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CE marking Natural Stone/ ASTM Test/GB Test

Testing and Certificate for Natural Stone
CE Marking - Europe / ASTM testing - USA / GB testing - China
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Ä  CE Marking for Natural Stone
CE marking is MUST when stone products are exported to EU market, otherwise:
ü         The freight will be detained by EU CIQ according to law
ü         The products will be withdraw from EU market
ü         The legal action will be sought against somebody who put the product on the market without CE marking.
      
 
Ä CE Marking for Natural Stone - Procedure
 
⑴ Product Identification
On material
Granite
Marble
Limestone
Slate
Sandstone
Basalt
 
On used
Exterior PavingSlabsSettsKerbs
Exterior Used: Wall, Flooring, Stair etc
Interior Used: Flooring, Stair, Wall, Ceiling etc
 
⑵ Identify the product directiveCPD:89/106/EEC
European Construction Product Directive 89/106/EEC
 
⑶ Locate the standard
Product
Standard
Description
Directive
Slabs for external paving
EN 1341:2001
Slabs of natural stone for external paving-Requirements and test methods
Construction Product Directive
89/106/EEC
Setts for external paving
EN 1342:2001
Setts of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods
Kerbs for External Paving
EN 1343:2001
Kerbs of Natural Stone for External Paving-Requirements and Test Methods
Modular tiles of Natural stone
EN 12057:2004
Natural stone products-Modular tiles-Requirements
Natural stone for floors and stairs
EN 12058:2004
Natural stone products-Slabs for floors and stairs-Requirements
Slate
EN 12326:2004
Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding
Slabs for cladding
EN 1469:2004
Natural stone products-Slabs for cladding-Requirements
Natural stone masonry units
EN 771-6:2005
Specification for masonry units- Part 6: Natural stone masonry units
 
⑷ Testing to demonstrate the compliance
ü         Petrographical Description - EN 12407
ü         Water absorption – EN 13755
ü         Flexural Strength – EN 12372
ü         Freeze/Thaw Resistance – EN 12371
ü         Abrasion – EN 14157
ü         Slip Resistance – EN 14231
ü         Apparent Density and Open Porosity – EN 1936
ü         Others
 
⑸ Test report and certificate
⑹ Compile technical file (Declaration of conformity and CE label)
⑺ CE marked and export to EU market
 
Note: In order to meet the standard requirement who export the stone to EU market, not to cause any trouble to your buyer, must use the CE markwhich fully and authority and widely recognized.
 
Ä  Natural Stone: ASTM testing - USA Standard
ü           ASTM C170-06: compressive strength
ü           ASTM C880-06: Flexural Strength
ü           ASTM C97-02: Gravity
ü           ASTM C241-90(2005): Abrasion resistance
ü           ASTM C97-02/ ASTM C121-06 (slate): Absorption by weight
ü           ASTM C99-06/ ASTM C120-06 (slate): Modulus of rupture
ü           ASTM C346-87: Specular Gloss
ü           ASTM E303-93: Slip resistance
 
Ä  Natural Stone: GB testing - Chinese Standard
ü         GB/T9966.1-2001 compressive strength
ü         GB/T9966.2-2001 Flexural Strength
ü         GB/T9966.3-2001 density and water absorption
ü         GB/T9966.4-2001 Abrasion resistance
ü         GB/T9966.5-2001 Shore hardness
ü         GB/T9966.6-2001 acid resistance
ü         GB 6566-2001 Radionuclide
 
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