European Committee for Standardization

Glass in building - Product standard for structural and/or ultraviolet resistant sealant (for use with structural sealant glazing and/or insulating glass units with exposed seals) - Incorporates Amendment A1: 2010
 N EN 15434

Annotation

This European Standard covers the requirements for and testing of sealants for use in one or more of the following applications:

a) Manufacturing of insulating glass units where ultra-violet resistance and/or mechanical resistance (structural use) of the insulating glass edge seal is required.

b) Manufacturing of factory made structural sealant glazing elements when referred to by the relevant European Standards and/or European Technical Approval Guidelines.

c) Assembling of glass products into or onto supports, where also ultra-violet resistance and/or mechanical resistance (structural use) of the seal is required, under controlled environmental conditions as described in Clause 5 of EN 13022-2: 2006.

NOTE 1 The required level of resistance to ultra-violet exposure will be dependent upon the degree of exposure to ultra-violet radiation.

NOTE 2 Only silicone based sealants are permitted for the applications a, b and c above.

d) Manufacturing of insulating glass units where the outer seal of the insulating glass has no structural function and exposure to ultra-violet radiation is reduced for example either by:

i) Use of glass components that decrease the ultra-violet radiation transmission, e.g. laminated glass with ultra-violet absorbing interlayer(s), screen enamelled printing, etc., or

ii) Use of durable applied opaque surface coverings, e.g. metal components, etc.