EN 16153:2013/FprA1

Light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in roofs, walls and ceilings - Requirements and test methods

This European Standard specifies the requirments for light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in walls, roofs and ceilings.
This Euroean standard applies to light transmitting flat extruded multiwall PC-sheets with or without funtional layers (e.g. coating, co-extruded layer) made from PC-based or other materials.
It also specifies the test methods needed for the evaluation of conformity and marking of the sheets.

Lichtdurchlässige, flache Stegmehrfachplatten aus Polycarbonat (PC) für Innen- und Außenanwendungen an Dächern, Wänden und Decken - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Plaques d’éclairement multiparois et planes en polycarbonate (PC) pour usage intérieur ou extérieur dans les toitures, bardages et plafonds - Exigences et méthodes d’essai

Prosojne ploščate večslojne polikarbonatne (PC) plošče za notranje in zunanje strehe, stene in strope - Zahteve in preskusne metode

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 83.140.10 - Films and sheets
• ICS: 91.060.01 - Elements of buildings in general
• ICS: 91.060.20 - Roofs
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 128 - Roof covering products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 128/SC 9 - Prefabricated accessories for roofing
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 22-Oct-2014
• Due Date: 21-Aug-2015
• Completion Date: 22-Oct-2014
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Mandate: M/121 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on internal and external wall and ceiling finishes
• Mandate: M/122 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on roof coverings, rooflights, roof windows and ancillary products
• Ref Project: SIST EN 16153:2013/kFprA1:2014 - Light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in roofs, walls and ceilings - Requirements and test methods

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 16153:2013+A1:2015 - Light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in roofs, walls and ceilings - Requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 16153:2013 - Light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in roofs, walls and ceilings - Requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 11-Dec-2013

Standards Content (Sample)

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Light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in
roofs, walls and ceilings - Requirements and test methods
Lichtdurchlässige, flache Stegmehrfachplatten aus Polycarbonat (PC) für Innen- und
Außenanwendungen an Dächern, Wänden und Decken - Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Plaques d’éclairement multiparois et planes en polycarbonate (PC) pour usage intérieur
ou extérieur dans les toitures, bardages et plafonds - Exigences et méthodes d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16153:2013/FprA1
ICS:
83.140.10 Filmi in folije Films and sheets
91.060.01 Stavbni elementi na splošno Elements of buildings in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 16153:2013
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
May 2014
ICS 83.140.10; 91.060.01
English Version
Light transmitting flat multiwall polycarbonate (PC) sheets for
internal and external use in roofs, walls and ceilings -
Requirements and test methods
Plaques d'éclairement multiparois et planes en Lichtdurchlässige, flache Stegmehrfachplatten aus
polycarbonate (PC) pour usage intérieur ou extérieur dans Polycarbonat (PC) für Innen- und Außenanwendungen an
les toitures, bardages et plafonds - Exigences et méthodes Dächern, Wänden und Decken - Anforderungen und
d'essai Prüfverfahren
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 128.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 16153:2013. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). 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, Croatia, Cyprus, 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 United
Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Contents
Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Modification to Table 1 .5
2 Modification to 4.3 .5
3 Modification to5.2.1.2 .5
4 Modification to 5.6.4.2.1 .5
5 Modification to 5.6.4.2.2 .6
6 Modification to 5.6.6 .7
7 Modification to Clause 6 .7
8 Modification to Clause 7 . 13
9 Modification to Annex ZA . 13

Foreword
This document (EN 16153:2013/FprA1:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 128 “Roof
covering products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding”, the secretariat of which is held by
NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
Note: Due to fact that the Framework Partnership Agreement between the Commission and CEN &
CENELEC is not signed yet, there are currently no New Approach Consultants in place for 2014.
Therefore the provisions of CEN-CENELEC Guide 15 cannot be met.
This shall not prevent the processing of draft standards nor the offering of harmonized standards to the
Commission. In particular, draft standards can be sent to vote without Consultant assessment.
This note will be removed from the Foreword of the finalized publication.

Introduction
This amendment to EN 16153:2013 takes into account documents TF N 530 Rev2 and TF N 548 Rev1 for the
implementation of the Regulation (EU) No.305/2011.
It includes also corrections of errors identified in EN 16153:2013 after the formal vote and not taken into
account by CCMC for the publication.
1 Modification to Table 1
In the row "Sound reduction index" replace "R" with "R (C;C )" in the first column.
w tr
In the row “Deflection at mid span” replace "S " with "s " in the first column.
x x
2 Modification to 4.3
In the second paragraph, replace "and the reflexion and transmission characteristics" with "and the reflection
and transmission characteristics".

Replace the eighth paragraph with the following:
"For a declared value of the light transmittance equal to 60 %, the actual light transmittance of a sheet may be
included between 55 % and 65 %."

3 Modification to5.2.1.2
Replace Formula (5) with the following:
"
 
τ ²
pe
 
ρ =ρ 1+
e pe
 
1−ρ ²
pe
 
"
Replace Formula (11) with the following:
"
τ
pe
α =α
e2 pe
1−ρ
pe
"
4 Modification to 5.6.4.2.1
Replace Figure 11 with the following:
"
a) General arrangement
b) Detail of the supports c) Detail of the load points
Key
1 test specimen
2 loading point
3 support
F applied force
h overall sheet thickness
L span
L cross-head span
c
o sheet overhang
s
R radius of supports
w cell size
c
Figure 11 — Four-point bending test rig"

5 Modification to 5.6.4.2.2
Replace the ninth paragraph with the following:
"A typical curve of the applied force, F, versus the deflection, s, is shown in Figure 12. The maximum applied
force, F , is corresponding to the buckling failure of the multiwall PC sheet."
b
Replace Figure 12 with the following:
"
Key
F applied force
F maximum applied force
b
s deflection
Figure 12 — Typical curve of applied force versus deflection"

6 Modification to 5.6.6
Replace the existing text in item j) with the following:
"j) the mass per unit area (with an accuracy of 1 g/m ) of the test specimens."

7 Modification to Clause 6
Replace Clause 6 with the following:
"
6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance – AVCP
6.1 General
The compliance of light transmitting flat multiwall PC sheets with the requirements of this document and with
the stated values (including classes) shall be demonstrated by:
 product type determination,
 factory production control by the manufacturer, including product assessment.
For the purposes of testing, the manufacturer's products may be grouped into families, where it is considered
that the results for one or more characteristics from any one product within the family are representative for
that same characteristics for all products within that same family (a product may be in different families for
different characteristics).
6.2 Product type determination
Product type determination (PTD) shall be performed to show conformity with this document. Tests previously
performed in accordance with the provisions of this document (same product, same characteristic(s), test
method, sampling procedure, system of attestation of conformity, etc.) may be taken into account.
The characteristics subjected to PTD are listed in Table 8.
Whenever a change occurs in the product design, the raw material or supplier of the components, or the
production process (subject to the definition of a family), which would change significantly one or more of the
characteristics, the type tests shall be repeated for the appropriate characteristic(s).
All products tested shall be representative of the manufacturer's normal production.
Where raw materials are used whose characteristics have already been determined, by the raw material
manufacturer, on the basis of conformity with this or other product standards, these characteristics need not
be reassessed provided that the raw materials' performance or method of assessment remain the same, that
the characteristics of the raw material are suitable for the intended end use of the finished product, and insofar
as the manufacturing process does not have a detrimental affect on the determined characteristics.
Table 8 — Product type determination of flat multiwall PC sheets
Characteristic Requirement clause Assessment method
Visual appearance 4.1 –
a
Dimensional tolerances and mass per unit area 4.2 5.1
a
Light transmittance 4.3 EN 14500
a
4.4 5.2
Total solar energy transmittance
a
Small hard body impact resistance 4.5.1 5.5
a
Large soft body impact resistance 4.5.2 See 4.5.2
Durability
a
variation of yellowness index after ageing 4.6.3 5.4
a
variation of light transmittance after ageing 4.6.3 5.2
a
Deformation behaviour 4.7 5.6
a
Airborne sound insulation 4.8 EN ISO 10140-1,
EN ISO 10140-2,
EN ISO 10140-4,
EN ISO 10140-5,
and EN ISO 717-1
a
4.9 EN ISO 10077-2 and
Thermal transmittance
EN 673 or EN 674
a
Water vapour permeability 4.10 EN ISO 12572
a
Water/air tightness 4.11 –
a
4.12 ISO 11359-2
Linear thermal expansion
a
Reaction to fire 4.13 5.8
a
External fire performance 4.14 EN 13501-5
a
Resistance to fire 4.15 EN 13501-2
b
Presence of functional layers 4.17 –
c
4.19 See 4.19
Resistance to fixings
a
Only where required.
b
If relevant.
c
Appropriate method(s) of fixing to be declared at PTD according to the design of assembly.

When a sheet requires a new PTD as a result of an enforced raw material change by the supplier, and that
change affects the raw material composition or grade, the sheet manufacturer may, at his own risk, benefit
from a presumption of conformity to the existing PTD for defined characteristic(s). These shall be durability –
variation of yellowness index and light transmission, because these are the subject of long term testing
procedures. The presumption of conformity shall be subject to the following:
a) the raw material supplier's written confirmation that the new composition or grade is no less
durable than the previous grade or composition (only if this information is available),
or
if the new material is considered less durable, the manufacturer shall estimate the new durability
based upon relevant information from the material supplier (only if this information is available),
b) the new PTD is commenced at the earliest practical time,
c) if the new PTD indicates a reduced performance than that declared by the manufacturer, the
manufacturer shall have suitable traceability procedures and advise the purchaser accordingly,
d) the presumption of conformity shall cease when the period of time has elapsed that would permit
the test to provide comparable results with the PTD.
6.3 Factory production control (FPC)
6.3.1 General
The manufacturer shall establish, document and maintain an FPC system to ensure that the products placed
on the market conform to the stated performance characteristics. The FPC system shall consist of procedures,
regular inspections and tests and/or assessments and the use of the results to control raw and other incoming
materials or components, equipment, the production process and the product.
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be documented in a
system
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