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Adhesives for ceramic tiles - Part 1: Essential characteristics and AVCP

This document is applicable to the following three types of adhesives for ceramic tiles, i.e. cementitious ones for internal and external tile installations, dispersion and reaction resin ones for internal tile installations, on walls and floors.
This document specifies the essential characteristics and the respective threshold levels of the adhesives for ceramic tiles.
It also specifies the appurtenant test methods and the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP).
NOTE   This document does not provide criteria or recommendations for the design and installation of ceramic tiles.

Mörtel und Klebstoffe für keramische Fliesen und Platten - Teil 1: Anforderungen, Bewertung und Überprüfung der Leistungsbeständigkeit, Einstufung und Kennzeichnung

Colles à carrelage - Partie 1: Caractéristiques essentielles et EVCP

Lepila in malte za keramične ploščice - 1. del: Bistvene značilnosti in ocenjevanje ter preverjanje nespremenljivosti lastnosti (AVCP)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 19-Sep-2020
• ICS: 83.180 - Adhesives
• ICS: 91.100.10 - Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar
• ICS: 91.100.23 - Ceramic tiles
• Technical Committee: IKER - Ceramics
• Current Stage: 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 06-Oct-2021
• Due Date: 24-Nov-2021
• 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/127 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on construction adhesives
• Ref Project: FprEN 12004-1 - Adhesives for ceramic tiles - Part 1: Essential characteristics and AVCP

RELATIONS

• Revised: SIST EN 12004-1:2017 - Adhesives for ceramic tiles - Part 1: Requirements, assessment and verification of constancy of performance, classification and marking
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2020

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12004-1:2020
01-september-2020

Lepila in malte za keramične ploščice - 1. del: Bistvene značilnosti in ocenjevanje

ter preverjanje nespremenljivosti lastnosti (AVCP)
Adhesives for ceramic tiles - Part 1: Essential characteristics and AVCP

Mörtel und Klebstoffe für keramische Fliesen und Platten - Teil 1: Anforderungen,

Bewertung und Überprüfung der Leistungsbeständigkeit, Einstufung und Kennzeichnung

Colles à carrelage - Partie 1: Caractéristiques essentielles et EVCP
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12004-1
ICS:
83.180 Lepila Adhesives
91.100.10 Cement. Mavec. Apno. Malta Cement. Gypsum. Lime.
Mortar
91.100.23 Keramične ploščice Ceramic tiles
oSIST prEN 12004-1:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12004-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2020
ICS 83.180; 91.100.10 Will supersede EN 12004-1:2017
English Version
Adhesives for ceramic tiles - Part 1: Essential
characteristics and AVCP

Colles à carrelage - Partie 1: Caractéristiques Mörtel und Klebstoffe für keramische Fliesen und

essentielles et EVCP Platten - Teil 1: Anforderungen, Bewertung und
Überprüfung der Leistungsbeständigkeit, Einstufung
und Kennzeichnung

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 67.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, 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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12004-1:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................. 6

4.1 Cementitious adhesives (C) ......................................................................................................................... 6

4.2 Dispersion adhesives (D) ............................................................................................................................. 6

4.3 Reaction resin adhesives (R) ...................................................................................................................... 7

4.4 Reaction to fire ................................................................................................................................................. 7

5 Testing, assessment and sampling methods ......................................................................................... 7

6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) .............................................. 7

6.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

6.2 Assessment of performance ........................................................................................................................ 7

6.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

6.2.2 Test samples, testing and compliance criteria ..................................................................................... 8

6.3 Verification of constancy of performance .............................................................................................. 9

6.3.1 Factory production control (FPC) ............................................................................................................. 9

6.3.2 Initial inspection of factory and of FPC ................................................................................................ 11

6.3.3 Continuous surveillance of FPC ............................................................................................................... 12

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard with Regulation (EU)

No. 305/2011 ................................................................................................................................................. 13

ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics ........................................................................................................ 13

ZA.2 System of Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) ...................... 16

ZA.3 Assignment of AVCP tasks ......................................................................................................................... 16

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European foreword

This document (prEN 12004-1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 67 “Ceramic

tiles”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12004-1:2017.

This document has been prepared under a mandate request given to CEN by the European Commission

and the European Free Trade Association, and supports basic requirements for construction works of the

EU Construction Product Regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011).

For relationship with this Regulation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this

document.

The significant changes between this document and the previous edition are according to the

requirements of the CPR.
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Introduction

It is essential that the characteristics of the construction products defined in this document consider that

the normal stresses due to the works for which they are intended, assembled or installed, can be properly

accommodated. Some special characteristics will take into account the type of substrate and that the

adhesives should resist the degrading actions of climate, etc.

Many properties of adhesives for tiling are mainly determined by the type of binders used. Different types

of tile adhesives are defined according to the chemical nature of their binders.

The different types of adhesives for ceramic tiles have specific characteristics in terms of their application

properties and final performance.

The relationship between characteristics and the working conditions (dry or humid conditions, hot

climate, fast setting, etc.) is not given in this document.

The manufacturer should give information about the use of the product and the correct conditions of use.

The specifier should evaluate the state of the job site (mechanical and thermal influences) and choose the

appropriate product considering all the possible risks.
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1 Scope

This document is applicable to the following three types of adhesives for ceramic tiles, i.e. cementitious

ones for internal and external tile installations, dispersion and reaction resin ones for internal tile

installations, on walls and floors.

This document specifies the essential characteristics and the respective threshold levels of the adhesives

for ceramic tiles.

It also specifies the appurtenant test methods and the assessment and verification of constancy of

performance (AVCP).

NOTE This document does not provide criteria or recommendations for the design and installation of ceramic

tiles.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements 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 12004-2:2017, Adhesives for ceramic tiles - Part 2: Test methods

EN 13501-1:2018, Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 1: Classification

using data from reaction to fire tests
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
cementitious adhesive

mixture of hydraulic binding agents, aggregates, and organic additives, mixed with water or liquid admix

just before use
3.2
fast setting cementitious adhesive
modified cementitious adhesive achieving the adhesion strength in 6 h time
3.3
dispersion adhesive

ready to use mixture of organic binding agent(s) in the form of an aqueous polymer dispersion, organic

additives and mineral fillers
3.4
reaction resin adhesive

one or more component mixture of synthetic resin, mineral fillers and organic additives in which

hardening occurs by chemical reaction
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4 Characteristics
4.1 Cementitious adhesives (C)

The assessment of the essential characteristics of the normal setting cementitious adhesive for ceramic

tiles shall be carried out in accordance with Table 1 a, and the assessment of the essential characteristics

of the fast setting cementitious adhesive for ceramic tiles shall be carried out in accordance with Table 1

The amount of water and/or liquid admixes required for preparing the cementitious adhesive shall be

the same for all tests.
Table 1 — Characteristics - Cementitious adhesives (C)
1 a NORMAL SETTING ADHESIVES
Characteristic Threshold level Test method
Bond strength expressed as;
- Initial tensile adhesion strength ≥ 0,5 N/mm
Durability of bond strength expressed as;
- Tensile adhesion strength after water
≥ 0,5 N/mm
EN 12004-2:2017,
immersion
8.3
- Tensile adhesion strength after heat
ageing
≥ 0,5 N/mm
- Tensile adhesion strength after freeze–
thaw cycles
≥ 0,5 N/mm
1 b FAST SETTING ADHESIVES
Characteristic Threshold level Test method
Bond strength expressed as;
≥ 0,5 N/mm after not more than 6 EN 12004-2:2017,
h 8.3
- Early tensile adhesion strength
EN 12004-2:2017,
All other requirements as in Table 1 a
8.3
4.2 Dispersion adhesives (D)

The assessment of the essential characteristics of the dispersion adhesive for ceramic tiles shall be carried

out in accordance with Table 2.
Table 2 — Characteristics - Dispersion adhesives (D)
Characteristic Threshold level Test method
Bond strength expressed as;
- Initial shear adhesion strength ≥ 1 N/mm
EN 12004-2:2017, 8.4
Durability of bond strength expressed as;
- Shear adhesion strength after heat ageing ≥ 1 N/mm
- Shear adhesion strength after water immersion ≥ 0,5 N/mm
EN 12004-2:2017, 8.4
- Shear adhesion strength at elevated temperature ≥ 1 N/mm
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4.3 Reaction resin adhesives (R)

The assessment of the essential characteristics of the reaction resin adhesive for ceramic tiles shall be

carried out in accordance with Table 3.
Table 3 — Characteristics - Reaction resin adhesives (R)
Characteristic Threshold level Test method
Bond strength expressed as;
- Initial shear adhesion strength ≥ 2 N/mm
Durability of bond strength expressed as;
EN 12004-2:2017
≥ 2 N/mm
- Shear adhesion strength after water
, 8.5
immersion
- Shear adhesion strength after thermal
≥ 2 N/mm
shock
4.4 Reaction to fire

The reaction to fire performance of adhesive for ceramic tiles shall be declared as the class in accordance

with EN 13501-1:2018.
5 Testing, assessment and sampling methods

Testing and assessment methods and requirements for sampling shall be as set out in EN 12004-2:2017.

6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP)
6.1 General

The technical details necessary for the implementation of the system of assessment and verification of

constancy of performance comprise provisions with regards to:

— the assessment of the performance of the adhesives for ceramic tiles, which may be carried out on

the basis of testing (including sampling) of the product, and
— the applicable factory production control.
6.2 Assessment of performance
6.2.1 General

When the intention is to declare any performance related to characteristics included in Annex ZA of this

document this shall be carried out on the basis of testing (including sampling) of the product, in

accordance with Clause Characteristics'.

Assessment previously performed in accordance with the provisions of this standard, may be considered,

provided that this assessment was performed to the same or a more rigorous assessment method, under

the same AVCP system on the same product or products of similar design, construction and functionality,

such that the results are applicable to the product in question.
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For the purposes of assessment, the 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 characteristic for all products within that same family.

NOTE Products can be grouped into different families for different characteristics.

In addition, the determination of the product performance shall be:

— carried out for all characteristics included in the standard for which it is intended to declare the

performance:
— on first application of this standard, or

— at the beginning of the production of a new or modified adhesive for ceramic tiles, unless a

member of the same product family, or

— at the beginning of a new or modified method of production, where the modification may affect

the stated properties;

— repeated for the characteristic(s) in question, whenever a change occurs in the adhesive for ceramic

tiles design, in the raw material(s) or in the supplier of the components, and/or in the method of

production (subject to the definition of a family), which may affect significantly the performance in

relation to one or more of the characteristics;

— done taking into consideration extended application rules where and when relevant.

Where components are used whose performance in relation to their characteristics has already been

determined on the basis of assessment methods of other harmonised technical specifications and those

components bear CE marking in accordance with those harmonised technical specifications, these

performances do not need to be re-assessed, if the intended use and the assessment methods of this

document correspond to previously used. The specifications of these components shall be documented.

6.2.2 Test samples, testing and compliance criteria

The samples of ceramic tile adhesives to be tested/assessed shall be in accordance with Table 4.

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Table 4 — Number of samples to be tested and assessment criteria
No. of Assessment
Characteristic Clause Assessment method
samples criteria
Initial tensile adhesion strength Clause 4,
4.1 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.3 1
(cementitious adhesives) Table 1a
Early tensile adhesion strength (fast Clause 4,
4.1 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.3 1
setting cementitious adhesives) Table 1b
Tensile adhesion strength after water Clause 4,
4.1 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.3 1
immersion (cementitious adhesives) Table 1a
Tensile adhesion strength after heat Clause 4,
4.1 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.3 1
ageing (cementitious adhesives) Table 1a
Tensile adhesion strength after freeze– Clause 4,
4.1 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.3 1
thaw cycles (cementitious adhesives) Table 1a
Initial shear adhesion strength Clause 4,
4.1 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.4 1
(dispersion adhesives) Table 2
Shear adhesion strength after heat Clause 4,
4.2 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.4 1
ageing (dispersion adhesives) Table 2
Shear adhesion strength after water Clause 4,
4.2 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.4 1
immersion (dispersion adhesives) Table 2
Shear adhesion strength at elevated Clause 4,
4.2 EN 12004-2:2017, 8.4 1
temperature (dispersion adhesives) Table 2
Initial shear adhesion strength Clause 4,
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