BS EN 14288:2003
Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of fogging characteristics
- Standard No.
- BS EN 14288:2003
- Release Date
- 2004
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Status
- 2011-09
- Replace By
- BS EN ISO 17071:2011
- BS EN 14288:2004
- Latest
- BS EN ISO 17071:2011
- Scope
- This European Standard specifies two alternative methods for determining the fogging characteristics of leathers used in the passenger compartments of motor vehicles, namely Method A and Method B. However, these are 2 different test procedures to measure the volatile components and there is no mathematical correlation between the results obtained with Method A and those with Method B. Method A determines by reflection the light scattering properties (or opaqueness) and the nature of the film or droplet formation from volatile components condensed on a cold glass surface. Method B measures gravimetrically the quantity of volatile components condensed on a cold aluminium foil surface. Annex A gives the results of inter-laboratory trial which show that Method B performs well whereas Method A showed a large variation in the percentage reflection. The test conditions allow the two tests to be carried out in succession.
BS EN 14288:2003 history
- 2011 BS EN ISO 17071:2011 Leather. Physical and mechanical tests. Determination of fogging characteristics
- 2004 BS EN 14288:2003 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of fogging characteristics
