oSIST prEN 13329:2023
(Main)Laminate floor coverings - Specifications, requirements and test methods
Laminate floor coverings - Specifications, requirements and test methods
This document specifies characteristics, requirements and test methods for laminate floor coverings with a surface layer as defined in 3.2 to 3.5. It also specifies requirements for marking and packaging.
It includes a classification system, based on EN ISO 10874, giving practical requirements for areas of use and levels of use, to indicate where laminate floor coverings will give satisfactory service and to encourage the consumer to make an informed choice.
Laminate floor coverings are generally designed for floating installations and are considered for domestic and commercial levels of use, including domestic kitchens. This document does not specify requirements relating to the use in areas which are subjected to frequent wetting, such as bathrooms, laundry rooms or saunas. In general, laminate floor coverings can only be used in those areas when authorized by the manufacturer and under conditions described in the manufacturer's installation guidelines.
Laminatböden - Spezifikationen, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Dieses Dokument legt Eigenschaften, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Laminatböden mit einer Deckschicht, wie in 3.2 bis 3.5 definiert, fest. Es legt ebenfalls Anforderungen an die Kennzeichnung und Verpackung fest.
Es enthält ein Klassifizierungssystem, das auf EN ISO 10874 basiert, mit praktischen Anforderungen für bestimmte Verwendungsbereiche und Beanspruchungsklassen. Dies dient dazu aufzuzeigen, in welchen Bereichen Laminatböden zufriedenstellend eingesetzt werden können, sowie dazu, den Verbraucher in die Lage zu versetzen, informiert eine Auswahl zu treffen.
Laminatböden sind im Allgemeinen zur schwimmenden Verlegung in den Anwendungsgebieten "Wohnen" und "Gewerblich" bestimmt, einschließlich einer Verwendung in Küchen im Wohnbereich. Dieses Dokument legt keine Anforderungen für die Verwendung in Bereichen fest, die regelmäßig Nässe ausgesetzt sind, wie etwa Badezimmer, Hauswirtschaftsräume oder Saunen. Im Allgemeinen können Laminatböden in diesen Bereichen nur verwendet werden, wenn dies durch den Hersteller zugesichert wird und unter den in den Installationsrichtlinien des Herstellers beschriebenen Bedingungen.
Revêtements de sol stratifiés - Spécifications, exigences et méthodes d'essai
Le présent document spécifie les caractéristiques, exigences et méthodes d'essai relatives aux revêtements de sol stratifiés pourvus d’un parement tel que défini en 3.2 à 3.5. Il spécifie également les exigences relatives au marquage et à l’emballage.
Il comporte un système de classification, fondé sur l’EN ISO 10874, qui donne les exigences pratiques relatives aux zones et niveaux d’utilisation, afin d’indiquer les cas où les revêtements de sol stratifiés peuvent être utilisés de manière satisfaisante et de favoriser ainsi un choix avisé du consommateur.
Les revêtements de sol stratifiés sont généralement conçus pour une pose flottante et sont destinés à des niveaux d’utilisation domestiques et commerciaux, y compris les cuisines domestiques. Le présent document ne spécifie pas d'exigences relatives à l’utilisation dans des lieux soumis à une humidification fréquente, comme les salles de bain, les buanderies ou les saunas. En général, les revêtements de sol stratifiés ne peuvent être utilisés en ces lieux que lorsque le fabricant l’autorise et dans des conditions décrites dans les lignes directrices d’installation du fabricant.
Laminatne talne obloge - Specifikacije, zahteve in preskusne metode
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 13329:2023
01-april-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13329:2016+A2:2021
Laminatne talne obloge - Specifikacije, zahteve in preskusne metode
Laminate floor coverings - Specifications, requirements and test methods
Laminatböden - Spezifikationen, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Revêtements de sol stratifiés - Spécifications, exigences et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13329
ICS:
97.150 Talne obloge Floor coverings
oSIST prEN 13329:2023 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 13329
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2023
ICS 97.150 Will supersede EN 13329:2016+A2:2021
English Version
Laminate floor coverings - Specifications, requirements
and test methods
Revêtements de sol stratifiés - Éléments dont la surface Laminatböden - Spezifikationen, Anforderungen und
est à base de résines aminoplastes thermodurcissables Prüfverfahren
- Spécifications, exigences et méthodes d'essai
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 134.
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.
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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
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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
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 7
4.1 General requirements . 7
4.2 Classification requirements . 9
4.3 Additional technical characteristics .10
4.4 Information on recycling .11
5 Marking and packaging .11
5.1 Marking .11
5.2 Packaging .12
6 Test report .12
Annex A (normative) Determination of dimensional variations after changes in relative
humidity .13
A.1 General .13
A.2 Sampling .13
A.3 Conditioning .13
A.4 Calculation and expression of results .14
Annex B (normative) Determination of surface soundness.15
B.1 General .15
B.2 Sampling .15
B.3 Conditioning .15
B.4 Procedure.15
B.4.1 Preparing the test specimen .15
B.4.2 Bonding the steel pad to the surface .16
B.4.3 Determination of force at fracture .16
B.5 Calculation and expression of results .16
Annex C (normative) Determination of large ball impact resistance .17
C.1 General .17
C.2 Apparatus .17
C.2.1 Test devices .17
C.2.2 Underlay .17
C.2.3 Marking pen with water washable ink .17
C.2.4 Cloth .17
C.3 Procedure.17
C.3.1 Large-diameter ball test .17
Annex D (informative) Examples of national waste legislation for the use of laminate floor
coverings as recycling material .19
Bibliography .20
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European foreword
This document (prEN 13329:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient,
textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13329:2016+A2:2021, EN 14978:2016+A1:2021 and
EN 15468:2016+A1:2021.
The main changes compared to EN 13329:2016+A2:2021, EN 14978:2016+A1:2021 and
EN 15468:2016+A1:2021 are listed below:
— EN 13329, EN 14978 and EN 15468 merged;
— Annex A and Annex B on determination of geometrical characteristics replaced by reference to
EN 17539 in Table 1;
— Annex E, Annex F and Annex G on determination of abrasion resistance replaced by reference to
ISO 24338 in Table 2;
— specification of underlay in 4.2 modified;
— in Table 2 requirements for impact resistance with large ball reduced due to modified underlay;
— in Table 2 castor chair test according to EN 425 replaced by test according to EN ISO 4918 with
adjusted requirements;
— in Table 3 water resistance according to ISO 4760 introduced as additional technical characteristic;
— information on recycling added as 4.4 and Annex D.
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1 Scope
This document specifies characteristics, requirements and test methods for laminate floor coverings with
a surface layer as defined in 3.2 to 3.5. It also specifies requirements for marking and packaging.
It includes a classification system, based on EN ISO 10874, giving practical requirements for areas of use
and levels of use, to indicate where laminate floor coverings will give satisfactory service and to
encourage the consumer to make an informed choice.
Laminate floor coverings are generally designed for floating installations and are considered for domestic
and commercial levels of use, including domestic kitchens. This document does not specify requirements
relating to the use in areas which are subjected to frequent wetting, such as bathrooms, laundry rooms
or saunas. In general, laminate floor coverings can only be used in those areas when authorized by the
manufacturer and under conditions described in the manufacturer's installation guidelines.
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 311, Wood-based panels - Surface soundness - Test method
EN 318, Wood based panels - Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative
humidity
EN 322, Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture content
EN 438-2, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) - Sheets based on thermosetting resins (usually called
laminates) - Part 2: Determination of properties
EN 16094, Laminate floor coverings - Test method for the determination of micro-scratch resistance
EN 16354, Laminate floor coverings - Underlays - Specification, requirements and test methods
EN 17368, Laminate floor coverings - Determination of impact resistance with small ball
EN 17539, Modular mechanical locked floor coverings (MMF) - Determination of geometrical
characteristics
EN 20105-A02, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour (ISO
105-A02)
EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc
fading lamp test (ISO 105-B02)
EN ISO 2813, Paints and varnishes - Determination of gloss value at 20°, 60° and 85° (ISO 2813)
EN ISO 4892-2:2006/A1:2009, Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-
arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2006/Amd1:2009)
EN ISO 4918, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings - Castor chair test (ISO 4918)
EN ISO 10874, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings - Classification (ISO 10874)
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EN ISO 16581, Resilient and laminate floor coverings - Determination of the effect of simulated movement
of a furniture leg (ISO 16581)
EN ISO 24343-1, Resilient and laminate floor coverings - Determination of indentation and residual
indentation - Part 1: Residual indentation (ISO 24343-1)
ISO 24334, Laminate floor coverings — Determination of locking strength for mechanically assembled
panels
ISO 24336, Laminate floor coverings — Determination of thickness swelling after partial immersion in
water
ISO 24338, Laminate floor coverings - Determination of abrasion resistance
ISO 24339, Laminate and textile floor coverings — Determination of dimensional variations after exposure
to humid and dry climate conditions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
laminate floor covering
rigid floor covering, typically in a plank or tile format, with a multiple layer structure: e.g. backer,
substrate, décor and worked edges that allow the product to be joined together to form a larger integral
unit
Note 1 to entry: Laminate flooring does not include products having a resilient, stone, textile, wood, leather or
metal top surfacing material(s).
3.2
surface layer based on aminoplastic thermosetting resins
upper decorative layer, which may vary in surface texture and gloss level, consisting of one or more thin
sheets of a fibrous material (usually paper), impregnated with aminoplastic, thermosetting resins
(usually melamine)
Note 1 to entry: By the simultaneous action of heat and pressure, these sheets are either pressed as such (HPL,
CPL, Compact), and in the case of HPL and CPL bonded on a substrate (usually wood-based panels), or in the case
of DPL directly pressed on a substrate (usually wood-based panels). The product is usually finished with a backer
(e.g. HPL, CPL, impregnated papers), primarily used as a balancing material.
3.3
resin based surface layer
upper decorative layer intended to be the visible side when the floor is installed, consisting of resins
(usually acrylate, methacrylate or similar) which are cured using UV radiation or other curing methods
Note 1 to entry: It can exhibit impregnated and coated materials (generally décor paper), or at least one paint or
varnish layer applied direct on the board using indirect printing, direct printing or digital printing. The combination
of the multi-layered surface produced with this technique is called Printed Décor Laminate (PDL).
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3.4
acrylic based surface layer
upper decorative layer intended to be the visible side when the floor is installed consisting of resins which
are hardened using beams (normally acrylate, methacrylate or similar) and impregnated and surfaced
decorative materials (normally paper), which all together are hardened through the application of a
sufficient dose of electron beams and constant pressure
Note 1 to entry: The surface layer produced with this technique is called Electron-beam Pressed Laminate (EPL).
The surface layer is bonded to a substrate.
3.5
acrylic based surface layer with a high gloss level
upper decorative layer as defined in 3.4 with a specular gloss level ≥ 85 units with a detection angle of
60°
Note 1 to entry: Determined in accordance with EN ISO 2813.
3.6
substrate
core material of the laminate floor covering containing wood for at least 65 % in mass
Note 1 to entry: It is generally a particleboard, as defined in EN 309, or a dry process fibreboard (MDF) as defined
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in EN 316 or a so-called High-Density Fibreboard (HDF), which is an MDF-board with a density ≥ 800 kg/m .
3.7
backer
layer opposite to the surface layer used to balance and stabilize the product
Note 1 to entry: The backer is generally made of impregnated papers.
3.8
pre-attached underlay
layer of resilient material pre-attached directly to the backer (3.7) to impart specific properties
Note 1 to entry: For laminate floor coverings without a pre-attached underlay, a separate underlay is generally
laid between the laminate flooring and the subfloor during installation. For reasons of realistic system testing,
separate underlays can be required for some tests according to this document.
3.9
laminate floor covering element
piece of the floor covering with profiled edges to facilitate assembly at installation
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
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Key
1 surface layer
2 substrate
3 backer
4 pre-attached underlay (optional)
Figure 1— Laminate floorcovering element
4 Requirements
4.1 General requirements
All laminate floor coverings shall conform to the general requirements given in Table 1, when tested by
the methods specified therein.
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