ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13894-1 First edition 2000-03-15 High-pressure decorative laminates - Composite elements - Part 1: Test methods Stratifiés décoratifs haute pression-Eléments composites- Partie 1: Meéthodes d'essai Reference number E ISO 13894-1:2000(E) ISO @ ISO 2000 py IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 13894-1:2000(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The Iso Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO2000 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 734 10 79 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland @ IsO 2000 - All rights reserved ermittedwithoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 13894-1:2000(E) Contents Page Foreword. .iv 1 Scope 2 Normative references . 3 Terms and definitions . 4 Conditioning... 5 Appearance 6 Dimensions. 7 Flatness 8 Glue-line quality. 9 Surface bond strength . 10 Perpendicular tensile strength. 11 Resistance to elevated temperature (short-term exposure) ..15 12 Resistance to elevated temperature (long-term exposure)... .15 13 Resistance to water vapour.. ..16 14 Substrate protection against water vapour.. ..18 15 Resistance to axial withdrawal of wood screws (screw-holding). ..19 16 Determination of continuous-load capability of shelving ... .22 17 Surface impact resistance (large-diameter ball)... 18 Surface impact resistance (small-diameter ball)... .24 19 Water resistance (edge swell) . ii nse from IHS Not for Resale ISO 13894-1:2000(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO memberbodies).TheworkofpreparingInternationalStandardsisnormally carriedout throughISOtechnica committees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeenestablishedhas liaison with isO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of isO 13894 may be the subject of patentrights.isOshall notbeheldresponsibleforidentifyinganyorallsuchpatentrights. International Standard ISO 13894-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 11, Products Iso 13894 consists of the following parts, under the general title High-pressure decorative laminates - Composite elements Part1:Testmethods Part2:Specificationofwood-basedHPDLelements @ ISO 2000 - All rights reserved ional Organization for Standardizatior ISO 13894-1:2000(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD High-pressure decorative laminates Comp