CEN/TS 14541:2007
(Main)Plastics pipes and fittings for non-pressure applications - Utilisation of non-virgin PVC-U, PP and PE materials
Plastics pipes and fittings for non-pressure applications - Utilisation of non-virgin PVC-U, PP and PE materials
This document specifies definitions and recommended specifications and test methods for the utilisation of PVC U, PP and PE non-virgin materials in components for non-pressure piping systems.
This document specifies the use of material with agreed specifications in the event that large quantities are to be used.
This document gives information concerning the relationship between relevant characteristics and their influence on processing/performance on pipes and/or fittings.
NOTE 1 For the purpose of this specification, the term pipes refers to extruded pipes and any parts of a fabricated fitting which is made from an extruded pipe. The term fitting means injection moulded fittings and injection moulded parts of a fabricated fitting.
NOTE 2 The product standard should specify the requirements and permitted deviations of the characteristics specified in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3, as well as permitted dosage levels.
NOTE 3 The WG responsible for the product standard should consider those recommendations and only permit dosage levels which comply with the safety requirements of the product standard. Further, the WG should consider whether extra or more frequent product testing is relevant when using such material in the production of pipes and fittings in accordance with the relevant product standard.
NOTE 4 For the recycling process, for the testing and the use of the material National and/or European regulations may apply.
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und Formstücke für drucklose Anwendungen - Verwendung von Umlauf-, Rücklaufmaterial und Rezyklat aus PVC-U-, PP- und PE-Materialien
Dieses Dokument legt Begriffe, empfohlene Spezifikationen und Prüfverfahren für die Verwendung von Rücklaufmaterial und Recyclat aus PVC-U-, PP- und PE-Materialien für Rohrleitungsteile von drucklosen Rohrleitungssystemen fest.
Dieses Dokument legt den Gebrauch von Materialien mit vereinbarter Spezifikation fest, falls große Mengen verwendet werden müssen.
Dieses Dokument enthält Angaben zu dem Verhältnis zwischen den jeweiligen Eigenschaften und deren Einfluss auf Verarbeitung/Funktionsfähigkeit von Rohrleitungen und/oder Formstücken.
ANMERKUNG 1 Für die Anwendung dieser Spezifikation bezieht sich der Begriff Rohrleitungen auf extrudierte Rohrleitungen und alle Teile eines aus einem extrudierten Rohr gefertigten Formstückes. Der Begriff Formstück bezieht sich auf im Spritzgussverfahren hergestellte Formstücke und ebenso gefertigte Teile eines Formstückes.
ANMERKUNG 2 Die für die Produktnorm verantwortliche Arbeitsgruppe sollte die Anforderungen und zulässigen Abweichungen von den in den Tabellen 1, 2 und 3 beschriebenen Eigenschaften sowie zulässige Einsatzmengen festlegen.
ANMERKUNG 3 Die für die Produktnorm verantwortliche Arbeitsgruppe sollte diese Empfehlungen ernsthaft berücksichtigen und nur Einsatzmengen zulassen, die eine sichere Übereinstimmung mit den Anforderungen der Produktnorm ergeben. Des Weiteren sollte die Arbeitsgruppe ernsthaft abwägen, ob zusätzliche oder häufiger stattfindende Prüfungen wichtig sind, wenn derartiges
Tubes et raccords en plastique pour applications sans pression - Utilisation de matières non vierges en PVC-U, PP et PE
Le présent document spécifie des définitions, des spécifications recommandées et des méthodes d�essai pour
l�utilisation de matières non vierges en PVC-U, PP et PE dans des composants pour les systèmes de
canalisation sans pression.
Le présent document spécifie l�utilisation de matières selon une spécification agréée dans le cas où de
grandes quantités doivent être utilisées.
Le présent document donne des informations relatives à la relation entre les caractéristiques pertinentes et
leur influence sur la transformation/performance des tubes et/ou raccords.
NOTE 1 Pour les besoins de la présente spécification technique, le terme « tube » est employé pour désigner les tubes
extrudés et toutes les parties d'un raccord façonné à partir d'un tube extrudé. Le terme « raccord » est employé pour
désigner les raccords moulés par injection et les parties moulées par injection d'un raccord façonné.
NOTE 2 Il convient que le Groupe de travail responsable de la norme de produit spécifie à la fois les exigences et les
écarts admissibles des caractéristiques spécifiées dans les Tableaux 1, 2 et 3, ainsi que les niveaux de dosage
admissibles.
NOTE 3 Il convient que le GT responsable de la norme de produit étudie sérieusement ces recommandations et
n�autorise que des niveaux de dosage assurant une conformité sûre aux exigences de la norme de produit. De plus, il
convient que le GT examine sérieusement si des essais produits supplémentaires ou plus fréquents sont pertinents quand
une telle matière est utilisée dans la production de tubes et raccords conformes à la norme de produit correspondante.
Polimerne cevi in fitingi, ki delujejo po težnostnem principu - Uporaba obtočnega materiala, lastnega regenerata in regeneratov tujega izvora iz PVC-U, PP in PE materialov
General Information
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Standards Content (Sample)
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Plastics pipes and fittings for non-pressure applications - Utilisation of non-virgin PVC-U,
PP and PE materials
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und Formstücke für drucklose Anwendungen - Verwendung
von Umlauf-, Rücklaufmaterial und Rezyklat aus PVC-U-, PP- und PE-Materialien
Tubes et raccords en plastique pour applications sans pression - Utilisation de matieres
non vierges en PVC-U, PP et PE
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 14541:2007
ICS:
23.040.20 Cevi iz polimernih materialov Plastics pipes
23.040.45 Fitingi iz polimernih Plastics fittings
materialov
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 14541
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
February 2007
ICS 23.040.20; 23.040.45
English Version
Plastics pipes and fittings for non-pressure applications -
Utilisation of non-virgin PVC-U, PP and PE materials
Tubes et raccords en plastique pour applications sans Kunststoff-Rohrleitungen und Formstücke für drucklose
pression - Utilisation de matières non vierges en PVC-U, Anwendungen - Verwendung von Umlauf-,
PP et PE Rücklaufmaterial und Rezyklat aus PVC-U-, PP- und PE-
Materialien
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 4 December 2006 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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 STANDARDIZATION
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EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels
© 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 14541:2007: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents
Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope.4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations .5
3.1 Terms and definitions.5
3.2 Abbreviations .6
4 Utilization of non-virgin material .6
4.1 Own reprocessable material .6
4.2 External reprocessable and recyclable materials with agreed specification .6
4.3 Reformulated material.8
Annex A (informative) Processing and performance of pipes and characteristics of recyclable material.9
Bibliography .11
Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 14541:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 155 "Plastics piping
systems and ducting systems", the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
Recycling and processing technology has developed in such a way that utilisation of non-virgin plastic materials is
now possible under certain conditions, in spite of the lack of experience in the field of recycling plastics into life-long
products.
Environmental considerations by users, manufacturers and others have stimulated manufacturers to start collecting
experience in this area.
This document is based on the experience obtained at this time.
CEN/TC 155 decided to prepare this Technical Specification in order to have all relevant definitions and general
rules regarding utilisation of PVC-U, PP and PE non-virgin materials in one standard, which may serve as a
reference document and reduce unnecessary repetition in the product standards concerned.
For PVC-U this Technical Specification is based on the work undertaken in ISO TC 138 “Plastic pipes, fittings and
valves for the transport of fluids”.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this CEN Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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.
1 Scope
This document specifies definitions and recommended specifications and test methods for the utilisation of PVC-U,
PP and PE non-virgin materials in components for non-pressure piping systems.
This document specifies the use of material with agreed specifications in the event that large quantities are to be
used.
This document gives information concerning the relationship between relevant characteristics and their influence on
processing/performance on pipes and/or fittings.
NOTE 1 For the purpose of this specification, the term pipes refers to extruded pipes and any parts of a fabricated fitting
which is made from an extruded pipe. The term fitting means injection moulded fittings and injection moulded parts of a
fabricated fitting.
NOTE 2 The product standard should specify the requirements and permitted deviations of the characteristics specified in
Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3, as well as permitted dosage levels.
NOTE 3 The WG responsible for the product standard should consider those recommendations and only permit dosage
levels which comply with the safety requirements of the product standard. Further, the WG should consider whether extra or
more frequent product testing is relevant when using such material in the production of pipes and fittings in accordance with the
relevant product standard.
NOTE 4 For the recycling process, for the testing and the use of the material National and/or European regulations may
apply.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references,
only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 727, Plastics piping and ducting systems — Thermoplastics pipes and fittings — Determination of Vicat
softening temperature (VST)
EN 728, Plastics piping and ducting systems — Polyolefin pipes and fittings — Determination of oxidation induction
time
EN 922, Plastics piping and ducting systems — Pipes and fittings of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) —
Specimen preparation for determination of the viscosity number and calculation of the K-value
EN 12099, Plastics piping systems — Polyethylene piping materials and components — Determination of volatile
content
EN 10204:2004, Metallic products — Types of inspection documents
prEN 15344, Plastics Recycled Plastics Characterisation of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates
prEN 15345, Plastics Recycled Plastics Plastics recyclate characterisation of PP recyclates
prEN 15346:2006, Plastics Recycled Plastics Characterisation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) recyclates
EN ISO 1133, Plastics — Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of
thermoplastics (ISO 1133:2005)
EN ISO 1183-2, Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics — Part 2: Density gradient
column method (ISO 1183-2:2004)
EN ISO 3451-1, Plastics — Determination of ash — Part 1: General method (ISO 3451-1:1997)
EN ISO 3451-5, Plastics — Determination of ash — Part 5:Poly(vinyl chloride) (ISO 3451-5:2002)
EN ISO 6259-1, Thermoplastics pipes Determination of tensile properties Part 1: General test method
(ISO 6259-1:1997)
ISO 6259-3, Thermoplastics pipes Determination of tensile properties Part 3: Polyolefin pipes
ASTM D 1693, Standard test method for environmental stress-cracking of ethylene plastics
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1.1
virgin material
material in the form of granules or powder that have not been subjected to use or processing other than that
required for their manufacture and to which no reprocessable or recyclable material has been added
3.1.2
own reprocessable material
material prepared from rejected unused pipes and fittings including trimmings from pipe and fittings production that
will be reprocessed in a manufacturer’s plant after having been previously processed by the same manufacturer, by
a process such as moulding or extrusion and for which the complete formulation is known
3.1.3
external reprocessable material
material comprising one of the following:
material from rejected unused pipes or fittings, or trimmings there from, that will be reprocessed and that are
originally processed by another manufacturer;
material from the production of unused thermoplastic products other than pipes and fittings, regardless of
where they are manufactured
3.1.4
recyclable material
material comprising one of the following:
material from used pipes or fittings which have been cleaned and crushed or ground;
material from used thermoplastic products other than pipes or fittings which have been cleaned and crushed
or ground
3.1.5
reformulated material
recyclable/reprocessable material that has been reformulated, by additives and processing techniques, to meet an
agreed specification. Typically the additives used would be stabilizers, pigments, etc.; the reformulated material:
homogeneous pellets, granules, powder etc., with the produced batch having consistent physical properties
3.1.6
agreed specification
specification of the relevant material characteristics agreed between the supplier of the non-virgin material, the pipe
and/or fitting manufacturer and in case of third party certification, the certification body
3.2 Abbreviations
PE polyethylene
PP polypropylene
PVC-U unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
MFR melt mass-flow rate
4 Utilization of non-virgin material
4.1 Own reprocessable material
The use of own clean reprocessable material for producing pipes and fittings shall be permitted without limitations
unless otherwise specified in the referring standard. If fitting material is used for producing pipes, it shall be
considered as recyclable material unless it is the same formulation.
4.2 External reprocessable and recyclable materials with agreed specification
External reprocessable and recyclable materials with an agreed specification that are available in relevant
quantities and time intervals shall be permitted to be added to virgin or own reprocessable material or a mixture of
those two materials for the production of pipes, provided all the following conditions are met:
specification for each material shall be agreed between the supplier of external reprocessable or recyclable
material and the product manufacturer. It shall at least cover the characteristics given in Table 1, Table 2 and
Table 3 for PVC-U, PP and PE. Other characteristics are specified in prEN 15346 for PVC, prEN 15345 for PP
and prEN 15344 for PE.
When determined in accordance with the test methods given in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 for PVC-U, PP
and PE, the actual values from these characteristics shall conform to the agreed value.
each delivery shall be covered by a certificate according to 3.1 of EN 10204:2004 showing conformity to the
agreed specification made by either the material supplier or the product manufacturer as agreed between the
parties.
NOTE The quality plan of the supplier of external reprocessable or recyclable material should conform to
[1]
EN ISO 9001:2000 .
maximum quantity of external reprocessable and recyclable material that is intended to be added shall be
specified by the product manufacturer.
quantity of external reprocessable and recyclable material that is actually added in each production series shall
be recorded by the product manufacturer.
material characteristics of the end product shall conform to the requirements specified in the relevant product
standard.
type testing shall be carried out on the end product with the maximum specified amount and with each form of
external reprocessable or recyclable material with an agreed specification. Approved results shall be taken as
also proving conformity for components containing lower levels of external or recyclable material.
Table 1 — Characteri
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