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Quality Requirements Edition 6.0 European Enamel Association

7.14. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PORCELAIN AND VITREOUS ENAMELLED ARCHITECTURAL PANELS FOR INDOOR APPLICATIONS

7.14.1 Application area

These requirements are applicable for enamelled architectural panels for indoor applications of which the base material consists of steel.

GENERAL: THE PRODUCTS MEANT FROM THIS GROUP NEED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN EN ISO 28722:
“Vitreous and porcelain enamels – Characteristics of the enamel coatings applied to steel panels intended for architecture”

7.14.2 Test methods

Item Name Applicable standards
4.3 measurement of the thickness of the enamel coating EN ISO 2178, EN ISO 2360, EN ISO 1463
4.4 determination of the resistance to chemical corrosion by citric acid or EN ISO 28706-1/9
other acids at room temperature
4.9 determination of the resistance to impact EN ISO 4532
4.10 determination of the adherence of the enamel to the substrate EN 10209 Annex C
4.18 determination of scratch resistance EN ISO 15695
4.19 determination of colour difference EN ISO 18314, EN ISO/CIE 11664
4.26 determination of abrasion resistance ASTM C501, EN ISO 6370-1 and EN ISO 6370-2
4.28 determination of the quality of steel for enamelling EN 10209 for cold rolled steel and see 4.28 recommendations for hot rolled steels,
HSLA steels and steel forgings for pressure applications

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