This International Standard specifies two methods (A and B) for measuring abrasion of laminate floor covering elements. The tests described measure the ability of the surface layer to resist abrasive wear-through.
Abrasion, according to method A, is achieved by rotating a test specimen in contact with a pair of loaded cylindrical wheels covered with specified abrasive paper. The resistance to wear, according to method B, is evaluated by abrading the face of test pieces with a specified abrasive applied by means of two loaded wheels. The number of revolutions of the test specimen required to cause a defined degree of abrasion is measured by both methods.
NOTE The precision of the methods is not known. When inter-laboratory data become available, a precision statement will be added.
ISO 24338:2014 Referenced Document
ASTM D785-08 Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials*, 2024-04-21 Update
ISO 4545-4:2005 Metallic materials — Knoop hardness test — Part 4: Table of hardness values
ISO 48:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD)
ISO 6506-1:2014 Metallic materials - Brinell hardness test - Part 1: Test method
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ISO 24338:2014 history
2022ISO 24338:2022 Laminate floor coverings — Determination of abrasion resistance
2014ISO 24338:2014 Laminate floor coverings — Determination of abrasion resistance
2006ISO 24338:2006 Laminate floor coverings - Determination of abrasion resistance