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Standards [CURRENT]

DIN EN 438-1
High-pressure decorative laminates (HPL) - Sheets based on thermosetting resins (usually called laminates) - Part 1: Introduction and general information; German version EN 438-1:2016

Title (German)

Dekorative Hochdruck-Schichtpressstoffplatten (HPL) - Platten auf Basis härtbarer Harze (Schichtpressstoffe) - Teil 1: Einleitung und allgemeine Informationen; Deutsche Fassung EN 438-1:2016

Overview

This Part of EN 438 gives an overview of the standard, and provides guidance in the selection and application of test methods and specifications contained in Parts 2 to 9 of EN 438. This standard is applicable to high-pressure decorative laminate(s) (HPL) produced by using a high pressure process. Typical values for the high pressure process are a temperature of ≥ 120 °C and a pressure of ≥ 5 MPa. The responsible committee for this standard is NA 054-04-01 AA "Dekorative Schichtstoffe und Mineralwerkstoffe" ("Decorative laminates and solid surfacing materials") at DIN.

Document: references other documents

Document: referenced in other documents

Responsible national committee

NA 054-04-01 AA - High-pressure laminates (HPL) and solid surface materials  

Edition 2016-06
Original language German
Translation English
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