This standard BS EN 514:2018 Plastics. Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based profiles. Determination of the strength of welded corners and T-joints is classified in these ICS categories:
91.060.50 Doors and windows
83.140.99 Other rubber and plastics products
This European Standard specifies a tensile bending method and a compression bending method for determining the failure stress of welded corners and welded T-joints made from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) profiles. It is applicable to PVC based profiles used for the fabrication of windows and doors.