D EUTSCHE NORM September 2000

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(ISO 1518 : 1992)
English version of DIN EN ISO 1518 EN ISO 1518
ICS 87.040

Beschichtungsstoffe Ritzprfung (ISO 1518 : 1992)

European Standard EN ISO 1518 : 2000 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 139 Paints and varnishes
(Secretariat: Germany) to adopt, without alteration, International Standard ISO 1518 as a European Stand-
ard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Beschichtungsstoffe
und Beschichtungen (Coatings and Coating Materials Standards Committee), Technical Committee 7 All-
gemeine Prfverfahren fr Beschichtungsstoffe und Beschichtungen.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO Standard DIN Standard
ISO 1512 DIN EN 21512
ISO 1513 DIN EN ISO 1513
ISO 1514 DIN EN ISO 1514
ISO 2808 DIN EN ISO 2808
ISO 3270 DIN EN 23270

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN EN 21512 Paints and varnishes Sampling of products in liquid or paste form (ISO 1512 : 1991)
DIN EN 23270 Paints, varnishes and their raw materials Temperatures and humidities for conditioning
and testing (ISO 3270 : 1984)
DIN EN ISO 1513 Paints and varnishes Examination and preparation of samples (ISO 1513 : 1992)
DIN EN ISO 1514 Paints and varnishes Standard panels for testing (ISO 1514 : 1993)
DIN EN ISO 2808 Paints and varnishes Determination of film thickness (ISO 2808 : 1997)

EN comprises 8 pages.

No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission of Ref. No. DIN EN ISO 1518 : 2000-09
DIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany, English price group 08 Sales No. 1108
has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).
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March 2000

ICS 87.040

English version

Paints and varnishes

Scratch test
(ISO 1518 : 1992)

Peintures et vernis Essai de rayure Beschichtungsstoffe Ritzprfung

(ISO 1518 : 1992) (ISO 1518 : 1992)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2000-02-18.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national stand-
ards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN
member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Standardization
Comit Europen de Normalisation
Europisches Komitee fr Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

2000. CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means Ref. No. EN ISO 1518 : 2000 E
reserved worldwide for CEN national members.
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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 1518 : 1992 Paints and varnishes Scratch test,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 35 Paints and varnishes of the International Organization for Standardization,
has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 Paints and varnishes, the Secretariat of which is held
by DIN, as a European Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by September 2000 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-
ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 1518 : 1992 has been approved by CEN as a European Standard
without any modification.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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