EN 513:2026

Plastics - Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles - Determination of the resistance to artificial weathering

Publication date:   Jul 5, 2026

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60.60   Standard published   Aug 5, 2026

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CEN/TC 249 Plastics

European Norm

83.140.99   Other rubber and plastics products

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This document specifies a method for exposing specimens made from poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles to xenon-arc radiation, in order to assess changes in characteristics.
It is applicable to PVC based profiles including those covered with foil, paint, print, thermo-laminated foils or coextruded.
NOTE The determination of changes in colour and variations of properties after exposure of PVC based profiles to xenon-arc radiation is described in an informative Annex A.

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