This standard BS EN 513:2018 Plastics. Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles. Determination of the resistance to artificial weathering is classified in these ICS categories:
83.080.20 Thermoplastic materials
91.060.50 Doors and windows
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, lacquered 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.
