EN 1816-2020 pdf download.Resilient floor coverings – Specification for homogeneous and heterogeneous smooth rubber floor coverings with foam backing.
This EN 1816 includes a classification system based on intensity of use, which shows where these resilient floor coverings will give satisfactory service (see EN ISO 10874). It also specifies requirements for marking.
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 425, Resilient and laminate floor coverings — Castor chair test
EN 12466, Resilientfloor coverings — Vocabulaiy
EN ISO 105-B02:2014, Textiles — Tests for colourfastness — Part 802: Colourfastness to artificial light:
Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B02:2014)
EN ISO 10874, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings — Classification (ISO 10874)
EN ISO 23999, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of dimensional stability and curling after exposure to heat (ISO 23999)
EN ISO 24340, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of thickness of layers (ISO 24340)
EN ISO 24341, Resilient and textile floor coverings — Determination of length, width and straightness of sheet (ISO 24341)
EN ISO 24342, Resilient and textile floor coverings — Determination of side length, edge straightness and squareness of tiles (ISO 24342)
EN ISO 24343-1, Resilient and laminate floor coverings — Determination of indentation and residual indentation — Part 1: Residual indentation (ISO 24343-1)
EN ISO 24344:2012, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of flexibility and deflection (ISO 24344:2008)
EN ISO 24345, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of peel resistance (ISO 24345)
EN ISO 24346, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of overall thickness (ISO 24346)
ISO 48-4, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness — Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness)
ISO 4649:20 17, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of abrasion resistance using a rotating cylindrical drum device
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12466 and the following apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1
homogeneous rubber floor covering
floor covering based on natural or synthetic rubber with one or more layers of the same composition and colour, patterned throughout its thickness
3.2
heterogeneous rubber floor covering
floor covering based on natural or synthetic rubber consisting of a wear layer and other compact layers which differ in composition and/or design and can contain a reinforcement
4 General requirements
All homogeneous and heterogeneous smooth rubber floor coverings with foam backing shall conform to the appropriate general requirements specified in Table 1, when tested in accordance with the test methods given therein. Optional properties are given in Annex A.
5 Classification requirements
All the homogeneous and heterogeneous smooth rubber floor coverings with foam backing shall be classified in accordance with the requirements for overall thickness and the wear layer thickness specified in Table 2, when tested in accordance with the test methods given therein.
6 Marking
The floor coverings described in this document and/or their packaging shall bear the following marking:
a) a reference to this document, i.e. EN 18 16:2020;
b) the manufacturer’s or supplier’s identification;
c) the product name;
d) the colour/pattern, and batch and roll number if applicable;
e) the class/symbol, as specified in EN ISO 10874;
f) the dimensions for tiles;
g) the covered area for rolls.
The following properties are considered important for some specific uses:
— electrostatic propensity (EN 1815);
— effect of stains (EN ISO 26987);
— effect of simulated movement of a furniture leg (EN ISO 16581);
— cigarette resistance (EN 1399).
In general use, a rubber floor covering, depending on the colour and/or pattern, is expected to have the following rating when tested in accordance with EN 1399:1997 and EN 1399:1997/AC:1998:
— Method A, stubbed cigarettes; rating 4 or higher;
— Method B, burning cigarettes; rating 3 or higher.EN 1816-2020 pdf download.