BS EN 15501:2015 specifies the requirements for factory made expanded perlite and exfoliated vermiculite products which are used for the thermal insulation of building equipment and industrial installations with an operating temperature in the range of approximately 0 °C to + 1 100 °C.

Expanded perlite and exfoliated vermiculite products can be used below 0 °C but special tests regarding the suitability of the product in the intended application are advised (e.g. liquefaction of oxygen). Manufacturer's advice should be heeded in all cases.

The products are manufactured in the form of boards, pipe sections, segments, prefabricated ware and special ware.

This European Standard describes product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling.

Products covered by this European Standard are also used in prefabricated thermal insulation systems and composite panels; the structural performance of systems incorporating these products is not covered.

This European Standard does not specify the required level of a given property that is achieved by a product to demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application can be found in regulations and invitations to tender.

Products with a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,6 W/(mK) at 10 °C are not covered by this European Standard.

This European Standard does not cover products intended to be used for the insulation of the building structure.

The European Standard does not cover the following acoustical aspects: direct airborne sound insulation and impact transmission noise index.


Cross References:
EN 822
EN 823
EN 824
EN 825
EN 826
EN 1094-6
ISO 2477
EN 1604
EN 1609
EN 12086
EN 12667
EN 12939
EN 13172:2012
EN 13467
EN 13468
EN 13469
EN 13472
EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009
EN 13820
EN 13823
EN 15715
EN ISO 1182
ISO 1182
EN ISO 1716
ISO 1716
EN ISO 8497
ISO 8497
EN ISO 8894-1
ISO 8894-1
EN ISO 9229:2007
ISO 9229
EN ISO 13787
ISO 13787
EN 993-1
EN 993-4
EN 993-9
EN 1602
EN 12089
EN 13470
EN 13471:2001
EN 29053
ISO 9053
EN ISO 11654
ISO 11654
EN ISO 11925-2
ISO 11925-2
EN ISO 23993
ISO 23993
Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011


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