SIST EN 15388:2020
(Main)Agglomerated stone - Slabs and cut-to-size products for vanity and kitchen tops
Agglomerated stone - Slabs and cut-to-size products for vanity and kitchen tops
This document specifies requirements and appropriate test methods for slabs and cut-to-size products of agglomerated stone which are made for use as vanity and kitchen tops, or other similar use in furnishing (e.g. splash zone).
NOTE "Agglomerated stones" are nowadays commercially termed "engineered-stones".
This document does not cover secondary operations including site installation.
Künstlich hergestellter Stein - Platten und auf Maß geschnittene Produkte für Sanitärbereichs- und Küchenarbeitsflächen
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an und entsprechende Prüfverfahren für Platten und auf Maß ge-schnittene Produkte aus künstlich hergestelltem Stein fest, die als Sanitärbereichs und Küchenarbeits-flächen oder für ähnliche Einrichtungsgegenstände (z. B. Spritzwasserzone) verwendet werden.
ANMERKUNG Die Handelsbezeichnung für "künstlich hergestellte Steine" ist heutzutage "Kunststeine".
Dieses Dokument behandelt keine sekundären Arbeitsgänge einschließlich des Einbaus auf der Baustelle.
Pierre reconstituée - Plaques et produits coupés sur mesure pour tables de toilette et plans de travail de cuisine
Le présent document spécifie les exigences et méthodes d'essai appropriées relatives aux dalles et produits coupés sur mesure en pierre agglomérée destinés à être utilisés pour des tables de toilette et plans de travail de cuisine ou d'autres utilisations analogues dans l'ameublement (par exemple, zone d'éclaboussure).
NOTE Les « pierres agglomérées » sont commercialisées sous le nom de « pierres reconstituées ».
Le présent document ne couvre pas les opérations secondaires, dont la pose.
Aglomeriran kamen - Plošče, kopalniški elementi in kuhinjski pulti, izdelani po meri
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 15388:2020
01-maj-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15388:2008
Aglomeriran kamen - Plošče, kopalniški elementi in kuhinjski pulti, izdelani po
meri
Agglomerated stone - Slabs and cut-to-size products for vanity and kitchen tops
Künstlich hergestellter Stein - Platten und auf Maß geschnittene Produkte für
Sanitärbereichs- und Küchenarbeitsflächen
Pierre reconstituée - Plaques et produits coupés sur mesure pour tables de toilette et
plans de travail de cuisine
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15388:2020
ICS:
91.100.15 Mineralni materiali in izdelki Mineral materials and
products
SIST EN 15388:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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SIST EN 15388:2020
EN 15388
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.100.15 Supersedes EN 15388:2008
English Version
Agglomerated stone - Slabs and cut-to-size products for
vanity and kitchen tops
Pierre agglomérée - Dalles et produits coupés sur Künstlich hergestellter Stein - Platten und auf Maß
mesure pour tables de toilette et plans de travail de geschnittene Produkte für Sanitärbereichs- und
cuisine Küchenarbeitsflächen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 January 2020.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists 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.
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. EN 15388:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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EN 15388:2020 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 Geometric characteristics . 6
4.1.1 Dimensions . 6
4.1.2 Tolerances for dimensions for slabs and cut-to-size products . 6
4.2 Requirements for surface finish . 7
4.2.1 General . 7
4.2.2 Requirements for surfaces after surface finishing . 7
4.2.3 Requirements for the backside . 8
4.2.4 Requirements for the edges . 8
5 Characteristics of agglomerated stones for vanity and kitchen tops . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Visual appearance . 8
5.3 Reaction to fire . 8
5.4 Apparent density and water absorption. 8
5.5 Flexural tensile strength . 8
5.6 Thermal shock resistance . 8
5.7 Impact resistance . 9
5.8 Chemical resistance . 9
5.9 Linear thermal expansion coefficient . 9
6 Contact with food . 9
7 Marking, labelling and packaging . 9
8 Verification of constancy of performance during the production . 10
8.1 General rules . 10
8.2 Type testing of the agglomerated stone material properties . 10
8.3 FPC – Tests to be carried out . 10
Annex A (normative) Reference sample, visual inspection and acceptance criteria . 12
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European foreword
This document (EN 15388:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 246 “Natural
stones”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by September 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 15388:2008.
This document is one of a series of standards for specifications of agglomerated stone products which
includes the following:
— EN 15285, Agglomerated stone — Modular tiles for flooring and stairs (internal and external),
— EN 15286, Agglomerated stone — Slabs and tiles for wall finishes (internal and external).
The significant changes between this document and the previous edition are listed below:
— addition of the note to Clause 1;
— updating of Clauses 2, 5.3, 6;
— deletion of old Clause 7;
— updating of Tables 1 and 2;
— updating of Annex A.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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 the United
Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and appropriate test methods for slabs and cut-to-size products
of agglomerated stone which are made for use as vanity and kitchen tops, or other similar use in
furnishing (e.g. splash zone).
NOTE “Agglomerated stones” are commercially termed “engineered-stones”.
This document does not cover secondary operations including site installation.
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 13373, Natural stone test methods - Determination of geometric characteristics on units
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 1: Classification using
data from reaction to fire tests
EN 14617-1, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 1: Determination of apparent density and water
absorption
EN 14617-2, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 2: Determination of flexural strength (bending)
EN 14617-6, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 6: Determination of thermal shock resistance
EN 14617-9, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 9: Determination of impact resistance
EN 14617-10, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 10: Determination of chemical resistance
EN 14617-11, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 11: Determination of linear thermal expansion
coefficient
EN 14617-16, Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 16: Determination of dimensions, geometric
characteristics and surface quality of modular tiles
EN 14618, Agglomerated stone - Terminology and classification
EN ISO 11664-2, Colorimetry - Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO 11664-2)
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 14618 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
rough slab
semi-finished agglomerated stone product with edges obtained either by sawing from a block or by
moulding, the size of which is given by nominal dimensions (length - width - thickness, in this order),
expressed in millimetres and the surface of which may or may not be the finished surface
Note 1 to entry: Examples are given in Figure 1.
Key
R1 surface roughness
Figure 1 — Examples of rough slabs
3.2
slab
finished agglomerated product obtained from rough slabs, the dimensions of which are given by length -
width - thickness (in this order), expressed in millimetres according to defined tolerances and the surface
of which is a finished surface ready to use
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3.3
cut-to-size product
finished agglomerated product obtained from a rough slab or a slab, the dimensions of which need to be
referred to in a template or a drawing
Note 1 to entry: Examples are given in Figure 2.
Figure 2 — Examples of cut-to-size products
4 Requirements
4.1 Geometric characteristics
4.1.1 Dimensions
The dimensions (len
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Agglomerated stone - Slabs and cut-to-size products for vanity and kitchen tops
Künstlich hergestellter Stein - Platten und auf Maß geschnittene Produkte für
Sanitärbereichs- und Küchenarbeitsflächen
Pierre reconstituée - Plaques et produits coupés sur mesure pour tables de toilette et
plans de travail de cuisine
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15388
ICS:
91.100.15 Mineralni materiali in izdelki Mineral materials and
products
oSIST prEN 15388:2019 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 15388
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2019
ICS 91.100.15 Will supersede EN 15388:2008
English Version
Agglomerated stone - Slabs and cut-to-size products for
vanity and kitchen tops
Pierre reconstituée - Plaques et produits coupés sur Künstlich hergestellter Stein - Platten und auf Maß
mesure pour tables de toilette et plans de travail de geschnittene Produkte für Sanitärbereichs- und
cuisine Küchenarbeitsflächen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 246.
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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, 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
© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 15388:2019 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4.1 Geometric characteristics . 6
4.2 Requirements for surface finish . 7
5 Characteristics of agglomerated stones for vanity and kitchen tops . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Visual appearance . 8
5.3 Reaction to fire . 8
5.4 Apparent density and water absorption. 8
5.5 Flexural tensile strength . 8
5.6 Thermal shock resistance . 9
5.7 Impact resistance . 9
5.8 Chemical resistance . 9
5.9 Linear thermal expansion coefficient . 9
6 Contact with food and anti-bacterial properties . 9
7 Marking, labelling and packaging . 9
8 Verification of constancy of performance during the production . 10
8.1 General rules . 10
8.2 Type testing of the agglomerated stone material properties . 10
8.3 Factory production control – Tests to be carried out . 10
Annex A (normative) Reference sample, visual inspection and acceptance criteria . 12
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European foreword
This document (prEN 15388:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 246 “Natural
stones”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15388:2008.
This document is one of a series of standards for specifications of agglomerated stone products which
includes the following:
— EN 15285, Agglomerated stone — Modular tiles for flooring and stairs (internal and external),
— EN 15286, Agglomerated stone — Slabs and tiles for wall finishes (internal and external).
The significant changes between this document and the previous edition are listed herewith:
— addition of the note to Clause 1;
— updating of Clauses 2, 5.3, 6;
— deletion of old Clause 7;
— updating of Tables 1 and 2;
— updating of Annex A.
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and appropriate test methods for slabs and cut-to-size products
of agglomerated stone which are made for use as vanity and kitchen tops, or other similar use in
furnishing (e.g. splash zone).
NOTE “Agglomerated stones” are nowadays commercially termed “engineered-stones”.
This document does not cover secondary operations including site installation.
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 13373, Natural stone test methods — Determination of geometric characteristics on units
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: Classification
using data from reaction to fire tests
EN 14617-1, Agglomerated stone — Test methods — Part 1: Determination of apparent density and water
absorption
EN 14617-2, Agglomerated stone — Test methods — Part 2: Determination of flexural strength (bending)
EN 14617-6, Agglomerated stone — Test methods — Part 6: Determination of thermal shock resistance
EN 14617-9, Agglomerated stone — Test methods — Part 9: Determination of impact resistance
EN 14617-10, Agglomerated stone — Test methods — Part 10: Determination of chemical resistance
EN 14617-11, Agglomerated stone — Test methods — Part 11: Determination of linear thermal expansion
coefficient
EN 14618, Agglomerated stone — Terminology and classification
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 14618 and the following 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
rough slab
semi-finished agglomerated stone product with edges obtained either by sawing from a block or by
moulding, the size of which is given by nominal dimensions (length - width -, thickness, in this order),
expressed in millimetres and the surface of which may or may not be the finished surface
Note 1 to entry: Examples are given in Figure 1.
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Figure 1 — Examples of rough slabs
3.2
slab
finished agglomerated product obtained from rough slabs, the dimensions of which are given by length
- width - thickness (in this order), expressed in millimetres according to defined tolerances and the
surface of which is a finished surface ready to use
3.3
cut-to-size product
finished agglomerated product obtained from a rough slab or a slab, the dimensions of which need to be
referred to in a template or a drawing
Note 1 to entry: Examples are given in Figure 2.
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Figure 2 — Examples of cut-to-size products
4 Requirements
4.1 Geometric characteristics
4.1.1 Dimensions
The dimensions (length l, width b and thickness d, in this order, expressed in millimetres) of a slab and
a cut-to-size product may be declared by the manufacturer.
The dimensions of cut-to-size products shall be referred to a template or a drawing.
4.1.2 Tolerances for dimensions for slabs and cut-to-size products
Tolerances in dimensions of slabs and cut-to-size products shall be as given in Table 2. The dimensions
(i.e. length, width and thickness) of slabs and cut-to-size products shall be determined according to
EN 13373.
Stricter deviations may be declared by the manufacturer.
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Table 1 — Tolerances in dimensions for slabs and cut-to-size products
Characteristics Tolerances on dimensions of
slabs cut-to-size products
> 1 000 mm ±1,0 mm
Length and width
- 20 mm/+10 mm
Other
dimensions with
- ±1,0 mm
reference to the
template
Thickness ±1,2 mm
a
Squareness
±0,2 %
Flatness:
– centre
curvature
±0,2 %
– edge curvature
– warping
a
Percentage is calculated on the diagonals
4.2 Requirements for surface finish
4.2.1 General
Surface finishes shall extend uniformly to the edges of slabs and cut-to-size products. The uniformity
shall be guaranteed on at least 90 % of th
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