EN 15185:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15185:2012
Pohištvo - Ocenjevanje odpornosti površine proti obrabi
Furniture - Assessment of the surface resistance to abrasion
Möbel - Bewertung der Abriebfestigkeit von Oberflächen
Ameublement - Évaluation de la résistance de la surface à l'abrasion
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15185:2023
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15185
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 15185:2011
English Version
Furniture - Assessment of the surface resistance to
abrasion
Ameublement - Évaluation de la résistance de la Möbel - Bewertung der Abriebfestigkeit von
surface à l'abrasion Oberflächen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 November 2023.

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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 6
5 Apparatus and materials . 6
5.1 Cleaning cloth . 6
5.2 Calibration plates . 6
5.3 Abrasion paper strips . 6
5.4 Test apparatus . 6
5.5 Balance . 7
5.6 Conditioning chamber . 7
5.7 Diffuse light source. 7
6 Preparation and conditioning . 7
6.1 Conditioning . 7
6.2 Test surface . 7
6.3 Preparation of test surfaces and abrasive paper . 7
7 Test procedure . 8
7.1 Preparation of abrasive wheels . 8
7.2 Calibration of abrasive paper . 8
7.3 Abrasion of test area . 8
7.4 Determination of initial wear point (IP) . 9
7.4.1 General. 9
7.4.2 Foil, uncoated and coated laminate and melamine faced boards . 9
7.4.3 Pigmented lacquers . 9
7.4.4 Transparent lacquers on wood or lignocellulosic-substrates . 9
8 Assessment of results . 10
9 Test report . 10
Annex A (informative) Calibration and maintenance of Taber abrasion equipment . 11
A.1 General. 11
A.2 Apparatus . 11
A.2.1 Calibration block . 11
A.2.2 Feeler gauges . 11
A.2.3 Shim washers. 11
A.3 Procedure . 11
A.3.1 Bearing wear . 11
A.3.2 Shaft wear . 12
A.3.3 Alignment . 12
A.3.4 Alignment - Dual head abrader . 12
Annex B (normative) Examples of abrasion traces . 14
Bibliography . 16

European foreword
This document (EN 15185:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
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 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2024.
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 15185:2011.
Compared with EN 15185:2011, the following modifications have been made:
a) deviations of 5.4 “Test apparatus” modified and additional bullet regarding table rotary speed added;
b) revision of 7.2 “Calibration of abrasive paper” and formula added for calculating a correction factor;
c) revision of title 7.4.2 to “Foil, uncoated and coated laminate and melamine faced boards”;
d) revision of title 7.4.4 to “Transparent lacquers on wood or lignocellulosic-substrates” and modified
IP;
e) completion of the statement on A.3.4 “Alignment - Dual head abrader”;
f) Annex C deleted;
g) the significant changes in the revised edition are now given in the European foreword;
h) Bibliography updated;
i) document editorially revised in its entirety.
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 specifies a method for the assessment of the abrasion resistance of surfaces with glued
paper based decor finish foils or glued polymer based foils, laminates, melamine faced boards, pigmented
and transparent lacquers.
It does not apply to leather and textile surfaces.
It does not apply to the surfaces covered by EN 14434.
The test is intended to be carried out on an unused part of the finished furniture, but can be carried out
on test panels of the same material, finished in an identical manner to the finished product, and of a size
sufficient to meet the requirements of the test.
The test is intended to be carried out on unused surfaces.
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 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1)
ISO 9352, Plastics — Determination of resistance to wear by abrasive wheels
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
test surface
part of the test panel
3.2
test panel
panel including the test surface
Note 1 to entry: The panel can be cut from a finished item of furniture or it can be a separate panel produced in
the same manner as the finished item of furniture.
3.3
test area
part of the test surface under the wheels covered by the abrasion paper strips (5.3)
3.4
colour rendering index
R
a
unitless number that specifies how well the colour of an object appears under illumination by a light
source compared to a reference light source
3.5
initial wear point (IP)
first clearly recognizable wear-through of the decorative or protective layer depending on the type of
surface
4 Principle
The test simulates the ability of the furniture surface under test, to resist abrasive wear-through.
Abrasion is achieved by rotating a specimen in contact with a pair of loaded cylindrical wheels covered
with abrasive paper. The wheels are positioned so that their cylindrical faces are equidistant from the
specimen’s axis of rotation but not tangential to it. As they are turned by the rotating specimen they
abrade an annular track on the specimen’s surface. The number of revolutions of the specimen required
to cause one defined degree of abrasion, is used as measurement of resistance to surface wear.
5 Apparatus and materials
5.1 Cleaning cloth
White soft absorbent cloth.
5.2 Calibration plates
Taber S-34 or equivalent, having a thickness of (0,8 ± 0,1) mm and a Brinell hardness of (48 ± 2) when
tested in accordance with EN ISO 6506-1, except that the ball diameter shall be 5 mm and the load 360 N.
5.3 Abrasion paper strips
Taber S-42 or equivalent, of width (12,7 ± 0,1) mm and length about 160 mm, according to the following
specifications:
2 2
a) paper of grammage from 70 g/m to 100 g/m ;
b) open coated 180 grit powdered aluminium oxide (Al O ) having a particle size such that it will pass
2 3
through a sieve of aperture 100 µm and remain on a sieve having an aperture of 63 µm;
c) adhesive backing.
5.4 Test apparatus
As specified in ISO 9352 with following deviations :
a) the hardness of wheels' rubber layer shall be between 60 Shore A and 70 Shore A, when measured
in the middle of the contact surface; make 4 measurements and calculate the average value.
The laboratories should measure the hardness at least once every 12 months. Checking of rubber
wheels geometry shall be performed. If any deformation is observed the rubber wheel should be
rejected;
Taber S-34 is an example of a suitable product available commercially. This information is given for the
convenience of users of this document and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN of this product.
Taber S-42 is an example of a suitable product available commercially. This information is given for the
convenience of users of this document and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN of this product.
A suitable machine is available from Taber Acquisition Corp., Taber industries, 455 Bryant St P.O. Box 164, North
Tonawanda, NY 14120, USA. This information is given for the convenience of users of this document and does not
constitute an endorsement by CEN of the machine.
b) weight of loading: every wheel shall apply a force (5,4 ± 0,2) N on the sample;
c) vacuum system: the suction nozzle should be as close to the surface as possible without rubbing it.
The vacuum system shall remove practically all the dust;
d) the distance between the middle axis of the sample holder and the wheels should be calibrated as
describe
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