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h) CE-mark
The CE marking as it is legally called since 1993 (per
directive 93/68/EEC) - abbreviation of French:
Conformité Européenne, meaning "European
Conformity" is a mandatory conformity mark for
products placed on the market in the European
Economic Area (EEA). With the CE marking on a
product the manufacturer ensures that the product
conforms with the essential requirements of the
applicable EC directives. Legally, the CE marking is
no quality mark. But from August 2012 on, only
industrial/mechanical insulation products which
comply with the European product standards (see
Chapter 2.1.2g) and bear the CE mark may be sold in
Europe. A mandatory frame-work will then apply for
the key product features of industrial/mechanical
insulation materials – such as thermal conductivity,
resistance to water vapor transmission, fire
behavior, tolerances etc. The performance of a
mineral wool product is summarized in a
designation code, which can be found on the labels
of the individual products. E.g. for mineral wool:
MW EN 14303-T2-ST(+)680-WS1-CL10-pH9
T2 = Thickness tolerance
ST = Maximum service temperature
CS = Compressive strength
WS = Water absorption
CL = Trace quantities of water soluble chloride
pH = Level of the pH
The main advantage of the CE-mark and related
European standards is that a higher level of
transparency is achieved. This allows specifiers,
distributors and installers to make a quick and direct
comparison between the available products in today’s
market place.
Product property Standard Description
Thermal conductivity (Piping) EN ISO 8497
Heat insulation – Determination of steady-state thermal transmission properties of thermal
insulation for circular pipes
Thermal conductivity
(Boards/Slabs)
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
or medium thermal resistance
Water vapor diffusion resistance
coefficient
EN 12086
Thermal insulating products for building applications – Determination of water vapor
transmission properties
AS quality
EN 13468 Replaces AGI guideline
Q135
Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations – Determi-
nation of trace quantities of water-soluble chloride, fluoride, silicate, sodium ions and pH
Hydrophobic treatment
EN 13472 Replaces AGI guideline
Q136
Thermal insulating products for building equipment and industrial installations – Determi-
nation of short-term water absorption by partial immersion of preformed pipe insulation
Maximum service temperature
EN 14706
(for flat products)
EN 14707 (for piping)
Thermal insulating products for building equipment and industrial installations – Determi-
nation of maximum service temperature Thermal insulating products for building equipment
and industrial installations – Determination of maximum service temperature for preformed
pipe insulation
Compression resistance EN 826
Thermal insulating products for building applications – Determination of compression
behavior
Air flow resistance
EN 29053
Determination of airflow
resistance
Acoustics; Materials for acoustical applications;
Determination of airflow resistance (ISO 9053:1991)
Product properties, test standards
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