Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 2: Disassembly, disjunction and mechanical sample preparation

This part of IEC 62321 provides strategies of sampling along with the mechanical preparation
of samples from electrotechnical products. These samples can be used for analytical testing to
determine the levels of certain substances as described in the test methods in other parts of
the IEC 62321 series. Restrictions for substances will vary between geographic regions and
can be updated on a regular basis. This document describes a generic process for obtaining
and preparing samples prior to the determination of any substance of concern.
This document does not provide:
– full guidance on each and every product that could be classified as electrotechnical product.
Since there is a huge variety of electrotechnical parts, with various structures and
compositions, along with the continuous innovations in the industry, it is unrealistic to
attempt to provide procedures for the disjointment of every type of part;
– guidance regarding other routes to gather additional information on certain substances in a
product, although the information collected has relevance to the sampling strategies in this
document;
– safe disassembly and mechanical disjointment instructions related to electrotechnical
products (e.g. mercury-containing switches) and the recycling industry (e.g. how to handle
CRTs or the safe removal of batteries). See IEC 62554 [1] 1 for the disjointment and
mechanical sample preparation of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps;
– sampling procedures for packaging and packaging materials;
– analytical procedures to measure the levels of certain substances. This is covered by other
standards (e.g. other parts of the IEC 62321 series), which are referred to as "test
standards" in this document;
– guidelines for assessment of compliance.
This document has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108 [2].

Verfahren zur Bestimmung von bestimmten Substanzen in Produkten der Elektrotechnik – Teil 2: Demontage, Zerlegung und mechanische Probenvorbereitung

Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits électrotechniques - Partie 2: Démontage, désassemblage et préparation mécanique de l'échantillon

L'IEC 62321-2:2021 fournit des stratégies d'échantillonnage ainsi que de préparation mécanique d'échantillons de produits électrotechniques. Ces échantillons peuvent être utilisés pour un essai analytique visant à déterminer les niveaux de certaines substances, comme cela est décrit dans les méthodes d'essai des autres parties de la série IEC 62321. Les restrictions concernant les substances varient selon les régions géographiques et peuvent régulièrement être mises à jour. Le présent document décrit un processus générique qui permet d'obtenir et de préparer des échantillons avant de déterminer toute substance d’intérêt.
Le présent document ne fournit pas:
– de recommandations exhaustives pour l’ensemble des produits qui peuvent être considérés comme produits électrotechniques. Étant donné qu'il existe une très grande diversité de pièces électrotechniques, avec différentes structures et compositions, ainsi que des innovations continues de l'industrie, il est irréaliste de tenter de fournir des procédures pour la défabrication de chaque type de pièce;
– de recommandations concernant d'autres voies de collecte d’informations supplémentaires sur certaines substances présentes dans un produit, bien que les informations recueillies soient pertinentes pour les stratégies d'échantillonnage du présent document;
– d’instructions pour un démontage et une défabrication mécanique sécurisés dans le domaine des produits électrotechniques (par exemple des commutateurs qui contiennent du mercure) et de l'industrie du recyclage (par exemple, comment manipuler des TRC (tubes à rayons cathodiques) ou éliminer des batteries en toute sécurité). Voir l'IEC 62554 pour la défabrication et la préparation mécanique d'échantillons issus de lampes fluorescentes qui contiennent du mercure;
– de procédures d'échantillonnage pour l’emballage et les matériaux d’emballage;
– de procédures analytiques qui permettent de mesurer les niveaux de certaines substances. Ceci est couvert par d'autres normes (par exemple d'autres parties de la série IEC 62321) qui sont appelées “normes d'essai” dans le présent document;
– de lignes directrices d'évaluation de la conformité.
Le présent document a le statut d'une norme horizontale conformément au Guide 108 de l'IEC.
L'IEC 62321-2:2021 annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2013. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente.
a) Référence à la série IEC 62321 en lieu et place des normes IEC 62321 individuelles.
b) Mise à jour de l’organigramme de la Figure 1. Restructuration de l'Article 4 et des exemples de l'Annexe A en conséquence.
c) Ajustement des niveaux de risque de certaines parties et matériaux afin de refléter les dernières avancées technologiques et changements de matériaux. Mise à jour du Tableau B.1 pour inclure les niveaux de risque liés aux phtalates. Création du Tableau B.2 pour les autres substances (HBCDD, PAH, par exemple) présentes dans les matériaux polymères.

Določevanje posameznih snovi v elektrotehničnih izdelkih - 2. del: Razstavljanje, odklop in mehanska priprava vzorca

Ta del standarda IEC 62321 določa strategije vzorčenja skupaj z mehansko pripravo vzorcev iz elektrotehničnih izdelkov. Te vzorce je mogoče uporabiti za analitično preskušanje za določitev vsebnosti nekaterih snovi, kot je opisano v preskusnih metodah v drugih delih skupine standardov IEC 62321. Omejitve za snovi se razlikujejo med geografskimi območji in se lahko redno posodabljajo. Ta dokument opisuje splošen postopek za pridobitev in pripravo vzorcev pred določitvijo katere koli zadevne snovi. Ta dokument ne podaja: – popolnih smernic za vsak izdelek, ki ga je mogoče razvrstiti kot elektrotehnični izdelek. Ker hkrati z nenehnimi industrijskimi inovacijami obstaja veliko različnih elektrotehničnih delov z različno konstrukcijo in sestavo, je nerealno, da bi poskušali zagotoviti postopke za razstavljanje vsakega tipa dela pri stikališčih; – smernic glede drugih poti za zbiranje dodatnih informacij o nekaterih snoveh v izdelku, čeprav so zbrane informacije pomembne za strategije vzorčenja v tem dokumentu; – navodil za varno razstavljanje in mehansko razstavljanje pri stikališčih, povezanih z elektrotehničnimi izdelki (npr. stikala, ki vsebujejo živo srebro) in reciklažno industrijo (npr. kako ravnati z zasloni CRT ali varno odstraniti baterije). Glej standard IEC 62554 [1] 1 za razstavljanje pri stikališčih in pripravo mehanskih vzorcev fluorescenčnih sijalk, ki vsebujejo živo srebro; – postopkov vzorčenja za embalažo in embalažne materiale; – analitičnih postopkov za merjenje vsebnosti nekaterih snovi. To je zajeto v drugih standardih (npr. drugih delih skupine standardov IEC 62321), ki so navedeni kot »preskusni standardi« v tem dokumentu; – smernic za oceno skladnosti. Ta dokument ima status usklajenega horizontalnega standarda v skladu z vodilom IEC 108 [2].

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62321-2:2022
01-januar-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62321-2:2014
Določevanje posameznih snovi v elektrotehničnih izdelkih - 2. del: Razstavljanje,
odklop in mehanska priprava vzorca
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 2: Disassembly,
disjunction and mechanical sample preparation
Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits électrotechniques - Partie 2:
Démontage, désassemblage et préparation mécanique de l'échantillon
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62321-2:2021
ICS:
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
31.020 Elektronske komponente na Electronic components in
splošno general
71.040.50 Fizikalnokemijske analitske Physicochemical methods of
metode analysis
SIST EN IEC 62321-2:2022 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62321-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2021
ICS 13.020.01; 43.040.10 Supersedes EN 62321-2:2014 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products
- Part 2: Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample
preparation
(IEC 62321-2:2021)
Détermination de certaines substances dans les produits Verfahren zur Bestimmung von bestimmten Substanzen in
électrotechniques - Partie 2: Démontage, défabrication et Produkten der Elektrotechnik - Teil 2: Demontage,
préparation mécanique de l'échantillon Zerlegung und mechanische Probenvorbereitung
(IEC 62321-2:2021) (IEC 62321-2:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2021-10-04. CENELEC 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 CENELEC 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 CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
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CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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European foreword
The text of document 111/619/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 62321-2, prepared by IEC/TC 111
“Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems” was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 62321-2:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022–07–04
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024–10–04
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 62321-2:2014 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62321-2:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 62554:2011 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62554:2011 (not modified)
IEC 63000:2016 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 63000:2018 (not modified)
IEC 62137-1-2:2007 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62137-1-2:2007 (not modified)
IEC 62239-1:2018 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62239-1:2018 (not modified)
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
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.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 62321 (series) Determination of certain substances in EN 62321 (series)
electrotechnical products


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 9
4 Introduction to sampling . 10
4.1 Introductory remarks . 10
4.2 Requirements for certain substances . 10
4.3 Complexity of electrotechnical products and related challenges . 11
4.4 Sampling procedure . 12
4.5 Scope of the analysis . 13
4.6 Purpose of the analysis . 14
4.7 Testing strategy . 14
5 Sampling plan . 15
5.1 Introductory remarks . 15
5.2 Sampling of a complete product . 15
5.3 Partial disassembly . 16
5.4 Complete disassembly . 16
5.5 Partial disjointment . 16
5.6 Complete disjointment . 16
5.7 Test sample considerations . 17
5.7.1 Introductory remarks . 17
5.7.2 Required sample size . 17
5.7.3 Sample size versus detection limit . 18
5.7.4 Composite sample considerations . 19
5.7.5 Non-uniform "homogeneous materials" . 19
5.7.6 Determination of sampling of homogeneous materials from different
positions . 21
6 Conclusions and recommendations for sampling . 21
7 Mechanical sample preparation . 21
7.1 Overview. 21
7.1.1 Field of application . 21
7.1.2 Quality assurance . 22
7.2 Apparatus, equipment and materials . 22
7.3 Procedure . 23
7.3.1 General . 23
7.3.2 Manual cutting . 23
7.3.3 Coarse grinding or milling . 23
7.3.4 Homogenizing . 23
7.3.5 Fine grinding or milling . 23
7.3.6 Very fine grinding of polymers and organic materials . 24
Annex A (informative) Examples of procedures for sampling and disjointment . 25
Annex B (informative) Probability of the presence of certain substances . 33
Annex C (informative) Composite testing and sampling . 37

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C.1 Introductory remarks . 37
C.2 Calculated maximum concentration for a composite sample based on
detection limit . 37
C.3 Required detection limit for a composite sample based on the maximum
allowable concentration . 38
Annex D (informative) Tools used in sampling. 40
Annex E (informative) Examples of mobile phone disassembly and disjointment . 41
E.1 General . 41
E.2 Partial disassembly without tools – Mobile phone type A . 41
E.3 Partial disassembly with simple tools – Mobile phone type B. 43
E.4 Complete disassembly – Mobile phone type B . 44
E.5 Partial disjointment – Mobile phone type B . 45
E.6 Complete disjointment – Examples of disjointment of small electronic parts . 46
E.7 Complete disjointment of integrated circuit lead frame package . 48
E.8 Complete disjointment of ball grid array (BGA) package . 48
E.8.1 General . 48
E.8.2 Solder ball removal from BGA package – Hand removal procedure . 49
E.8.3 Solder ball removal from BGA package – Solder ball shear procedure . 50
Bibliography . 51

Figure 1 – Generic iterative procedure for sampling . 12
Figure 2 – Cross-section of a 900 µm wide lead oxide-based resistor (SMD) . 20
Figure A.1 – Methodology for sampling and disjointment . 26
Figure A.2 – Sampling of DVD player . 27
Figure A.3 – Sampling of LCD TV . 28
Figure A.4 – Sampling of PDA . 29
Figure A.5 – Sampling of desk fan . 30
Figure A.6 – Sampling of parts – Thick film resistor . 31
Figure A.7 – Sampling of parts – SMD potentiometer . 32
Figure D.1 – Hot gas gun for removing electronic parts . 40
Figure D.2 – Vacuum pin to remove target electronic devices . 40
Figure E.1 – Mobile phone type A with battery charger and camera lens cap . 41
Figure E.2 – Mobile phone type A with battery and back cover removed . 42
Figure E.3 – Partial disassembly of a mobile phone (type B) into its major parts . 43
Figure E.4 – Complete disassembly of key pad . 44
Figure E.5 – Complete disassembly of bottom housing . 44
Figure E.6 – Complete disassembly of other housing or frame . 45
Figure E.7 – Parts of the TFT display of the mobile phone (type B) after partial
disjointment . 45
Figure E.8 – Parts of the main PCB of the mobile phone (type B) after partial
disjointment . 46
Figure E.9 – Disjointment of lead frame . 48
Figure E.10 – BGA package prior to disjointment . 49
Figure E.11 – BGA package disjointed by hand removal procedure . 49
Figure E.12 – Solder ball material collected from BGA using hand removal procedure . 50
Figure E.13 – BGA solder ball removal using ball shear procedure . 50

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Table 1 – Minimum number of lead frame samples required for analytical testing . 17
Table 2 – Levels of a certain substance (e.g. Pb) in a composite sample . 19
Table B.1 – Probability of the presence of certain substances in materials and parts
used in electrotechnical products . 33
Table B.2 – Probability of the presence of additional certain substances in polymeric
materials . 36
Table C.1 – Calculated maximum concentration for a composite sample based on
detection limit . 38
Table C.2 – Required detection limit for a composite sample based on the maximum
allowable concentration . 39
Table E.1 – Possible certain substances or screening substances from a mobile phone
(type A) . 42
Table E.2 – Possible certain substances in major parts of the mobile phone (type B) . 43
Table E.3 – Examples of disjointment for typical small electronic parts . 47

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DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES
IN ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS –

Part 2: Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation

FOREWORD
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IEC 62321-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 111: Environmental
standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems. It is an International
Standard.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2013. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) Reference to the IEC 62321 series instead of to a list of individual parts of the IEC 62321
series.
b) Update of the flow chart in Figure 1. Restructure of Clause 4 and update of examples in
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c) Adjustment of the risk levels of certain parts and materials to reflect the recent technology
development and material change. Update of Table B.1 to include the risk levels of
phthalates. Creation of Table B.2 for other substances (e.g. HBCDD, PAH) in polymeric
materials.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
111/619/FDIS 111/628/RVD

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the above table.
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A list of all parts in the IEC 62321 series, published under the general title Determination of
certain substances in electrotechnical products, can be found on the IEC website.
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INTRODUCTION
The widespread use of electrotechnical products has drawn increased attention to their impact
on the environment. In many countries this has resulted in the adaptation of regulations
affecting wastes, substances and energy use of electrotechnical products.
The use of certain substances in electrotechnical products is a source of either concern or
importance in current and proposed regional legislations.
The purpose of the IEC 62321 series is therefore to provide test methods that will allow the
electrotechnical industry to determine the levels of certain substances in electrotechnical
products on a consistent global basis. This document, as an important part of the IEC 62321
series, covers strategies of sampling along with the mechanical preparation.
WARNING – Persons using this document should be familiar with normal laboratory
practice. This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any,
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety
and health practices and to ensure compliance with any national regulatory conditions.

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DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES
IN ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS –

Part 2: Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation



1 Scope
This part of IEC 62321 provides strategies of sampling along with the mechanical preparation
of samples from electrotechnical products. These samples can be used for analytical testing to
determine the levels of certain substances as described in the test methods in other parts of
the IEC 62321 series. Restrictions for substances will vary between geographic regions and
can be updated on a regular basis. This document describes a generic process for obtaining
and preparing samples prior to the determination of any substance of concern.
This document does not provide:
– full guidance on each and every product that could be classified as electrotechnical product.
Since there is a huge variety of electrotechnical parts, with various structures and
compositions, along with the continuous innovations in the industry, it is unrealistic to
attempt to provide procedures for the disjointment of every type of part;
– guidance regarding other routes to gather additional information on certain substances in a
product, although the information collected has relevance to the sampling strategies in this
document;
– safe disassembly and mechanical disjointment instructions related to electrotechnical
products (e.g. mercury-containing switches) and the recycling industry (e.g. how to handle
1
CRTs or the safe removal of batteries). See IEC 62554 [1] for the disjointment and
mechanical sample preparation of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps;
– sampling procedures for packaging and packaging materials;
– analytical procedures to measure the levels of certain substances. This is covered by other
standards (e.g. other parts of the IEC 62321 series), which are referred to as "test
standards" in this document;
– guidelines for assessment of compliance.
This document has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108 [2].
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.
IEC 62321 (all parts), Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products
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SIST EN IEC 62321-2:2022
IEC 62321-2:2021 © IEC 2021 – 9 –
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 62321-1 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
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• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http:/
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