ISO 16905:2015

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 16905
First edition
2015-10-01
Resilient floor coverings —
Specification for rubber floor
covering — Tile/Plank
Revêtements de sol résilients — Spécifications pour un revêtement de
sol en caoutchouc — Tuile/Planche
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Categories of rubber floor coverings . 2
5 Requirements . 2
6 Marking, labelling, and packaging . 5
Annex A (informative) Optional properties . 6
Bibliography . 7
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16905:2015(E)
Resilient floor coverings — Specification for rubber floor
covering — Tile/Plank
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the characteristics of rubber floor tile/planks.
This International Standard includes a classification system based on intensity of use, which shows
where resilient floor coverings should provide satisfactory service.
This International Standard specifies rubber floor tile/planks for applications involving the use of normal
footwear and does not cover applications where special footwear, such as spiked shoes, may be involved.
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.
ISO 4649-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of abrasion resistance using a rotating
cylindrical drum device
1)
ISO 4918, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings — Castor chair test
ISO 7619-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of indentation hardness — Part 1:
Durometer method (Shore hardness)
ISO 10874, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings — Classification
ISO 23999, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of dimensional stability and curling after
exposure to heat
ISO 24342, Resilient and textile floor-coverings — Determination of side length, edge straightness and
squareness of tiles
ISO 24343-1, Resilient and laminate floor coverings — Determination of indentation and residual
indentation — Part 1: Residual indentation
ISO 24344, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of flexibility and deflection
ISO 24346, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of overall thickness
ASTM D3389, Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform Abrader)
EN 663, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of conventional pattern depth
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
rubber materials
polymeric binder in the rubber (3.2) floor covering satisfying the definition of rubber in ASTM D1566,
and having been vulcanized such that it became thermoset (3.3) as defined in ASTM D883
1) To be published. (Revision of ISO 4918:2009)
3.2
rubber
material that is capable of recovering from large deformations quickly and forcibly, and can be, or
already is, modified to a state in which it is ess
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