prEN 16491

Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made composite products - Specification

prEN 16491

Name:prEN 16491   Standard name:Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made composite products - Specification
Standard number:prEN 16491   language:English language
Release Date:21-Mar-2016   technical committee:CEN/TC 88 - Thermal insulating materials and products
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 88/WG 2 - Coordinating group   ICS number:91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 16491:2012
01-december-2012
Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Industrijsko izdelani sestavljeni izdelki -
Specifikacija
Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made composite products -
Specification
Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte Mehrschicht-Produkte -
Spezifikation
Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits composites manufacturés -
Spécification
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16491
ICS:
91.100.60 0DWHULDOL]DWRSORWQRLQ Thermal and sound insulating
]YRþQRL]RODFLMR materials
oSIST prEN 16491:2012 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 16491
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

October 2012
ICS 91.100.60
English Version
Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made
composite products - Specification
Produits isolants thermiques pour le bâtiment - Produits Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Werkmäßig hergestellte
composites manufacturés - Spécification Mehrschicht-Produkte - Spezifikation
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 88.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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© 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 16491:2012: E
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Contents Page
Foreword .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, units and abbreviated terms .7
3.1 Terms and definitions .7
3.2 Symbols, units and abbreviated terms .8
3.2.1 Symbols and units used in this standard .8
3.2.2 Abbreviated terms used in this standard . 11
4 Requirements . 12
4.1 General . 12
4.2 For all applications . 12
4.2.1 Thermal resistance . 12
4.2.2 Length and width . 13
4.2.3 Thickness . 13
4.2.4 Squareness . 13
4.2.5 Flatness . 13
4.2.6 Alignment . 13
4.2.7 Reaction to fire of the product as placed on the market . 14
4.2.8 Durability characteristics . 14
4.3 For specific applications . 14
4.3.1 General . 14
4.3.2 Offset . 14
4.3.3 Dimensional stability under specified conditions . 15
4.3.4 Deformation under specified compressive load and temperature conditions . 15
4.3.5 Tensile strength perpendicular to faces . 16
4.3.6 Compressive stress or compressive strength . 16
4.3.7 Bending strength . 16
4.3.8 Shear behaviour . 16
4.3.9 Point load . 17
4.3.10 Compressive creep . 17
4.3.11 Water absorption . 17
4.3.12 Water vapour transmission . 18
4.3.13 Freeze-thaw resistance . 18
4.3.14 Compressibility . 18
4.3.15 Dynamic stiffness . 20
4.3.16 Sound absorption . 20
4.3.17 Air flow resistivity . 20
4.3.18 Continuous glowing combustion . 20
4.3.19 Release of dangerous substances . 20
5 Test Methods . 20
5.1 Sampling . 20
5.2 Conditioning . 20
5.3 Testing . 21
5.3.1 General . 21
5.3.2 Thermal resistance . 21
6 Designation code . 23
7 Evaluation of conformity . 24
7.1 General . 24
7.2 Initial type testing . 24
7.3 Factory production control . 24
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8 Marking and labelling . 25
Annex A (normative) Determination of the declared value of thermal resistance . 26
A.1 General . 26
A.2 Input data. 26
A.3 Declared value . 26
A.3.1 General . 26
A.3.2 Declaration of thermal resistance . 26
Annex B (normative) Initial type testing (ITT) and factory production control (FPC) . 28
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 89/106/EEC . 32
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics . 32
ZA.2 Procedures for attestation of conformity of factory made composite products . 34
ZA.2.1 Systems of attestation of conformity . 34
ZA.2.2 EC certificate and declaration of conformity . 36
ZA.3 CE Marking and labelling . 38

Tables
Table 1 — Test conditions for dimensional stability under specified temperature and humidity
conditions . 15
Table 2 — Levels for deformation under specified compressive load and temperature conditions . 16
Table 3 — Classes for thickness tolerances . 19
Table 4 — Levels for compressibility . 19
Table 5 — Test methods, test specimens and conditions . 22
Table A.1 — Values for k for one sided 90 % tolerance interval with a confidence level of 90 % . 27
Table B.1 — Minimum number of tests for ITT and minimum product testing frequencies . 28
Table B.2 — Minimum product testing frequencies for the reaction to fire characteristics . 30
Table ZA.1 — Relevant clauses for composite products and intended use . 33
Table ZA.2 — Systems of attestation of conformity . 34
Table ZA.3.1 — Assignment of evaluation of conformity tasks for products under system 1 . 35
Table ZA.3.2 — Assignment of evaluation of conformity tasks for products under system 3 or
system 3 combined with system 4 for reaction to fire . 36

Figures
Figure 1 — Measurement of deviation from alignment . 13
Figure 2 — Offset of composite layers . 15
Figure ZA.1 — Example 1 for CE marking information . 39
Figure ZA.2 — Example 2 for CE marking information . 40
Figure ZA.3 — Example 3 for CE marking information . 41
Figure ZA.4 — Example 4 for CE marking information . 42

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Foreword
This document (prEN 16491:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 88 “Thermal
insulating materials and products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive.
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This standard contains three Annexes:
Annex A (normative), Determination of the declared values of thermal resistance
Annex B (normative), Initial type testing (ITT) and Factory production control (FPC)
Annex ZA (informative), Clauses of this European standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction
Products Directive
The reduction in energy used and emissions produced during the installed life of insulation products exceeds
by far the energy used and emissions made during the production and disposal processes.
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1 Scope
This European standard specifies the requirements for factory made composite products to be used for
thermal insulation of buildings, such as composite insulation products with at least two different thermal
insulation layers and with or without facings or coatings, and composite products with thermal insulation
layer/s bonded to additional external layer/s of non-insulation products.
Products defined by standards EN 13162 to 13171 and prEN 16069 shall be used for the thermal insulation
layers. If a product other than those defined in above standards is used as one of the thermal insulation
layers, then its properties declared for the composite shall be assessed according to test methods and
principles in above mentioned standards.
This standard does not cover the performance of prefabricated systems incorporating these composite
products.
This standard specifies product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity,
marking and labelling.
This standard does not specify the required level of a given property to be achieved by a product to
demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application are to be
found in regulations or non-conflicting standards.
Self-supporting building products and products for structural use are not covered by this standard.
This standard does not cover in-situ composite insulation products, composite products for civil engineering
applications and composite products intended to be used for thermal insulation of building equipment and
industrial installations.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
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 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
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EN 1607, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of tensile strength
perpendicular to faces
EN 1609, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of short term water
absorption by partial immersion
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 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 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 12667, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by
means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Products of high and medium thermal resistance
EN 12939, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by
means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Thick products of high and medium thermal
resistance
EN 13162, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made mineral wool (MW) products —
Specification
EN 13163, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made products of expanded polystyrene
(EPS) — Specification
EN 13164, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made products of extruded polystyrene foam
(XPS) — Specification
EN 13165, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PUR)
products — Specification
EN 13166, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made products of phenolic foam (PF) —
Specification
EN 13167, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made cellular glass (CG) products —
Specification
EN 13168, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made wood wool (WW) products —
Specification
EN 13169, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made expanded perlite board (EPB)
products — Specification
EN 13170, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made products of expanded cork (ICB) —
Specification
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EN 13171, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made wood fibre (WF) products —
Specification
EN 13172, Thermal insulating products — Evaluation of conformity
EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1:
Classification using data from reaction to fire test
EN 13820, Thermal insulating materials for building applications — Determination of organic content
EN 13823, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Building products excluding floorings exposed to the
thermal attack by a single burning item
EN 15715, Thermal insulation products – Instructions for Mounting and Fixing for reaction to fire testing —
Factory made products
FprEN 16069, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made products of polyethylene foam
(PEF) — Specification
EN 29052-1, Acoustics — Determination of dynamic stiffness — Part 1: Materials used under floating floors in
dwellings
EN ISO 354, Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354)
EN ISO 1182, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Non-combustibility test (ISO 1182)
EN ISO 1716, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Determination of the heat of combustion
(ISO 1716)
EN ISO 4590, Rigid cellular plastics — Determination of the volume percentage of open cells and closed cells
(ISO 4590)
EN ISO 9229, Thermal insulation — Vocabulary (ISO 9229)
EN ISO 10456, Building materials and products — Hygrothermal properties — Tabulated design values and
procedures for determining declared and design thermal values (ISO 10456)
EN ISO 11654, Acoustics — Sound absorbers for use in buildings — Rating of sound absorption (ISO 11654)
EN ISO 11925-2, Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of
flame — Part 2: Single-flame source test (ISO 11925-2)
ISO 16269-6, Statistical interpretation of data — Part 6: Determination of statistical tolerance intervals
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, units and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the definitions given in EN ISO 9229 apply with exception or in addition of
the following:
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3.1.1
composite products

3.1.1.1
thermal insulation composite board, panel or slab
factory made product, which can be faced or coated, made from two or more layers of different thermal
insulation products. The different insulation layers can be mono- or multi-layered and are bonded together by
chemical or physical adhesion
3.1.1.2
composite board, panel or slab with thermal insulation
factory made product with a thermal insulation core, which can be mono- or multi-layered or a composite with
different insulation layers and which is covered by external layers of thickness > 3 mm (covering) on one or
both sides made from wood and other organic materials or mineral materials (e.g. glass, gypsum, mortar,
silicate). All layers are bonded together by chemical or physical adhesion
3.1.2
level
value which is the upper or lower limit of a requirement and given by the declared value of the characteristic
concerned
3.1.3
class
combination of two levels of the same property between which the performance shall fall
3.1.4
facing
functional or decorative surface material with a thickness of less or equal to 3 mm, e.g. made from paper,
plastics, wood or metal, which is not considered as separate thermal insulation layer to be added to the
thermal resistance of the product
3.1.5
coating
functional or decorative surface layers with a thickness of less than 3 mm usually applied by painting,
spraying, pouring or trowelling, which is not considered as separate thermal insulation layer to be added to the
thermal resistance of the product
3.2 Symbols, units and abbreviated terms
3.2.1 Symbols and units used in this standard
al is the alignment mm/m
is the practical sound absorption coefficient —
α
p
α is the weighted sound absorption coefficient —
w
b
is the width mm
is the deviation from the nominal width %
∆b
c is the compressibility mm
d is the thickness mm
d is the thickness under a load of 2 kPa after removal of an additional load mm
B
of 48 kPa
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d is the thickness under a load of 250 Pa mm
L
d is the nominal thickness of the product mm
N
d is the thickness of the test specimen mm
S
is the relative change in width %
∆ε
b
∆ε is the relative change in thickness %
d
∆ε is the relative change in length %
l
is the compressive creep %
ε
ct
is the total thickness reduction %
ε
t
F
is the point load at a given deformation N
p
k is a factor related to the number of test results —
k is a factor related to the number of aged test results —
a
k is a factor related to the number of initial test results —
i
l is the length mm
is the deviation from the nominal length %
∆l
m is the mass of the test specimen after 2 h total immersion in water kg
1
m is the mass of specimen in the dry state kg
23,dry
m is the mass of specimen at 23 °C and 50 % relative humidity kg
23,50
is the water vapour diffusion resistance factor —
µ
n is the number of test results —
o Is the offset between single layers mm
is the deviation from the nominal offset mm
∆o
i
2
R is the 90 % fractile with a confidence level of 90 % for the thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
90/90
2
R is the declared thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
D
2
R is one test result of thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
i
2
R is the mean thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
mean
2
R is the design thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
U
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is the dynamic stiffness
s′ MN/m
S
is the deviation from squareness on length and width mm/m
b
S
is the deviation from flatness mm/m
max
2
s
is the estimate of the standard deviation of the thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
R
σ is the declared bending strength kPa
b
is the bending strength at a constant span kPa
σ
bc
is the declared compressive stress kPa
σ
c
is the compressive stress at 10 % deformation kPa
σ
10
σ is the compressive strength kPa
m
is the tensile strength perpendicular to faces kPa
σ
mt
is the declared shear strength kPa
τ
u is the moisture content by mass at 23 °C and 50 % relative humidity kg/kg
23,50
2
W  is the long-term water absorption by partial immersion
kg/m
lp
W is the long-term water absorption by total immersion % vol.
lt
2
W is the short-term water absorption by partial immersion
kg/m
sp
W is the long-term water absorption by diffusion % vol.
dV
X
is the initial deformation after 60 s from the beginning of loading mm
0
X
is the compressive creep mm
ct
X
is the deformation at time t (total thickness reduction) mm
t
2
Z
is the water vapour resistance
m ⋅h⋅Pa/mg

AD(A) is the symbol of the declared apparent overall density
AF is the symbol of the declared level of airflow resistivity
r
AD(C) is the symbol of the declared apparent core density
AP is the symbol of the declared value of practica
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