SIST EN 17104:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2021
Plastomerne toge zaščitne stenske obloge za notranjo uporabo v stavbah -
Tehnične lastnosti
Thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels for internal use in buildings -
Performance characteristics
Kunststoff-Wandschutzplatten für die Anwendung in Gebäuden - Leistungskenngrößen
Panneaux de protection murale rigides en thermoplastiques pour usage intérieur dans le
bâtiment - Caractéristiques de performance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17104:2021
ICS:
83.140.10 Filmi in folije Films and sheets
91.180 Notranja zaključna dela Interior finishing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17104
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 83.140.10
English Version
Thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels for
internal use in buildings - Performance characteristics
Panneaux de protection murale rigides en Kunststoff-Wandschutzplatten für die Anwendung in
thermoplastiques pour usage intérieur dans le Gebäuden - Leistungsmerkmale
bâtiment - Caractéristiques de performance
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Characteristics . 7
4.1 Reaction to fire . 7
4.2 Emission of dangerous substances into indoor air . 8
4.2.1 General . 8
4.2.2 Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with exception of formaldehyde . 8
4.2.3 Emission of formaldehyde . 8
4.3 Migration of heavy metals . 9
4.4 Impact resistance . 9
4.5 Sound absorption . 9
4.6 Thermal resistance . 9
5 Testing, assessment and sampling methods . 10
5.1 Reaction to fire . 10
5.2 Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with exception of formaldehyde . 10
5.3 Emission of formaldehyde . 10
5.4 Migration of heavy metals . 10
5.5 Impact resistance . 11
5.6 Sound absorption . 11
5.7 Thermal resistance . 11
6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance - AVCP . 12
6.1 General . 12
6.2 Assessment of performance . 12
6.2.1 General . 12
6.2.2 Test samples, testing and assessment criteria . 13
6.3 Verification of constancy of performance . 14
6.3.1 Factory production control (FPC) . 14
6.3.2 Initial inspection of factory and of FPC . 15
6.3.3 Continuous surveillance of FPC . 15
Annex A (normative) Extended application rules within a group of product . 17
A.1 Tests for the reaction to fire performance . 17
A.1.1 General . 17
A.1.2 Sampling . 17
A.1.3 Product parameter having an influence on the reaction to fire performance . 17
A.1.4 End-use application parameters . 17
A.1.5 Tests conducted according to EN 13823:2020 intended for an extended application . 18

A.1.6 Tests conducted according to EN ISO 11925-2:2020 intended for an extended
application . 19
A.2 Test for emission of dangerous substances into indoor air (VOC and formaldehyde) . 19
A.2.1 General . 19
A.2.2 Product parameters which influence indoor air emissions . 19
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard with Regulation (EU) No
305/2011 . 20
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics . 20
ZA.2 System of Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) . 21
ZA.3 Assignment of AVCP tasks . 21

European foreword
This document (EN 17104:2021) 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 July 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by October 2022.
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 has been prepared under a Standardization request (i.e. M/121) given to CEN by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements
of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.
For relationship with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 on construction products (CPR), see informative
Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
An overview of European standards for products used as wall finishes is given in Figure 1.

Figure 1 — European standards for products used as wall finishes
1 Scope
This document specifies characteristics for thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels whose
purposes are decorative and protective, but non-structural.
The thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels are intended to be used as finishes for hanging
onto internal walls and wall partitions by means of adhesive. Their surface may be with or without
embossing.
It also specifies the procedures for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP)
of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels.
This document does not cover thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels:
— fixed onto internal walls and wall partitions by other means than by adhesives, as well as the
adhesives and ancillary products themselves,
— intended to be used on ceilings.
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 717-1:2004, Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde
emission by the chamber method
EN 12149:1997, Wallcoverings in roll form - Determination of migration of heavy metals and certain
other elements, of vinyl chloride monomer and of formaldehyde release
EN 12667:2001, Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal
resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Products of high and medium
thermal resistance
EN 13238:2010, Reaction to fire tests for building products - Conditioning procedures and general rules
for selection of substrates
EN 13501-1:2018, Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 1:
Classification using data from reaction to fire tests
EN 13823:2020, Reaction to fire tests for building products - Building products excluding floorings
exposed to the thermal attack by a single burning item
CEN/TS 15117:2005, Guidance on direct and extended application
EN 16516:2017+A1:2020, Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances -
Determination of emissions into indoor air
EN ISO 354:2003, Acoustics - Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354:2003)
EN ISO 6603-1:2000, Plastics - Determination of puncture impact behaviour of rigid plastics - Part 1: Non-
instrumented impact testing (ISO 6603-1:2000)
EN ISO 10456:2007/AC:2009, Building materials and products - Hygrothermal properties - Tabulated
design values and procedures for determining declared and design thermal values - Technical
Corrigendum 1 (ISO 10456:2007/Cor 1:2009)
EN ISO 11654:1997, Acoustics - Sound absorbers for use in buildings - Rating of sound absorption
(ISO 11654:1997)
EN ISO 11925-2:2020, Reaction to fire tests - Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of
flame - Part 2: Single-flame source test (ISO 11925-2:2020)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions 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 https://www.iso.org/obp
NOTE See Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 for additional definitions.
3.1
thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel
homogeneous or heterogeneous panel/sheet made from plastic material(s), covered or not with a
decorative film, intended to wall protection without structural function
Note 1 to entry: On the market, the wording “thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering sheet” is also used.
Note 2 to entry: Panels/sheets can have different shapes, dimensions, thicknesses, colours, designs or densities,
and the protective face of panels may be with or without embossing.
3.2
product family
group of products produced by one manufacturer for which the assessment results for one or more
characteristics from any one product within the range are valid for all other products within this range
4 Characteristics
4.1 Reaction to fire
NOTE The reaction to fire indicates the degree of contribution of the material of these panels to the
behaviour of the construction product in the event of fire.
The reaction to fire performance of a thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
determined according to 5.1 for the claimed reaction to fire class, as specified in EN 13501-1:2018.
If so, the claimed class of the reaction to fire performance of a thermoplastics rigid protective
wallcovering panel shall be expressed together with the type of the applied substrate, as defined in
st
EN 13238:2010, Table 1, the 1 column (Nature).
EXAMPLE D-s1,d0 / Fibre cement board
When defining a product family of a particular type of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering
panel with regard to its reaction to fire performance, the panel’s parameters, influencing such
performance, as given in A.1, shall be taken into account.
4.2 Emission of dangerous substances into indoor air
4.2.1 General
Thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels shall be assessed concerning emission from them
of the following dangerous substances:
— volatile organic compounds (VOC), with exception of formaldehyde, as specified in 4.2.2, and
— formaldehyde, as specified in 4.2.3.
When assessing the emission of these dangerous substances from thermoplastics rigid protective
wallcovering panel, the parameters influencing such performance, as given in A.2, shall be taken into
account.
4.2.2 Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with exception of formaldehyde
Emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel
shall be determined in accordance with 5.2.
The performance shall be expressed as an indication of the value (in mg/m ) rounded to the nearest
upper 10 mg/m .
3 3
EXAMPLE Value 225 mg/m expressed as 230 mg/m .
4.2.3 Emission of formaldehyde
The emission of formaldehyde from the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
determined in accordance with 5.3.
Depending on the result obtained, the performance of this characteristic shall be expressed as
formaldehyde emissions Classes E1 or E2, considering the respective criterion specified in Table 1.
Table 1 — Classification for emissions of formaldehyde
Class Test methods and criteria
a)
EN 717–1:2004
EN 16516:2017+A1:2020
E1 Equilibrium concentration in the air of the test
≤ 0,12 mg/m
chamber ≤ 0,12 mg/m
E2 Equilibrium concentration in the air of the test
> 0,12 mg/m
chamber > 0,12 mg/m
a)
Considered as the referenced method.
4.3 Migration of heavy metals
4.3.1 The migration of heavy metals from the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel, as
listed in Table 2, shall be determined in accordance with 5.4.
Table 2 — Criteria for migration of heavy metals
Heavy metal Symbol Maximum migration value
mg/kg
Antimony Sb –
Barium Ba 500
Selenium Se 165
The obtained corrected analytical value of migration, C, of any of the heavy metals from thermoplastics
rigid protective wallcovering panel, as listed in Table 2, except of antimony (Sb), shall not exceed the
related maximum migration value, specified also therein.
4.3.2 If so, the migration of heavy metals from the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel,
as listed in Table 2, shall be expressed, as:
a) for antimony (Sb), as indication of the achieved corrected analytical value, C, in mg/kg
EXAMPLES
200 mg/kg
0 mg/kg
b) for barium (Ba) or selenium (Se), as indication “Compliant”.
4.4 Impact resistance
The impact resistance performance of thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panels shall be
determined according to 5.5 and the value of the 50 % impact-failure energy (E ) reported.
The impact resistance performance of thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall have the
50 % impact-failure energy (E ) higher than 15 J and, if so, the performance of this characteristic shall
be expressed as indication “> 15 J”.
NOTE The threshold limit of 15 J is considered as protection from the risk of break of the thermoplastics rigid
protective wallcovering panel and of the wall itself, on which surface such panels are mounted.
4.5 Sound absorption
The sound absorption performance of a thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
measured according to 5.6 and expressed as an indication of a value of the sound absorption coefficient,
α .
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4.6 Thermal resistance
The performance of thermal resistance, R, of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel
shall be determined either by calculation, in accordance with to 5.7 a), or by testing, with 5.7 b).
NOTE The calculation method is considered as the reference method.
The performance of this characteristic of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
expressed as an indication of the 23 °C value of thermal resistance R, in m ·K/W.
The performance shall be expressed as an indication of the value (in m ·K/W) rounded to the nearest
upper 0,01 m ·K/W.
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EXAMPLE Value 0,025 m ·K/W expressed as 0,03 m ·K/W.
5 Testing, assessment and sampling methods
5.1 Reaction to fire
The reaction to fire performance of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
determined in accordance with the test method(s), given in the standard(s), referred in
EN 13501-1:2018, for the claimed class of the reaction to fire performance.
The test specimens of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be tested, where
relevant, considering the substrate according to EN 13238:2010, Table 1.
5.2 Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with exception of formaldehyde
The emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering
panel shall be determined according to EN 16516:2017+A1:2020, GC-MS method.
5.3 Emission of formaldehyde
The emission of formaldehyde from thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
determined according to either EN 16516:2017+A1:2020, HPLC method, or EN 717-1:2004.
NOTE Method according to EN 16516:2017+A1:2020 is considered as the referenced method.
5.4 Migration of heavy metals
For performance of migration of any of the heavy metals from thermoplastic rigid protective
wallcovering panel, as listed in Table 2, the following values (both in mg/kg), shall be determined:
a) an analytical value, A, obtained in the test performed in accordance with EN 12149:1997, Clause 4
(Test A), and
NOTE For the antimony, if the level cannot be determined because of the low detection capacity, the
analytical value, A, may be taken as zero.
b) a corrected value, C, calculated according the following equation, where B is analytical correction
factor from Table 3 for the corresponding heavy metal:
C = A – (A × B)/100
EXAMPLE Analytical result for barium (A) is 600 and corresponding analytical correction factor in Table 3
(B) is 30 %.
Corrected analytical value, C = 600 – (600 × 30)/100 = 600 – 180 = 420 mg/kg ≤ 500 mg/kg.
This is regarded as satisfying the respective maximum migration criterion, specified in
Table 2.
Table 3 — Analytical correction factor
Heavy metal Sb Ba Se
Analytical correction factor, B, in % 60 30 60
5.5 Impact resistance
The impact resistance performance of thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
determined according to EN ISO 6603-1:2000, Method A, with the test conditions shall be as follow:
— striker diameter: (20 ± 0,2) mm;
— surface area of test specimens: (60 ± 2) mm ;
— number of specimens: at least 30 test specimens shall be used (10 test specimens for pretesting to
determine the starting energy);
— conditions for conditioning of test specimens and testing: (23 ± 2) °C and (50 ± 5) % RH.
The impact resistance performance shall be dealt with by the 50 % impact-failure energy (E ), the
energy that causes no more than half of the test specimens to fail, as defined hereafter.
Failure occurs, when a crack or a break appears on the test specimen (see examples given in Figure 2).
White discolorations are not considered as cracks.

Key
1 test specimen
2 crack/break
Figure 2 — Examples of specimen surfaces damaged by a “crack”
5.6 Sound absorption
Performance of the sound absorption of thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel shall be
measured in accordance with EN ISO 354:2003 and reported as the single value of the sound absorption
coefficient, α , according to EN ISO 11654:1997.
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5.7 Thermal resistance
The performance of thermal resistance, R, of the thermoplastics rigid protective wallcovering panel
shall be determined on one of the following ways:
a) by calculation, based by the following equation:
R = Σ t /λ , for i = 1 to n,
i i
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