National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1602:2013. It supersedes BS EN 1602:1997, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/540, Energy performance of materials components and buildings.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2013.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 December 2012.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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 United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 1602:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 88 “Thermal insulating materials and products”, 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2013.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 1602:1996.

The revision of this standard contains no major changes, only minor corrections and clarifications of an editorial nature.

This European Standard is one of a series of standards which specify test methods for determining dimensions and properties of thermal insulating materials and products. lt supports a series of product standards for thermal insulating materials and products which derive from the Council Directive of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (Directive 89/106/EEC) through the consideration of the essential requirements.

This European Standard has been drafted for applications in building, but it may also be used in other areas where it is relevant.

This European test standard is one of the following group of interrelated standards on test methods for determining dimensions and properties of thermal insulation materials and products, all of which fall within the scope of CEN/TC 88:

EN 822, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of length and width
EN 823, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of thickness
EN 824, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of squareness
EN 825, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of flatness
EN 826, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of compression behaviour
EN 1602, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of the apparent density
EN 1603, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of dimensional stability under constant normal laboratory conditions (23 °C/50 % relative humidity)
EN 1604, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of dimensional stability under specified temperature and humidity conditions
EN 1605, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of deformation under specified compressive load and temperature conditions
EN 1606, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of compressive creep
EN 1607, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to faces
EN 1608, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of tensile strength parallel to faces
EN 1609, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of short-term water absorption by partial immersion
EN 12085, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of linear dimensions of test specimens
EN 12086, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of water vapour transmission properties
EN 12087, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of long-term water absorption by immersion
EN 12088, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of long-term water absorption by diffusion
EN 12089, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of bending behaviour
EN 12090, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of shear behaviour
EN 12091, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of freeze-thaw resistance
EN 12429, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Conditioning to moisture equilibrium under specified temperature and humidity conditions
EN 12430, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of behaviour under point load
EN 12431, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of thickness for floating floor insulating products
EN 13793, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of behaviour under cyclic loading
EN 13820, Thermal insulating materials for building applications — Determination of organic content

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.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the apparent overall density and the apparent core density under reference conditions. It is applicable to full size thermal insulating products and test specimens. This standard can also be applied to the individual layers of multi-layered products.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Principle

5 Apparatus

5.1

5.2

6 Test specimens

6.1 Dimensions of test specimens

6.2 Number of test specimens

6.3 Preparation of test specimens

6.4 Conditioning of test specimens

7 Procedure

7.1 Test conditions

7.2 Test procedure

8 Calculation and expression of results

9 Accuracy of measurement

10 Test report

BS EN 1602:2013

Thermal insulating products for building applications. Determination of the apparent density

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Mar 2013