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BS EN 263:2008

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Sanitary appliances. Crosslinked cast acrylic sheets for baths and shower trays for domestic purposes
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Language(s)

English

Published date

03-31-2008

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Requirements
  3.1 General requirements
  3.2 Thickness
  3.3 Heavy metal content
  3.4 Colour
  3.5 Thermal stability
  3.6 Colour fastness
      3.6.1 Resistance to UV light
      3.6.2 Resistance to hot water
  3.7 Resistance to chemicals and stains
  3.8 Resistance to wet and dry cycling
4 Test methods
  4.1 Determination of tensile strength
  4.2 Determination of thermal stability
  4.3 Determination of colour fastness to hot water
  4.4 Determination of resistance to chemicals and stains
      4.4.1 Reagents
      4.4.2 Apparatus
      4.4.3 Procedure
      4.4.4 Results
  4.5 Determination of resistance to wet and dry cycling
      4.5.1 Test specimens
      4.5.2 Procedure
       4.5.3 Results
  4.6 Verification of crosslinking
  4.7 Determination of water absorption
      4.7.1 Principle
      4.7.2 Apparatus
      4.7.3 Test specimens
      4.7.4 General conditions
      4.7.5 Procedure
      4.7.6 Expression of results

Defines requirements and test methods for cross-linked cast acrylic sheets (called acrylic sheets hereafter) from which baths and shower trays for domestic purposes are manufactured.

This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for cross-linked cast acrylic sheets (called acrylic sheets hereafter) from which baths and shower trays for domestic purposes are manufactured. NOTE For the purposes of this standard, the term \'domestic purposes\' includes use in hotels, accommodation for students, hospitals and similar buildings, except when special medical provisions are required.

Committee
B/503
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 7015(1989) and 98/105800 DC. (07/2002) Supersedes 06/30154487 DC. (04/2008) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2014. (01/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 263:2008 Identical
EN 263:2008 Identical
NS EN 263 : 2ED 2008 Identical
NEN EN 263 : 2008 Identical
NF EN 263 : 2008 Identical
NBN EN 263 : 2008 Identical
SN EN 263 : 2008 Identical
UNI EN 263 : 2008 Identical
UNE-EN 263:2008 Identical
DIN EN 263:2008-06 Identical

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EN 20105-A02 : 1994 TEXTILES - TESTS FOR COLOUR FASTNESS - PART A02: GREYSCALE FOR ASSESSING CHANGE IN COLOUR (ISO 105-A02:1993)
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