1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13394:2001 Packaging Specification for non-metallic tensional strapping The European Standard EN 13394:2001 has the status of a British Standard ICS 55.040 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 13394:2001 This British Standard, having been
2、 prepared under the direction of the Consumer Products and Services Sector Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 June 2001 BSI 06-2001 ISBN 0 580 37100 X National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of
3、EN 13394:2001. It supersedes BS 6975:1988 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PKW/5, Primary and transport packaging, to Subcommittee PKW/5/33, Tensional strapping, taping and accessories, which has the responsibility to: A list of organiz
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7、nd promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 11 and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No.
8、Date CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 13394 April 2001 ICS 55.040 English version Packaging Specification for non-metallic tensional strapping Conditionnement Caractristiques des feuillards de cerclage non mtalliques Verpackung Spezifikation fr nichtmetallische Umreifungs
9、bnder This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 January 2001. 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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographic
10、al references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the 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 translation under the responsibility of a CEN mem
11、ber into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portug
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13、ational Members. Ref. No. EN 13394:2001 EPage 2 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 Contents Page Foreword. 3 1 Scope . 4 2 Normative references . 4 3 Classification of materials . 4 4 General. 5 5 Dimensions and physical properties 5 6 Mechanical and physical testing. 8 Annex A (informative) Preferred colour
14、s . 11Page 3 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 Foreword This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261, Packaging, the Secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by
15、endorsement, at the latest by October 2001, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2001. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria,
16、Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Page 4 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 1 Scope This European Standard specifies dimensions and physical properties for n
17、on-metallic strapping used to secure, to close, to unitize or to strengthen packages applied by hand tools or automatic machines. NOTE For particular applications or specific requirements, other dimensions can be supplied by agreement between customer and supplier. 2 Normative references The followi
18、ng normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this European Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, this publication, do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this European Standard are encour
19、aged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the normative document indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). EN ISO 1421, Rubber or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of tensile strengt
20、h and elongation at break (ISO 1421:1998). EN ISO 2233:1999, Packaging Complete, filled transport packages Conditioning for testing (ISO 2233:1994). 3 Classification of materials 3.1 Thermoplastics strapping Strapping produced by extrusion, generally of rectangular cross-section, in which high tensi
21、le strength has been developed by orientation. 3.1.1 Polyamide strapping Extruded and oriented polyamide (PA) . 3.1.2 Polypropylene strapping Extruded and oriented polypropylene (PP). 3.1.3 Polyester strapping Extruded and oriented polyester (Polyethylene-terephthalate) (PET). 3.2 Textile strapping
22、Strapping produced from continuous longitudinal strands of textile material. 3.2.1 Polyester textile strapping Strapping that consists of continuous longitudinal strands of high tensile polyester fibres bonded together with a suitable adhesive or polymer coating forming a non-woven product, or in co
23、mbination with a weft forming a woven product.Page 5 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 4 General 4.1 Surface finish Polyamide strapping is flat. Polypropylene and polyester strapping may be either flat or embossed. 4.2 Colour Non-metallic strapping may be supplied in various colours for identification. NOTE
24、 See Annex A (informative) for preferred colours. 4.3 Recycling Non-metallic strapping may be recovered, separated and recycled. The calorific energy of thermoplastic non-metallic strapping may be recovered by incineration. 5 Dimensions and physical properties 5.1 Polyamide Dimensions and physical p
25、roperties for polyamide strapping shall be as in Table 1. Table 1 Polyamide Dimensions and physical properties Nominal width mm Minimum width mm Maximum width mm Minimum break strength N Range of Elongation at break % Nominal Thickness Range mm 11 10,95 11,35 1 870, 2 490, 3 110 10 to 20 0,4 to 0,8
26、12,7 12,55 12,95 1 870, 2 490, 3 110, 4 000 10 to 20 0,25 to 0,8Page 6 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 5.2 Polypropylene Dimensions and physical properties for polypropylene strapping shall be as in Table 2. Table 2 Polypropylene Dimensions and physical properties Nominal width mm Minimum width mm Maximum
27、 width mm Minimum break strength N 5 4,6 5,1 350, 450, 550, 700 5,5 5,1 5,6 500, 650, 800 6 5,6 6,1 400, 600, 800 7 6,5 7,1 700, 850 8 7,5 8,1 600, 700, 900, 1 100, 1 300 9 8,5 9,1 700, 850, 1 000, 1 200, 1 400, 1 600, 1 800 10 9,5 10,1 1 000, 1 250, 1 500, 1 800 11 10,5 11,1 1 100, 1 300, 1 600, 2
28、000, 2 200, 2 500, 2 800 12 11,3 12,1 1 100, 1 300, 1 500, 1 600, 1 800, 1 900, 2 200, 2 500, 2 800, 3 000 12,7 12,0 12,8 1 500, 1 750, 2 000, 2 400, 2 700, 2 800, 3 000, 3 300, 3 500, 3 800 15 14,3 15,1 1 700, 2 000, 2 500, 3 000, 3 500, 4 000, 5 000 16 15,3 16,1 1 700, 1 900, 2 200, 2 500, 2 700,
29、3 000, 3 500, 4 000, 5 000 19 18,3 19,1 1 600, 3 500, 4 200, 6 000 For hand tool applications the width tolerance shall be 6 % of the nominal widthPage 7 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 5.3 Polyester Dimensions and physical properties for polyester strapping shall be as in Table 3. Table 3 Polyester Dimen
30、sions and physical properties Nominal width mm Minimum width mm Maximum width mm Minimum break strength N 9,5 9,0 9,6 1 800, 2 000, 2 200, 2 500 10 9,5 10,1 2 300, 3 200 11 10,5 11,1 2 100, 2 500, 2 700, 3 200 12 11,3 12,1 2 100, 2 300, 2 600, 2 900, 3 200, 3 500, 4 500 12,7 12,0 12,8 2 100, 2 600,
31、2 900, 3 300, 3 800 15 14,3 15,1 4 300, 5 600, 6 300, 7 100 16 15,3 16,1 2 900, 3 800, 4 800, 5 300, 5 700, 6 500 19 18,3 19,1 7 000, 9 000, 10 000 5.4 Mechanical properties 5.4.1 Polypropylene Mechanical properties for polypropylene strapping shall be as in Table 4. Table 4 Polypropylene Mechanical
32、 properties Minimum tensile strength MPa Elongation % Type 330 12 to 20 I 300 15 to 25 II 5.5 Polyester Mechanical properties for polyester strapping shall be as in Table 5. Table 5 Polyester Mechanical properties Minimum tensile strength MPa Elongation % Type 510 8 to 15 I 460 12 to 18 II 390 14 to
33、 20 IIIPage 8 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 5.6 Polyamide Mechanical properties for polyamide strapping shall be as in Table 6. Table 6 Polyamide Mechanical properties Minimum tensile strength MPa Elongation % 380 12 6 Mechanical and physical testing 6.1 Conditioning Conditioning shall be as section 4,
34、condition 7 of EN ISO 2233:1999. 6.2 Determination of break strength and elongation at break Mechanical tests shall be conducted according to the strip test method of EN ISO 1421 except that a cut length of material in its original condition, width and thickness shall be used as the test-piece. Furt
35、her conditioning for testing is not necessary. The gauge length for measurement of elongation at break shall be 100 mm. 6.3 Camber 6.3.1 Automatic applications For automatic applications see Figure 1. 6.3.2 For strapping widths up to 6 mm The maximum camber shall be less than 240 mm per 2 000 mm. 6.
36、3.3 For strapping widths from 7 mm to 11 mm The maximum camber shall be less than 150 mm per 2 000 mm. 6.3.4 For strapping widths greater than 12 mm The maximum camber shall be less than 120 mm per 2 000 mm.Page 9 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 Key 1 Camber Figure 1 Camber 6.4 Production Welds Maximum of
37、 two production welds per coil allowed. 6.5 Coil Sizes Standard coil core dimensions are as shown in Table 7.Page 10 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 Table 7 Coil core dimensions Nominal coil inner diameter mm Nominal coil width mm 62 160 70 160 76 140 76 175 102 146 150 156 200 190 280 190 406 76 406 150
38、406 190 610 150Page 11 EN 13394:2001 BSI 06-2001 Annex A (informative) Preferred colours Preferred colours Preferred colours for non-metallic tensional strapping are shown in Table A.1. Table A.1 Preferred colours for non-metallic tensional strapping Abbreviation Material Colour PA Polyamide Blue PP
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