ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 8873-3 First edition 2007-05-01 Rigid cellular plastics Spray-applied polyurethane foam for thermal insulation - Part 3: Test methods Plastiques alvéolaires rigides - Mousse de polyurethanne projetee pour I'isolation thermique Partie3:Méthodesd'essai Reference number ISO 8873-3:2007(E) @ ISO 2007 IHSunder Not for Resale ISO 8873-3:2007(E) PDF disclaimer 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 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. COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2007 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 memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISo 2007 - All rights reserved without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 8873-3:2007(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references . 3 Terms and definitions 4 Standard laboratory procedure for the determination of volatile organic compound emissions from cellular plastic products.. 4.1 4.2 Apparatus and equipment... 4.3 Test procedure ... 4.4 Estimation of indoor air concentrations.. 4.5 4.6 Assessment of acceptability of the material... 9 4.7 Accuracy. 5 Test method for air permeance of spray-applied polyurethane foam .. 10 5.1 General. 10 5.2 Number of samples. 10 5.3 Apparatus (see Figure 2).... 10 5.4 Test procedure for air permeance of spray-applied polyurethane foam 12 5.5 Test procedure for control.... 16 5.6 Test report....... 17 ii from IHS Not for Resale ISO8873-3:2007(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. 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 document may be the subject of patent rights. Iso shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 8873-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 10, Cellular plastics. ISO 8873:1987, which has been technically revised. IsO 8873 consists of the following parts, under the general title Rigid cellular plastics - Spray-applied polyurethane foam forthermal insulation: Part 1:Material specifications Part 2: Application Part 3: Test methods @ ISO 2007 - All rights reserved ISO 8873-3:2007(E) Introduction This part of ISO 8873 provides the test methods required for the