a priori group T and need not be tested. 4.2.2 Level of use classification Floor coverings described in this sta
26、ndard shall be classified as suitable for different levels of use in accordance with the performance requirements specified in Table 3, when tested with the methods given therein. Classification shall conform to the scheme specified in EN 685. BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 6 Table 1 General requirem
27、ents Characteristic Requirement Test method Side length of tiles mm squareness and straightness for side length: mm 400 mm 400 mm Deviation 0,13% of nominal length up to 0,5 mm maximum Deviation allowed at any point 0,25 0,35 EN 427 Overall thickness: mm average individual results Nominal value + 0,
28、18 - 0,15 Average value 0,20 EN 428 Thickness of agglomerated composition cork base mm Nominal thickness shall be stated EN 429 Thickness of polyvinylchloride backing (average) mm Nominal value 10% Total mass per unit area g/m (average) Nominal value + 13% - 10% EN 430 Density of wear layer (average
29、) kg/m Nominal value 50 EN 436 Dimensional stability after exposure % to heat 0,40 after reconditioning for 7 days after test EN 434 Curling on exposure to heat mm 6 after reconditioning for 7 days after test Peel resistance N/50mm average individual values 35 25 EN 431 This test is not applicable w
30、hen the decorative layer is wood veneer The separation shall lie within the agglomerated cork line Table 2 Classification requirements for wear groups Characteristic Requirements for wear group Test method T P M F volume loss Fv mm Fv 2,012,0 Fv 4,0 4,0 Fv 7,5 7,5 Fv 15,0 EN 660-2 1If tested for ver
31、ification BS EN 655:2011BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 7 Table 3 Classification requirements for level of use Class Symbol Level of use Overall thickness Nominal value, mm Thickness of wear layer Nominal value, mm Effect of a castor chair Simulated movement of a furniture leg Seam strength when welde
32、d in accordance with manufacturers instructions N/50 mm Residual indentation after static loading, average, mm Wear group T 21 domestic moderate 2,0 0,15 No requirement - No requirement No requirement 22 domestic general 0,20 No damage shall be visible after testing with a type 3 foot 22+ domestic g
33、eneral 23 domestic heavy 2,5 0,25 Average 150 Individual values 120 31 commercial moderate BS EN 655:2011BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 8 32 commercial general 0,35 No disturbance to the surface other than slight change in appearance and no delamination shall occur No damage shall be visible after te
34、sting with a type 2 foot When welded in accordance with manufacturers instructions: no damage shall be visible to the seams, when tested with a type 0 foot 0,20 41 light industrial moderate 33 commercial heavy 3,0 0,50 42 light industrial general 34 commercial very heavy 0,65 Test method EN 428 EN 4
35、29 EN 425 EN 424 EN 684 EN 433 The average value shall be the nominal value + 0,18 mm. No individual value shall vary more than 0,20 mm from the average value. - 0,15 mm The average value shall be the nominal value with a tolerance of + 13 % but no more than 0,1 mm. - 10 % Individual values shall no
36、t vary more than 0,05 mm or 15 % below the average, whichever is the greater. Where this requirement is not met only one individual value, however, the test shall be repeated once more. BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 9 5 Marking Floor coverings covered by this standard and/or their packaging shall be
37、ar the following marking: a) number and date of this European Standard, i.e. EN 655:2011; b) manufacturers or suppliers identification; c) product name; d) colour/pattern and batch number; e) classes/symbols appropriate for the product; f) length, width and thickness; g) area in square metres contai
38、ned in a package. BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 10 Annex A (informative) Optional properties Where the following properties are required for specific applications, the floor covering should be tested in accordance with the appropriate methods: electrical resistance (see EN 1081); electrostatic prope
39、nsity (see EN 1815); effect of stains (see EN 423). BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 11 Annex B (informative) Additional methods of test The following test methods are also available for this type of product but do not form part of the specification: shear force (EN 432); curling on exposure to moistur
40、e (EN 662); volatile loss (EN 664); exudation of plasticizers (EN 665); gelling (EN 666); mass/unit area of a reinforcement or backing (EN 718). BS EN 655:2011EN 655:2011 (E) 12 Bibliography 1 EN 423, Resilient floor coverings Determination of resistance to staining 2 EN 432, Resilient floor coverin
41、gs Determination of shear force 3 EN 662, Resilient floor coverings Determination of curling on exposure to moisture 4 EN 664, Resilient floor coverings Determination of volatile loss 5 EN 665, Resilient floor coverings Determination of exudation of plasticizers 6 EN 666, Resilient floor coverings D
42、etermination of gelling 7 EN 718, Resilient floor coverings Determination of mass per unit area of a reinforcement or a backing of polyvinyl chloride floor coverings 8 EN 1081, Resilient floor coverings Determination of electrical resistance 9 EN 1815, Resilient and textile floor coverings Assessmen
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