Lucideon is awarded UKAS accreditation for frost resistance testing of clay roof tiles

Lucideon, the international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, is pleased to announce that it has been accredited to BS EN 539-2: 2013 by UKAS to test clay roofing tiles for frost resistance.
The testing will be performed on a recently installed frost resistance test rig that has been designed and built to specifically meet the test method requirements of BS EN 539-2: 2013.
Lucideon will remain accredited to the previous test standard (BS EN 539-2: 2006) for frost resistance, to enable the comparison of new tiles with historic data.
Furthermore, Lucideon is the only UKAS accredited laboratory testing clay roofing tiles for frost resistance in the UK.

Lucideon
www.lucideon.com

x

Related articles:

Issue 04/2014

Lucideon invests in new freeze-thaw test rig

The new rig specifically meets the revised BS EN 539-2 standard “Frost resistance test method requirements for clay roofing tiles” and has the capability to test to the existing natural stone...

more

Lucideon introduces new testing service: resistance to wind-driven rain of roof coverings with discontinuously laid small elements

Lucideon, the international materials development and commercialization organisation, has launched a new structural testing service ‘Resistance to Wind-Driven Rain of Roof Coverings with...

more
Issue 11/2013

Frost resistance testing of structural clay products by means of low-temperature dilatometry

This paper delves into the mechanisms of action between the physical properties and the frost resistance of structural clay products. By reason of their outdoor application range, such structural clay...

more
Issue 11/2012

Frost resistance of bricks – factors of ­influence, test methods and standards

Clay roofing tiles, clay pavers, facing bricks and clinkers have to be freeze/thaw resistant to permanently fulfil their intended structural functions. Frost damage is much-feared, because it can have...

more
Issue 04/2014

Frost resistance testing of structural ceramics by means of low-temperature dilatometry

1 Introduction Time and again, ceramic products in outdoor applications suffer frost-induced damage despite standards-compliant product characteristics, successful frost resistance testing and correct...

more