EN 513:2018

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2019
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SIST EN 513:2000
Polimerni materiali - Profili na osnovi polivinilklorida (PVC) - Ugotavljanje
odpornosti proti vremenskim vplivom s pospešenim staranjem
Plastics - Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles - Determination of the resistance to
artificial weathering
Kunststoffe - Profile auf Basis von Polyvinylchlorid (PVC) - Bestimmung der
Wetterechtheit und Wetterbeständigkeit durch künstliche Bewitterung
Plastiques - Profilés à base de poly(chlorure de vinyle) (PVC) - Détermination de la
résistance au vieillissement artificiel
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 513:2018
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 513
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2018
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 83.140.99 Supersedes EN 513:1999
English Version
Plastics - Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles -
Determination of the resistance to artificial weathering
Plastiques - Profilés à base de poly(chlorure de vinyle) Kunststoffe - Profile auf Basis von Polyvinylchlorid
(PVC) - Détermination de la résistance au (PVC) - Bestimmung der Wetterechtheit und
vieillissement artificiel Wetterbeständigkeit durch künstliche Bewitterung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 October 2018.

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 . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 5
5 Principle . 5
6 Apparatus . 5
7 Test specimens . 5
8 Conditioning . 6
9 Weathering test conditions . 6
10 Procedure. 7
11 Test report . 7
Annex A (informative) Determination of changes in colour and variations of properties
after exposure to xenon-arc radiation . 9
A.1 General . 9
A.2 Determination of visual change in colour . 9
A.2.1 Test specimens . 9
A.2.2 Grey scale . 9
A.2.3 Determination of colorimetric coordinates . 9
A.3 Determination of Charpy impact strength . 10
A.3.1 PVC-U profiles . 10
A.3.2 PVC-UE profiles . 10
A.4 Determination of the tensile impact . 11
A.5 Determination of flexural properties . 11
A.6 Determination of chalking . 11
A.7 Determination of adhesion of a coating . 11
A.8 Determination of peel strength . 11
A.9 Determination of falling weight impact resistance (only applicable for PVC UE
profiles) . 12
Bibliography . 13

European foreword
This document (EN 513:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 “Plastics”, the
secretariat of which is held by NBN.
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 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2019.
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 513:1999.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies a method for exposing specimens made from poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based
profiles to xenon-arc radiation, in order to assess changes in characteristics.
It is applicable to PVC based profiles including those covered with foil, lacquered or coextruded.
NOTE The determination of changes in colour and variations of properties after exposure of PVC based
profiles to xenon-arc radiation is described in an informative Annex A.
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 17271 , Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles — Determination of the peel strength of
profiles laminated with foils
EN ISO 472, Plastics - Vocabulary (ISO 472)
EN ISO 4892-1:2016, Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance
(ISO 4892-1:2016)
EN ISO 4892-2:2013, Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
(ISO 4892-2:2013)
ISO 9370, Plastics — Instrumental determination of radiant exposure in weathering tests — General
guidance and basic test method
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 472 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
radiant exposure
H
time integral of irradiance
Note 1 to entry: measured in joules per square metre (J/m )
[SOURCE: ISO 9370:2017, 3.27]
Under preparation. Stage at time of preparation: prEN 17271:2018.
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following symbols and abbreviations apply.
PVC-U unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
PVC-UE expanded unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
BST black-standard thermometer
WST white-standard thermometer
5 Principle
Specimens taken from the surface of a profile, submitted to weathering in practice, are exposed to
xenon-arc radiation at specified irradiance, black and white standard temperatures, relative humidity
and spray cycle.
After the exposure, the changes in characteristics of the specimens are determined.
6 Apparatus
The apparatus shall comply with EN ISO 4892-1 and EN ISO 4892-2 and shall include:
a) a xenon-arc lamp in accordance with method A of EN ISO 4892-2:2013 with a spectral irradiance in
the band pass of 300 nm to 800 nm of (550 ± 55) W/m or a spectral irradiance in the band pass of
2 2
300 nm to 400 nm of (60 ± 2) W/m or a spectral irradiance at 340 nm of (0,51 ± 0,02) W/(m nm).
NOTE 1 In apparatuses with rotating specimen holders the relation of UV/(UV+VIS) irradiance depends
strongly on the reflection behaviour of the specimens in the test chamber. The reflection of the specimens is
wavelength dependent. The UV/(UV+VIS) relation is not a constant. The relation changes with the reflection
behaviour of the specimens.
NOTE 2 Comparing apparatuses controlled at different wavelength ranges tolerances can be higher due to
the conversion. Typical ranges are (550 ± 120) W/m for a spectral irradiance in the band pass of 300 nm to
800 nm, (60 ± 12) W/m for a spectral irradiance in the band pass of 300 nm to 400 nm and
(0,51 ± 0,08) W/(m nm) for a spectral irradiance at 340 nm.
b) a black-standard thermometer (BST) in accordance with EN ISO 4892-1:2016, 5.2, and
EN ISO 4892-2:2013, 6.2.1, and a means of recording temperatures during one cycle;
c) a white-standard thermometer (WST) in accordance with EN ISO 4892-1:2016, 5.2, and
EN ISO 4892-2:2013, 6.2.1, and a means of recording temperatures during one cycle;
d) a device to determine the radiant exposures stated in a) according to ISO 9370;
e) specimen holders in the form of an open frame, leaving the back of the specimen exposed according
to EN ISO 4892-2:2013, 4.6.
7 Test specimens
The number of test specimens shall be as specified in the referring standard.
NOTE Additional details regarding test specimens for determining changes in colour and variations of
properties after exposure of PVC based profiles to xenon-arc radiation are given in Annex A.
The test specimens shall be taken from the surface of the profile, exposed to UV radiation, such that the
longitudinal directions of the test specimens and the profile are the same.
Store in the dark the non-exposed reference test specimens.
8 Conditioning
Unless otherwise specified, conditioning is not required before an exposure to laboratory radiation
sources.
NOTE Additional details regarding conditioning before determining changes in colour and variations of
properties after exposure of PVC based profiles to xenon-arc radiation are given
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