SIST EN 1165:2000

• Abstract:

  This European Standard specifies a method for determining the water-soluble chloride content of feathers and down. The techniques involved are not adequate for determining significant differences where the water-soluble chlorides found by this method are below 50 mg/kg.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2000
• ICS: 59.040 - Textile auxiliary materials
• Technical Committee: SS SPL - Technical Board for the general field
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2000
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2000
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2000
• Ref Project: EN 1165:1996 - Feather and down - Test methods - Determination of water-soluble chlorides

SIST EN 1165:2000 is a Slovene standard published by SIST for testing feathers and down. It specifies a laboratory method for determining water-soluble chloride content, so laboratories, manufacturers, and buyers can check this material by a common procedure.

What does SIST EN 1165:2000 specify?

SIST EN 1165:2000 specifies one test method for feathers and down: the determination of water-soluble chloride content. In practice, it is used when you need a standardized laboratory result for chloride contamination or related quality checking in feather and down materials.

The scope also gives an important performance limit. The techniques used are not adequate for identifying significant differences when the water-soluble chlorides measured by this method are below 50 mg/kg. That matters for users because results at very low levels should not be treated as a precise basis for comparing samples.

The document is a focused test-method standard rather than a broad product specification. Its purpose is to provide a common analytical approach for one chemical property of feather and down.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 1165:2000?

SIST EN 1165:2000 centers on a single laboratory determination, and the most important practical point is how to use the result.

• Measure water-soluble chlorides in feathers and down. The standard gives the method for this specific analyte, so it is the reference when chloride content is the question being checked.
• Apply the method to feather and down materials. The scope ties the procedure to these materials, so it is not a general chloride test for all textiles or fillers.
• Treat results below 50 mg/kg with caution. The standard says the techniques are not adequate for significant differences below that level, which means low-end comparisons may not be reliable enough for acceptance decisions.
• Use the method for comparative quality control, not fine discrimination at very low levels. In practice, the standard is better suited to routine check testing than to deciding small differences close to the detection limit.
• Base laboratory reporting on the standardized procedure. A common method matters because different laboratories can otherwise produce results that are hard to compare.
• Interpret the result as a water-soluble chloride content. The standard is about the soluble fraction, so the number reported reflects what can be measured by this method, not total chloride in the material.

Who uses SIST EN 1165:2000?

SIST EN 1165:2000 is used by laboratories, quality-control staff, and buyers who need a common test for feather and down. It is relevant wherever water-soluble chlorides are checked as part of incoming inspection, process control, or product verification.

It also helps manufacturers and suppliers of feather and down materials speak the same testing language. That matters in practice because a shared method reduces disputes about whether two chloride results are comparable.

What does the SIST EN 1165:2000 document contain?

SIST EN 1165:2000 contains the standardized test method for determining water-soluble chlorides in feathers and down. The document’s practical value is the laboratory procedure and the interpretation limit stated in the scope.

For a user, the important content is not a product description but the analytical method itself. The standard tells you what property to measure and gives the boundary at which the method becomes less suitable for distinguishing small differences.

The front matter also shows that the Slovene standard is identical to EN 1165:1996.

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