EN 13245-3:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2026
Polimerni materiali - Profili iz nemehčanega polivinilklorida (PVC-U) za uporabo v
gradbeništvu - 3. del: Označevanje profilov PVC-UE
Plastics - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) profiles for building applications -
Part 3: Designation of PVC-UE profiles
Kunststoffe - Profile aus weichmacherfreiem Polyvinylchlorid (PVC-U) für die
Anwendung im Bauwesen - Teil 3: Bezeichnung von Profilen aus PVC-UE
Plastiques - Profilés en poly(chlorure de vinyle) non plastifié (PVC-U) pour applications
dans le bâtiment - Partie 3 : Désignation des profilés en PVC-UE
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13245-3:2025
ICS:
83.140.99 Drugi izdelki iz gume in Other rubber and plastics
polimernih materialov products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 13245-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 83.140.99 Supersedes EN 13245-3:2010
English Version
Plastics - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U)
profiles for building applications - Part 3: Designation of
PVC-UE profiles
Plastiques - Profilés en poly(chlorure de vinyle) non Kunststoffe - Profile aus weichmacherfreiem
plastifié (PVC-U) pour applications dans le bâtiment - Polyvinylchlorid (PVC-U) für die Anwendung im
Partie 3 : Désignation des profilés en PVC-UE Bauwesen - Teil 3: PVC-UE-Profilen
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.3 Type of profile . 6
4 Designation of PVC-UE profiles . 7
5 Codification system for Data block 3 to Data block 5 . 8
5.1 Modulus of elasticity in flexure (Data block 3) . 8
5.2 Nominal linear mass (Data block 4) . 8
5.3 Heat reversion at 75 °C (Data block 4) . 8
5.4 Impact resistance (Data block 4) . 8
5.5 Durability (Data block 5) . 9
5.5.1 General . 9
5.5.2 Test methods for ageing . 10
5.5.3 Methods for assessing of ageing. 11
5.5.4 Codification for properties after ageing . 12
6 Required characteristics for Type 3, Type 4 and Type 5 profiles . 15
7 Optional characteristics. 16
7.1 Resistance to staining . 16
7.2 Application and appearance of the surface finishing (only for Type 3, Type 4 and
Type 5 profiles) . 16
7.2.1 General . 16
7.2.2 Single colour profiles . 16
7.2.3 Non-uniform colour and texture profiles . 16
7.2.4 Gloss . 16
8 Example of the designation of a PVC-UE profile . 17
9 Use of rPVC-U or IRM . 17
10 Design for recycling . 17
Annex A (normative) Determination of the linear mass . 18
Annex B (normative) Falling weight impact resistance of PVC-UE profiles . 19
Annex C (normative) Determination of peel strength using a constant-load tensile test . 23
Bibliography . 26

European foreword
This document (EN 13245-3:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”,
the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
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 June 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2026.
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 13245-3:2010.
— Scope has been clarified;
— Normative references have been updated;
— Terms and definitions have been updated and reference to EN 17410, EN 17508 and EN 17615 has
been added;
— Printing process and Type 5 profile, “profile as Type 1 or Type 2 covered with print”, have been added
and the whole document has been updated accordingly;
— Peel test method according to EN 17271 for Type 3 profiles has been added and the whole document
has been updated accordingly;
— Clause 9 has been modified to introduce new terms from EN 17508 and its title has been changed
accordingly;
— New Clause 10, “Design for recycling” has been added;
— Annex C was modified with a new peel strength apparatus;
— Bibliography has been updated.
The EN 13245 series, under the general title Plastics ― Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) profiles
for building applications, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Designation of PVC-U profiles
— Part 2: PVC-U profiles and PVC-UE profiles for internal and external wall and ceiling finishes
— Part 3: Designation of PVC-UE profiles
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
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, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document establishes a system of designation for profiles made of cellular unplasticized poly(vinyl
chloride) (PVC-UE) intended to be used for building applications. This system is intended to be used in
product specification after the application is specified.
NOTE It is intended to use this method for the designation of PVC-UE profiles for information related to
technical literature of the manufacturer, not for the marking of the products.
This part is applicable to PVC-UE profiles of any colour, obtained by a mono-extrusion or a co-extrusion
process, with or without surface finishing (e.g. foil, paint or print).
This document defines minimum requirements for the surface finishing of PVC-UE profiles.
Profiles for the management of electrical power cables, communication cables and power track systems
used for the distribution of electrical power, profiles for windows or doors and profiles for guttering are
not covered by 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 438-2:2016+A1:2018, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting
resins (usually called Laminates) — Part 2: Determination of properties
EN 477, Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles — Determination of the resistance to impact of
profiles by falling mass
EN 478, Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles — Determination of the appearance after
exposure at 150 °C
EN 479, Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles — Determination of heat reversion
EN 513, Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles — Determination of the resistance to artificial
weathering
EN 12720, Furniture — Assessment of surface resistance to cold liquids
EN 17271, Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles — Determination of the peel strength of
profiles laminated with foils
EN 17410, Plastics — Controlled loop recycling of PVC-U profiles from windows and doors
EN 17508, Plastics — Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) profiles for the fabrication of windows and
doors — Terminology of PVC based materials
EN 17615, Plastics — Environmental Aspects — Vocabulary

Profiles that are excluded are in the scopes of standards prepared by CEN/TC 249/WG 21, CENELEC/TC 213 or
CEN/TC 128.
EN 20105-A02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour
(ISO 105-A02)
EN ISO 105-A01:2010, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A01: General principles of testing
(ISO 105-A01:2010)
EN ISO 178, Plastics — Determination of flexural properties (ISO 178)
EN ISO 179-1, Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 1: Non-instrumented impact
test (ISO 179-1)
EN ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary (ISO 472)
EN ISO 877-2, Plastics — Methods of exposure to solar radiation — Part 2: Direct weathering and exposure
behind window glass (ISO 877-2)
EN ISO 1043-1, Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms — Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1)
EN ISO 2409, Paints and varnishes — Cross-cut test (ISO 2409)
EN ISO 2813, Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20°, 60° and 85° (ISO 2813)
EN ISO 4624, Paints and varnishes — Pull-off test for adhesion (ISO 4624)
EN ISO 4892-2:2013, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc
lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
EN ISO 4892-3:2024, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: Fluorescent UV
lamps (ISO 4892-3:2024)
EN ISO/CIE 11664-1, Colorimetry — Part 1: CIE standard colorimetric observers (ISO/CIE 11664-1)
EN ISO/CIE 11664-2, Colorimetry — Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO/CIE 11664-2)
EN ISO/CIE 11664-4, Colorimetry — Part 4: CIE 1976 L*a*b* Colour space (ISO/CIE 11664-4)
EN ISO 18314-1, Analytical colorimetry — Part 1: Practical colour measurement
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17410, EN 17508, EN 17615,
EN ISO 472, EN ISO 1043-1 and the following 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
cellular unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
PVC-UE
unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) the density of which is reduced by the presence of numerous small
cavities (cells), interconnecting or not, dispersed throughout the mass
3.2
PVC-UE profile
profile made of cellular unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-UE) material
3.3 Type of profile
3.3.1
Type 1 profile
non-covered profile coloured in the mass obtained by a mono-extrusion process
3.3.2
Type 2 profile
non-covered profile obtained by a co-extrusion process with a surface coloured in the mass
3.3.3
Type 3 profile
profile as Type 1 or Type 2 profile covered with foil
Note 1 to entry: Foil can be painted, printed or not.
3.3.4
Type 4 profile
profile as Type 1 or Type 2 profile covered with paint
3.3.5
Type 5 profile
profile as Type 1 or Type 2 covered with print
3.4
sight surface
surface of a profile that is exposed to view, when the profile is installed
3.5
surface finishing
covering layer on the sight surface of a profile, e.g. a co-extruded layer, a foil, a paint, a print
3.6
foil
plastics layer for external uses intended to cover surfaces of a base profile
Note 1 to entry: Foil can be painted, printed or not.
3.7
print
result of a printing process in which ink or a combination of ink and surface finishing is applied
3.8
paint
one or several layer(s) of lacquer (e.g. acrylic or polyurethane resin) and/or varnish (clear coating
material) that cover(s) a base profile
3.9
co-extrusion
durable bonding of two or more thermoplastics [e.g. unplasticized cellular poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-UE)
and unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) or poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)] that are melted
in separated extruders and fused together in the profile tool
3.10
radiant exposure
H
time integral of irradiance
−2
Note 1 to entry: It is measured in joules per square metre (J⋅m ).
[SOURCE: ISO 9370:2017 [1], 3.27]
4 Designation of PVC-UE profiles
The PVC-UE profiles are designated in accordance with a classification system of their characteristics.
The designation consists of a description block and five data blocks as given in Table 1.
Table 1 — Designation of PVC-UE profiles
Data block Description Profile EN 13245-3 Additional
information
a b
Data block 1 Material and profile PVC-UE – Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 , Type 4 See 3.3
b
type identification or Type 5
Data block 2 Intended Codes depending on the intended
application application:
For outside building applications: E
For inside building applications: I
Data block 3 Material properties Modulus of elasticity in flexure See 5.1
Data block 4 Profile properties Nominal linear mass See 5.2
Heat reversion at 75 °C See 5.3
Impact resistance See 5.4
Data block 5 Durability  See 5.5
a
For Type 3 profiles, the requirements given in 6.1 to 6.4 shall be fulfilled.
b
For Type 4 or 5 profiles, the requirements given in 6.1 to 6.3 shall be fulfilled.
5 Codification system for Data block 3 to Data block 5
5.1 Modulus of elasticity in flexure (Data block 3)
The modulus of elasticity in flexure, E, shall be measured in accordance with EN ISO 178, as indicated in
Table 2.
The test specimens shall be prepared from the finished profile and the sight surface of the profile shall be
put on the supports during testing.
The value of the modulus of elasticity in flexure shall be coded according to Table 2.
Table 2 — Codification for Data block 3
Modulus of elasticity in flexure, E
Range of values Code
MPa
E < 1 000 00
1 000 ≤ E < 1 500 10
1 500 ≤ E < 2 000 15
2 000 ≤ E 20
5.2 Nominal linear mass (Data block 4)
The nominal linear mass of the PVC-UE profile shall be measured in accordance with Annex A.
The value of the nominal linear mass shall be coded according to Table 3.
5.3 Heat reversion at 75 °C (Data block 4)
The heat reversion at 75 °C of the PVC-UE profile, R, shall be measured in accordance with EN 479.
The value of the heat reversion at 75 °C shall be coded according to Table 3.
5.4 Impact resistance (Data block 4)
The impact resistance of the PVC-UE profile at 23 °C or, if required, at a low temperature (0 °C, - 10 °C,
- 20 °C or - T °C), shall be measured in accordance with Annex B.
The value of the impact resistance shall be coded according to Table 3.
Table 3 — Codification for Data block 4
Nominal linear mass, P Heat reversion at 75 °C Impact resistance at T °C
M
R Code Energy Code
level
% J
The nominal linear mass is R ≤ 1 1 1 (T,01)
represented by four figures
R ≤ 2 2 2 (T,02)
giving the nominal linear mass.
R ≤ 3 3 3 (T,03)
a
R ≤ n n 4 (T,04)
E.g. code 0500 for a nominal  5 (T,05)
linear mass of 500 g/m.
6 (T,06)
10 (T,10)
15 (T,15)
20 (T,20)
b
“(5 × m)” “[T,(5 × m)]”
a
n is an integer.
b
m is an integer.
EXAMPLES
—   Code (23,10) for a PVC-UE profile with an impact resistance of 10 J at 23 °C;
—   Code (−20,05) for a PVC-UE profile with an impact resistance of 5 J at - 20 °C.
5.5 Durability (Data block 5)
5.5.1 General
To test durability, the profile is subjected to either natural or artificial ageing. Assessment of the
durability is based on the following criteria:
a) the colour differences between unexposed and exposed PVC-UE profiles;
b) the Charpy impact strength of the PVC-UE profiles after artificial ageing (exposure to xenon-arc
lamps) or a natural ageing,
or
The falling weight impact resistance of the PVC-UE profiles after artificial ageing (exposure to
fluorescent UV lamps) or a natural ageing;
c) the visual inspection of the PVC-UE profiles after ageing;
d) the adhesion of the surface finishing of the PVC-UE profiles after ageing (for Type 3, Type 4 and
Type 5 profiles, only).
5.5.2 Test methods for ageing
5.5.2.1 Outside building applications
Ageing shall be carried out according to either an artificial ageing test method or a natural ageing test
method.
The artificial ageing shall be carried out according to:
a) either EN 513, Method 1 (referring to EN ISO 4892-2:2013, Method A).
The conditions shall be specified in accordance with the code “A.n”, “A.n.T” or “A.0”, where
A means “artificial ageing”;
n is the radiant exposure received by the exposed specimen, expressed in gigajoules
per square metre, in the wavelength range 290 nm to 800 nm;
T is the black standard temperature (BST), if other than (60 ± 3) °C, as specified in
EN 513;
EXAMPLE 1
2 2
i)   Codes A.8, A.12: a radiant exposure of 8 GJ/m and 12 GJ/m respectively, and a black standard temperature of
60 °C;
ii)   Code A.8.55: a radiant exposure of 8 GJ/m and a black standard temperature of 55 °C.
or
b) Artificial ageing shall be carried out according to EN ISO 4892-3:2024 Method A, using the exposure
cycle N°1.
The conditions shall be specified in accordance with the code “A.h.T” or “A.0”, where
A means “artificial ageing”;
h is the exposure time, expressed in hours, in the wavelength range 290 nm to 400 nm;
T is the black-standard temperature (BST), if other than (60 ± 3) °C specified for the
exposure cycle N° 1 in accordance with EN ISO 4892-3:2024 Method A.
The conditions of exposure to natural ageing according to EN ISO 877-2 shall be specified in accordance
with the code “N.n.T” or “N.0”, where
N means “natural ageing”;
n is the total solar radiant exposure received in gigajoules per square metre, measured on a
plane at 45° to the horizontal facing the equator;
T is the average temperature of the warmest month of the year on the exposure site.
For the assessment of solar irradiation conditions, it is recommended to refer to WMO-No.8, Guide to
meteorological instruments and methods of observation, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva [2].
EXAMPLE 2 for a two-year exposure:
i)   South of France: code “N.12.23”, for a total solar radiant exposure of 12 GJ/m and an average temperature of
23 °C;
ii)   Florida: code “N.12.27”, for a total solar radiant exposure of 12 GJ/m and an average temperature of 27 °C;
iii)   Arizona: code “N.18.34”, for a total solar radiant exposure of 18 GJ/m and an average temperature of 34 °C.
5.5.2.2 Inside building applications
Ageing shall be carried out according to:
a) EN ISO 4892-2:2013, Method B, with the following conditions:
1) without spraying;
2) black-standard temperature (BST): (60 ± 3) °C;
3) relative humidity: (65 ± 5) %.
The conditions shall be specified in accordance with the code “A.n” or “A.0”, where
A means “artificial ageing”;
n is the radiant exposure received by the exposed specimen, expressed in gigajoules per
square metre, in the wavelength range 300 nm to 800 nm.
or
b) EN ISO 4892-3:2024 Method B, using the exposure cycle N° 5.
The conditions shall be specified in accordance with the code “A.h” or “A.0”, where
A means “artificial ageing”;
h is the exposure time, expressed in hours, in the wavelength range 290 nm to 400 nm.
5.5.3 Methods for assessing of ageing
5.5.3.1 Change in colour (or colour fastness)
The change in colour (colour fastness) between the unexposed and exposed specimens shall be evaluated
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