Foreword

This document (EN 927‑1:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 “Paints and varnishes”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2013.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 927‑1:1996.

EN 927 consists of the following parts under the general title "Paints and varnishes — Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood":

— Part 1: Classification and selection (the present document);
— Part 2: Performance specification;
— Part 3: Natural weathering test;
— Part 5: Assessment of the liquid water permeability;
— Part 6: Exposure of wood coatings to artificial weathering using fluorescent UV lamps and water.

The main technical changes are:

a) the definition "build" was split up into "measured build", "theoretical build" and "subjective build";
b) the classification of build was extended to "very high";
c) the classification by exposure conditions was revised;
d) the exposure conditions in Annex A were revised;
e) the example for a manufacturer's product information was revised.

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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 927-1:2013

Paints and varnishes. Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood - Classification and selection

Current

Published:

30 Jun 2013