prEN 438-7

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2014
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High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) - Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 7: Compact laminate and HPL composite panels for
internal and external wall and ceiling finishes
Dekorative Hochdruck-Schichtpressstoffplatten (HPL) - Platten auf Basis härtbarer Harze
(Schichtpressstoffe) - Teil 7: Kompaktplatten und HPL-Mehrschicht-Verbundplatten für
Wand- und Deckenbekleidungen für Innen- und Außenanwendung
Stratifiés décoratifs haute pression (HPL) - Plaques à base de résines
thermodurcissables (communément appelées stratifiés) - Partie 7: Panneaux stratifiés
compacts et composites HPL pour finitions des murs et plafonds intérieurs et extérieurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 438-7
ICS:
83.140.20 /DPLQDWQHSORãþH Laminated sheets
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2014
ICS 83.140.20 Will supersede EN 438-7:2005
English Version
High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) - Sheets based on
thermosetting resins (Usually called Laminates) - Part 7:
Compact laminate and HPL composite panels for internal and
external wall and ceiling finishes
Stratifiés décoratifs haute pression (HPL) - Plaques à base Dekorative Hochdruck-Schichtpressstoffplatten (HPL) -
de résines thermodurcissables (communément appelées Platten auf Basis härtbarer Harze (Schichtpressstoffe) - Teil
stratifiés) - Partie 7: Panneaux stratifiés compacts et 7: Kompaktplatten und HPL-Mehrschicht-Verbundplatten für
composites HPL pour finitions des murs et plafonds Wand- und Deckenbekleidungen für Innen- und
intérieurs et extérieurs Außenanwendung
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 249.

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.

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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.

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© 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 438-7:2014 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Product characteristics . 7
5 Testing, assessment and sampling methods . 11
6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance - AVCP . 13
7 Marking and labelling . 24
Annex A (normative)  Specimen mounting details for SBI fire testing . 25
Annex B (normative) Panel parameters defining family of panels in relation to reaction to fire performance . 32
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products
Regulation . 33
Bibliography . 49

Foreword
This document (prEN 438-7:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the
secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 438-7:2005.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This European Standard is a revision of EN 438 and consists of nine parts:
 prEN 438-1 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 1: Introduction and general information
 prEN 438-2 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 2: Determination of properties
 prEN 438-3 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 3: Classification and specifications for laminates less than 2 mm thick
intended for bonding to supporting substrates
 prEN 438-4 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 4: Classification and specifications for Compact laminates of thickness
2 mm and greater
 prEN 438-5 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 5: Classification and specifications for flooring grade laminates less than
2 mm thick intended for bonding to supporting substrates
 prEN 438-6 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 6: Classification and specifications for Exterior-grade Compact laminates
of thickness 2 mm and greater
 prEN 438-7 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 7: Compact laminate and HPL composite panels for internal and external
wall and ceiling finishes
 EN 438-8 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 8: Classification and specifications for design laminates
 EN 438-9 Plastics — High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins
(Usually called Laminates) - Part 9: Classification and specifications for alternative core laminates

1 Scope
This part of this European Standard specifies requirements for compact laminate produced by using an high
pressure process and HPL composite panels for interior and/or external wall and ceiling finishes (non-structural)
including suspended ceilings.
It covers full size and cut-to-size panels.
The compact laminate panels and HPL composite panels allow to be mechanically fixed using e. g. screws or
rivets.
This part of this European Standard also specifies test methods, provisions for the assessment and verification
of constancy of performance (AVCP) of these products and includes requirements for marking.
This part of this European Standard does not cover:
a) HPLs less than 2 mm thick as defined in EN 438 part 3, part 8 and part 9 not glued on a substrate and
placed on the market as a separate product;
b) overlaid or veneered wood-based panels, where the overlay/veneer is not an HPL;
c) HPL composite panels intended for use as floor coverings;
d) panels used for fire protection of walls or ceilings.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable
for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
prEN 438-1, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) — Part 1: Introduction and general information.
prEN 438-2, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) — Part 2: Determination of properties.
prEN 438-3, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) — Part 3: Classification and specifications for laminates less than 2 mm thick intended for bonding
to supporting substrates.
prEN 438-4, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) — Part 4: Classification and specifications for Compact laminates of thickness 2 mm and greater.
prEN 438-5, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) - Part 5: Classification and specifications for flooring grade laminates less than 2 mm thick intended
for bonding to supporting substrates
prEN 438-6, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) — Part 6: Classification and specifications for Exterior-grade Compact laminates of thickness 2 mm
and greater.
EN 438-8, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) -Part 8: Classification and specifications for design laminates
EN 438-9, High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) — Sheets based on thermosetting resins (Usually called
Laminates) -Part 9: Classification and specifications for alternative core laminates
EN 717-1, Wood-based panels — Determination of formaldehyde release — Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by
the chamber method.
EN 717-2, Wood-based panels — Determination of formaldehyde release — Part 2: Formaldehyde release by
the gas analysis method.
EN 12664, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by
means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Dry and moist products of medium and low thermal
resistance.
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: Classification using
test data from reaction to fire tests.
EN 13823, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Building products excluding floorings exposed to the
thermal attack by a single burning item.
EN 13986, Wood-based panels for use in construction — Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking.
EN ISO 10140-2, Acoustics - Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements - Part 2:
Measurement of airborne sound insulation
EN ISO 178, Plastics — Determination of flexural properties.
EN ISO 354, Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room.
EN ISO 717-1, Acoustics — Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part 1: Airborne
sound insulation.
EN ISO 1183-1, Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics — Part 1: Immersion
method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method.
EN ISO 10456, Building materials and products - Hygrothermal properties - Tabulated design values and
procedures for determining declared and design thermal values.
EN ISO 11295, Classification and information on design of plastics piping systems used for renovation
EN ISO 11654, Acoustics — Sound absorbers for use in buildings — Rating of sound absorption
EN ISO 12572, Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of water vapour
transmission properties.
EN ISO 14025, Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles and
procedures
ISO 13894-1, High-pressure decorative laminates — Composite elements — Part 1: Test methods.
ISO 13894-2, High-pressure decorative laminates -- Composite elements -- Part 2: Specifications for composite
elements with wood-based substrates for interior use.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following term and definition applies.
3.1
high-pressure decorative laminate(s) (HPL)
Sheet(s) consisting of decorative surface layer(s) and core layers bonded together by an high pressure process

Note 1 to entry: typical values for the high pressure process are a temperature of ≥ 120 °C and a press
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