SURGICAL AND DENTAL HAND INSTRUMENTS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE AGAINST AUTOCLAVING, CORROSION AND THERMAL EXPOSURE

Published date

12-01-2013

Publisher

National foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative reference
3 Autoclave test for corrosion
4 Boiling water test for corrosion
5 Copper sulfate test
6 Thermal test
Annex A (informative) Rationale
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications

This Standard specifies test methods to determine the resistance of stainless steel surgical and dental hand instruments against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure. The requirements for such tests are defined and stated in the standard along with the number of cycles for each test procedure.

DevelopmentNote	Indice de classement: S94-472. (12/2002)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Association Francaise de Normalisation
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
EN ISO 13402:2000	Identical
UNI EN ISO 13402 : 2001	Identical
BS EN ISO 13402:2001	Identical
UNE-EN ISO 13402:2001	Identical
ISO 13402:1995	Identical
DIN EN ISO 13402:2001-02	Identical

NF EN ISO 3630-1 : 2008	DENTISTRY - ROOT-CANAL INSTRUMENTS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
NF EN ISO 3823-2 : 2004 AMD 1 2008	DENTISTRY - ROTARY BUR INSTRUMENTS - PART 2: FINISHING BURS
NF EN ISO 9997 : 2000	DENTAL CARTRIDGE SYRINGUES