TEST ON FENESTRATION SYSTEM: EU STANDARD

AIR TIGHTNESS: UNI EN 12207

European standard identifies 5 class of efficiency for air permeability of the fenestration
system. Tests are conducted applying a pressure of 100 Pa (2.1 psf) and measuring the
flow that comes out from the specimen.
Pressure Permeability
Class
3 2
Pa psf m /h m cfm/ft2
0 \ \ \ \
1 100 2.1 50 2,734
2 100 2.1 27 1,476
3 100 2.1 9 0,492
4 100 2.1 3 0,164

Class 0 identifies all the products that weren’t tested or did not reach to pass the limit for
class 1.
In order to have an idea of the limit prescribed by US standard:

Pressure Permeability
STANDARD
Pa psf m3/h m2 cfm/ft2
AAMA/WDMA/CSA
101/IS 2/A440-11
75 1.57 5.5 0.30

MIAMI DADE 300 6.24 1.1 0.06

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 WATER RESISTANCE: UNI EN 12208

European standard for water resistance classifies the specimen with the following method:
the specimen is assembly to the test wall with the interior face that watch outside the
pressure chamber. Water are supplied from interior, with a flow around 2 L/min 26.4 gal per
hour, and inside the chamber is applied a positive pressure.
The test time is divided in this way:
1. 15 min applying water and no pressure;
2. 5 min with the second pressure step;
3. 5 min with the second pressure step;
4. ;..

Pressure Classification
STEP Time
Pa psf Method A Method B
0 - - 0 0 \
1 0 0 1A 1B 15 min
2 50 1.04 2A 2B 5 min
3 100 2.09 3A 3B 5 min
4 150 3.13 4A 4B 5 min
5 200 4.18 5A 5B 5 min
6 250 5.22 6A 6B 5 min
7 300 6.27 7A 7B 5 min
8 450 9.40 8A / 5 min
9 600 12.53 9A / 5 min
10 >600 >12.53 Exxx / 5 min

Method A is for product completely exposed, for Method B sprinklers doesn’t spray water
onto the head of the specimen.
Above 600 Pa, specimen class is identify with Exxx and the xxx is substitute with the
pressure test, from class to class the pressure step is 150 Pa (3.13). As example a class
E1200 for water penetration test is a specimen tested @ 1200 Pa (25.06 psf).

US standard prescribes a test pressure for water penetration in this way:

STANDARD Pressure
AAMA/WDMA/CSA
Class R, LC, CW 15% of Design Pressure
101/IS 2/A440-11
AAMA/WDMA/CSA
Class AW 20% of Design Pressure
101/IS 2/A440-11
MIAMI DADE 15% of Design Pressure

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 STRUCTURAL LOAD: UNI EN 12210

European standard identifies the structural resistance with two identification code, one for
the test pressure and another for the deformation.
A product is identifies as Class A1 or CExxx following these tables:

Test Pressure Classification

Class P1 P2 P3
Pa psf Pa psf Pa psf
0 NOT TESTED
1 400 8.35 200 4.18 600 12.53
2 800 16.71 400 8.35 1200 25.06
3 1200 25.06 600 12.53 1800 37.59
4 1600 33.42 800 16.71 2400 50.12
5 2000 41.77 1000 20.9 3000 62.65
Exxxx xxxx

Each specimen need to pass all the three test pressure to obtain that class identification
without any damage or failure. Test pressure P1 and P3 are applied with positive and negative
sign, P2 is applied for 50 times both positive and negative.

The last Class Exxxx identifies the product tested at a different pressure greater than 2000
Pa (41.77 psf). P2 and P3 for class Exxxx are obtained multiply xxxx by 0,5 for P2 and 1.5
for P3.

The second identification code described the deformation limit registered during the test with
P1 pressure.
Class Deformation
A < 1/150
B < 1/200
C < 1/300

So for example a product could be identified as Class A3, a specimen test with a pressure
of 1200 Pa (25.06 psf) with a deformation less than 1/150. Class BE4000 means a specimen
test at 4000 Pa (83.54 psf) with a deformation less than 1/200.

Form No: BWT-DOC-026 page 3 of 3

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