EN 687-2019 pdf download.Resilient floor coverings – Specification for plain and decorative linoleum on a corkment backing.
This EN 687 specifies the characteristics of plain and decorative linoleum on a corkment backing as a compound floor covering, supplied in roll form.
To encourage the consumer to make an informed choice, this standard includes a classification system based on intensity of use, which shows where resilient floor coverings should give satisfactory service (see EN ISO 10874). It also includes requirements for marking.
The term ‘linoleum’ is frequently incorrectly applied to a range of floor coverings, often to those based on polyvinyl chloride or rubber. Such materials are not included in this document.
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 ISO 10874, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings — classification (ISO 10874)
EN ISO 23997, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of mass per unit area (ISO 23997) 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 24343-1, Resilient and laminate floor coverings — Determination of indentation and residual indentation — Part 1: Residual indentation (ISO 24343-1)
EN ISO 24344, Resilient floor coverings — Determination offlexibility and deflection (ISO 24344) EN ISO 24346. Resilient floor coverings — Determination of overall thickness (ISO 24346)
EN ISO 26985, Resilient floor coverings — Identification of linoleum and determination of cement content and ash residue (ISO 26985)
EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Tests for colourfastness — Part B02: Colourfastness to artificial light Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-802)
ISO 4918, Resilient textile and laminate floor coverings — Castor chair test
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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3.1
linoleum with corkment backing
product produced by calendering a homogeneous mixture of linoleum cement, cork and/or woodflour, pigments and inorganic filler onto a corkment backing
Note 1 to entry: The product is then converted into its final form by an oxidative curing process; the only chemical cross-linking bondings in linoleum will be those which are formed during the oxidation process.
3.2
linoleum cement
binder in linoleum, consisting of a mixture of linseed oil and/or other vegetable drying oils, rosin and drying oil catalysts, which is converted to a semi-elastic mass by an oxidative curing process
3.3
corkment
backing or underlay produced by calendering a homogeneous mixture of linoleum cement, granulated cork, pigments and inorganic fillers on a fibrous backing
Note 1 to entry: The product Is then converted into its final form by an oxidative curing process.
4 Identification
Linoleum shall be identified by its ability to be disintegrated in 0,5 mol/l potassium hydroxide/methanol solution and by the determination of cement content and ash residue.
The minimum amount of linoleum cement shall be 30 % when tested in accordance with EN ISO 26985.
The maximum amount of inorganic (liter (ash residue) shall be 50 % when tested in accordance with
EN ISO 26985.
Corkrncnt shall be identified by its ability to be disintegrated in 0,5 mol/l potassium hydroxide/methanol solution.
5 Requirements
6 Classification
The classification scheme for resilient floor coverings is described in EN ISO 10874. The requirements for floor coverings described in this standard sold as a compound floor covering, in accordance with this scheme, are related to the nominal thickness of the linoleum, as shown in Table 2.
7 Marking
Floor coverings of plain and decorative linoleum on a corkment backing and/or their packaging shall bear the following marking:
a) number and date of this European Standard, i.e. EN 687:20 19;
b) manufacturer’s or supplier’s identification;
c) product name;
d) colour/pattern, and batch and roll number;
e) classes/symbols appropriate for the product;
fl length, width and thickness of rolls.EN 687-2019 pdf download.