Current standards – flat glass

August 2019
Contents Page

British standards – BSI 3

British/European standards – BS EN 7

British/European/international standards – BS EN ISO 13

British automotive standards – BS AU 15

British standards – marine series – BS MA 15

International standards – ISO 16

British/international standards – BS ISO 17

German standards – DIN 18

American standards – ASTM 20

Other guidance/publications 22

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British standards – BSI

BS 476 – Fire tests on building materials and structures

Part 22: 1987 – Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements
of construction

BS 857: 1967 (1990) – Specification for safety glass for land transport

BS 952: - Glass for glazing

Part 1: 1995 – Classification
Part 2: 1980 – Terminology for work on glass

BS 1748: Glass in building

Part 1-1: 2004 Special basic products. borosilicate glasses. definition and general physical and
mechanical properties
Part 1-2: 2004 Borosilicate glasses. evaluation of conformity. product standard
Part 2-1: 2004 Special basic products. glass ceramics. definitions and general physical and
mechanical properties
Part 2-2: 2004 Special basic products. glass ceramics. evaluation of conformity. product
standard

BS 2975: – Glassmaking sands

Part 1: 2004 Methods for sampling and physical testing of glass-making sands
Part 2: 2008 Sampling and analysis of glass-making sands. Methods for chemical analysis

BS 3193: 2008 – Specification for thermally toughened glass panels for use in domestic
appliances

BS 3447: 1962 (1997) – Glossary of terms used in the glass industry

BS 3463: 1975 – Specification for observation and gauge glasses for pressure vessels

BS 4031: 1966 (obsolescent) – Specification for X-ray protective lead glasses

BS 4783: 2016 - Aluminium alloy windows and doorsets. Specification.

BS 4875: 2001 Strength and stability of furniture

Part 5: Requirements for strength, durability and stability of tables and trolleys for domestic
and contract use (replaces BS 4875 part 6)
Amendment 1 incorporated into an updated standard 2007.
SUPERSEDED BY BS EN 12521: 2015

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BS 5051: - Bullet resistant glazing
current, obsolescent, partially replaced by BS EN 1063: 2000

BS 5286: Specification for aluminium framed sliding glass doors has been withdrawn (April
2005) without replacement

BS 5357: 2007 – Code of practice for installation of security glazing

BS 5395: Stairs, ladders and walkways

Part 1: 2010 – Code of practice for the design, construction and maintenance of straight stairs
and winders
Part 2: 1984 - Stairs, ladders and walkways. Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral
stairs
Part 3: 1985 - Stairs, ladders and walkways. Code of practice for the design of industrial type
stairs, permanent ladders and walkways – WITHDRAWN, replaced by
BS EN ISO 14122-1:2001+A1:2010
Safety of machinery. Permanent means of access to machinery. Choice of a fixed means of
access between two levels
Part 4: 2011 - Code of practice for the design of stairs for limited access

BS 5516: 2004 – Code of practice for design and installation of sloping and vertical patent
glazing
Part 1: Code of practice for design and installation of sloping and vertical patent glazing
Part 2: Code of practice for sloping glazing

BS 5544: 1978 (1994) - Specification for anti-bandit glazing (glazing resistant to manual attack)
– REPLACED by BS EN 356: 2000

BS 5588- Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings

Part 0: 1990 – Guide to fire safety codes of practice for particular premises/applications
REPLACED
Part 1: 1990 – Code of practice for residential buildings
Part 6: 1991 – Code of practice for places of assembly
Part 7: 1997 – Code of practice for the incorporation of atria in buildings
Part 11: 1997 – Code of practice for shops, offices, industrial, storage and other similar
buildings
All Parts of BS 5588 replaced by BS 9999:2017

BS 6100-0: 2010 – Building and civil engineering – vocabulary – introduction and index

BS 6100-1.4.1: 1999: Materials – Glazing

Superseded by BS 6100-6: 2008

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BS 6100-6:2008 - Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary. Construction parts
BS 6206: 1981 (1994) – Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass
and safety plastics for use in buildings
Note: this standard only relates to plastics. The section pertaining to glass is covered in BS
EN 12600: 2002 Glass in building. Pendulum test. Impact test method and classification for
flat glass.

BS 6262: 2005 – Code of practice for glazing for buildings

Part 1: 2005 – General methodology for the selection of glazing
Part 2: 2005 – Code of practice for energy, light and sound
Part 3: 2005 – Code of practice for fire, security and wind loading
Part 4: 2005 – Safety related to human impact
Part 6: 2005 – Code of practice for special application
Part 7: 2005 - Code of practice for the provision of information

BS 6340: 1985 – Shower units

Part 3: 1985 – Specification for prefabricated shower enclosures and shower cabinets.
Superseded, Withdrawn - Replaced By: BS EN 14428:2004 2015 – Incorporating corrigendum
March 2017 Shower enclosures. Functional requirements and test methods.

BS 6510: 2010 Steel-framed windows and glazed doors

BS 6399: Loading for buildings

Part 1: 1996 Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
Replaced By: BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 and BS EN 1991-1-7:2006+A1:2014
Part 2: Code of practice for wind loads
Replaced By: BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010
Part 3: 1988 Code of practice for imposed roof loads
Replaced By: BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010

BS 6993: 1990 Thermal and radiometric properties of glazing

Part 1: 1989 (1995) – Method for calculation of the steady state U-value (thermal
transmittance) REPLACED BY BS EN 673:2011
Part 2: 1990 (1995) – Method for direct measurement of U-value (thermal transmittance)

BS 7030: 1988 (1993) – Method for determination of the coefficient of mean linear thermal
expansion of glass

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BS 7034: Viscosity and viscometric fixed points of glass
Part 1: 1988 Recommendations for use in the determination of viscosity and viscometric fixed
points
Part 2: 1988 Method for the determination of viscosity by rotation viscometers
Part 3: 1988 Method for the determination of viscosity by fibre elongation viscometer
Part 4: 1988 Method for the determination of viscosity by beam bending
Part 5: 1988 Method for the determination of working point by sinking bar viscometer
Part 6: 1988 Method for the determination of softening point
Part 7: 1988 Method for the determination of annealing point and strain point by beam
bending
Part 8: 1988 Method for the determination of (dilatometric) transformation temperature

BS 7376: 1990 (1995) – REPLACED - Specification for inclusion of glass in the construction of
tables or trolleys
SUPERSEDED BY BS EN 12521: 2015

BS 7449: 1991 (1997) WITHDRAWN – Specification for inclusion of glass in the construction of
furniture, other than tables or trolleys, including cabinets, shelving systems and wall hung, or
free-standing mirrors REPLACED BY: BS EN 14749

BS 8000: - Workmanship on building sites

Part 7: 1990 – Code of practice for glazing

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British/European standards – BS EN

BS EN 356: 2000 –Glass in building – security glazing. testing and classification of resistance
against manual attack

BS EN 357: 2004 – Glass in building. fire resistant glazed elements with transparent or
translucent glass products. Classification of fire resistance

BS EN 410: 2011 – Glass in building. determination of luminous and solar characteristics of

glazing

BS EN 572: - Glass in building. basic soda lime silicate glass products

BS EN 572-1: 2012 +A1: 2016 - Glass in building. Basic soda-lime silicate glass products.
Definitions and general physical and mechanical properties
Part 2: 2012 – Float glass
Part 3: 2012 – Polished wired glass
Part 4: 2012 – Drawn sheet glass
Part 5: 2012 – Patterned glass
Part 6: 2012 – Wired patterned glass
Part 7: 2012 – Wired or unwired channel shaped glass
BS EN 572-8:2012+A1:2016. Glass in building. Basic soda-lime silicate glass products. Supplied
and final cut sizes
Part 9: 2004 – Evaluation of conformity

BS EN 673: 2011 – Glass in Building. Determination of thermal transmittance (U value)

calculation method

BS EN 674: 2011 – Glass in building. determination of thermal transmittance (U value).

guarded hot plate method

BS EN 675: 2011 – Glass in Building. determination of thermal transmittance (U value). heat

flow meter method

BS EN 1036: Glass in building. mirrors from silver-coated float glass for internal use
Part 1: 2007 Mirrors from silver-coated float glass for internal use. Definitions, requirements
and test methods
Part 2: 2008 Mirrors from silver-coated float glass for internal use – Conformity

BS EN 1051: Glass blocks and glass paver units - definition, requirements, test methods and
inspections
Part 1: Definition and description 2003
Part 2: Evaluation of conformity/product standard 2007

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BS EN 1063: 2000 – Glass in building. security glazing – testing and classification of resistance
against bullet attack

BS EN 1093: 2012 Glass in building. Coated glass.

Part 3. Requirements and test methods for class C and D coatings

BS EN 1096: Glass in building. coated glass

Part 1 2012: Definitions and classification
Part 2 2012: Requirements and test methods for Class A, B, and S coatings
Part 3 2012: Requirements and test methods for Class C and D coatings
Part 4: 2004 - Glass in building – coated glass – part 4: evaluation of conformity/product
standard (current 2017, work in hand)
BS 5:2016: Test method and classification for the self-cleaning performances of coated glass
surfaces

BS EN 1630: 2011 +A1:2015: Pedestrian doorsets, windows, curtain walling, grilles and
shutters – burglar resistance – test method for the determination of resistance

BS EN 1863: 2011 – Heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass

Part 2: Evaluation of conformity published (current 2017, work in hand)

BS EN 1153: 1996
Kitchen furniture: safety requirements and test methods for built-in and free-standing Kitchen
Cabinets and worktops WITHDRAWN, replaced by BS EN 14749:2005 Domestic and kitchen
storage units and worktops. Safety requirements and test methods – which was also
WITHDRAWN, and replaced by:
BS EN 14749:2016 -Furniture. Domestic and kitchen storage units and kitchen-worktops.
Safety requirements and test methods

BS EN 1279: Glass in building – insulating glass units

Part 1: 2004: Generalities, dimensional tolerances and rules for the system description
Part 2: 2005: Long term test method and requirements for moisture penetration
Part 3: 2002: Long term test method and requirements for gas leakage rate and for gas
concentration tolerances
Part 4: 2002: Methods of test for the physical attributes of edge seals
Part 5: 2005+A2:2010 - Glass in building. Insulating glass units. Evaluation of conformity
Part 6: 2002: factory production control and periodic tests

BS EN 1288: 2000 - Determination of bending strength of glass

Part 1: 2000 Fundamentals of testing glass
Part 2: 2000 Coaxial double ring test on flat specimens with large test surface areas
Part 3: 2000 Test with specimen supported at two points (four-point bending)
Part 4: Testing of channel shaped glass

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Part 5: Coaxial double ring test on flat specimens with small test surface areas
BS EN 1730: 2012 - Domestic furniture - tables - test methods for determination of strength,
durability and stability

BS EN 1748: 2004 - Glass in building

Part 1-2: 2004 – Special basic products – borosilicate glass – conformity
Part 2-2: 2004 – Special basic products – glass ceramic - conformity

BS EN 1863: – Glass in building – heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass

Part 1: 2011 – Definition and description (current 2017, work in hand)
Part 2: 2004 – Heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass – part 2: evaluation of conformity

BS EN 2155: - Specification for test methods for transparent materials for aircraft glazing
Part 2: 1993 – Determination of water absorption
Part 3: 1993 – Determination of refractive index
Part 5: 1989 – Determination of visible light transmission
Part 7: 1997 – Determination of optical deviation
Part 8: 1989 – Determination of optical distortion
Part 9: 1989 – Determination of haze
Part 12: 1997 – Determination of linear thermal expansion
Part 13: 1993 – Determination of temperature at deflection under load
Part 14: 1993 – Determination of the 1/10 Vicat softening temperature
Part 19: 1997 – Determination of craze resistance
Part 21: 1989 – Determination of resistance to crack propagation (K factor)

BS EN 3862:2013 - Aerospace series. Non-metallic materials. Glass transparencies. Material

standard. Chemically tempered soda lime float glass

BS EN 15681: 2017 - Glass in building. Basic alumino silicate glass products.

Part 2: Product standard

BS EN 12150-1:2015 - Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass.
Definition and description
Part 2: 2004 - Evaluation and conformity

BS EN 12337: 2000 – Glass in Building – Chemically strengthened soda lime silicate glass
Part 1: 2000 – Definition and description
Part 2: 2004 – Chemically strengthened soda-lime silicate glass – evaluation of conformity

BS EN 12412:2003 – Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters

Part 2: 2003 – Determination of thermal transmittance by hot box method. Frames
Part 4: 2003 – Determination of thermal transmittance by hot box method. roller shutter
Boxes

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BS EN 12430: 2013 – Thermal insulating products for building applications – determination of
behaviour under point load

BS EN 12488: 2016 - Glass in building. Glazing recommendations. Assembly principles for

vertical and sloping glazing.

BS EN 12521: 2015 – Furniture – Strength, durability and safety – requirements for domestic
tables (supersedes BS 4875:2009 and 7376: 2009)

BS EN 12600:2002 Glass in building – pendulum test – impact test method and classification
for flat glass

BS EN 12603: 2002 – Glass in building. Procedures for goodness of fit and confidence intervals
for Weilbull distributed glass strength data

BS EN 12664: 2001 – Thermal performance of building materials and products. Determination

of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods. Dry and
moist products of medium and low thermal resistance

BS EN 12758: 2011 – Glass in building. Blazing and airborne sound insulation. Product
descriptions and determination of properties

BS ISO 12775: 1997 – Guidelines on types of glass of normal bulk-production composition and
their test methods

BS EN 12898: 2001 – Glass in building. Determination of the emissivity

BS EN 12939: 2001 – Thermal performance of building materials and products. determination

of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods. thick
products of high and medium thermal resistance

BS EN 13022: 2014 – Glass in building. structural sealant glazing

Part 1: Glass products for structural sealant glazing systems supported and unsupported
monolithic and multiple glazing
Part 2: Assembly rules

BS EN 13024: 2011 – Glass in building – thermally toughened borosilicate safety glass

Part 1: Definition and description
Part 2: 2004 – Evaluation of conformity

BS EN 13049: 2003 - Windows – Soft and heavy body impact. test method, safety
requirements and classification (current, under review)

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BS EN 13363-1:2003+A1:2007 - Solar protection devices combined with glazing. Calculation of
solar and light transmittance. Simplified method

BS EN 13363-2: 2005 Solar protection devices combined with glazing. Calculation of total solar
energy transmittance and light transmittance.

BS EN 13496: 2013 – Thermal insulation products for building applications. determination of

the mechanical properties of glass fibre meshes

BS EN 13541: 2012 – Glass in building. security glazing. Testing and classification of resistance
against explosion pressure

BS EN 14072: 2003 – Glass in furniture – Test methods

BS EN 14178: 2004 – Glass in building – basic alkaline earth silicate glass products
Part 2: Evaluation of conformity

BS EN 14188-1: 2004 - Specification for hot applied sealants

Part 2: 2004 - Specification for cold applied sealants

BS EN 14179: 2016 – Heat soaked thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass
Part 1 2016 - Definition and description
Part 2:2005 - Evaluation of conformity – Product standard

BS EN 14321: 2005 – Glass in Building – Thermally Toughened Alkaline Earth Silicate Safety
Glass
Part 1: 2005 - Definition and Description
Part 2: 2005 - Evaluation of Conformity/Product Standard

BS EN 14749: 2016 - Furniture. Domestic and kitchen storage units and kitchen-worktops.
Safety requirements and test methods

BS EN 15372: 2016 Furniture - Strength, durability and Safety. Requirements for non-
domestic tables.

BS EN 15434: 2006+A1 2010 – Glass in Building

Product Standard for Structural and/or Ultraviolet Resistant Sealant (for use with structural
sealant glazing and/or insulating glass units with exposed seals)

BS EN 15681-1: 2016 - Glass in building. Basic alumino silicate glass products. Definitions and
general physical and mechanical properties
Part 2: 2017 - Glass in building. Basic alumino silicate glass products. Product standard

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BS EN 15682-1:2013
Glass in building. Heat soaked thermally toughened alkaline earth silicate safety glass.
Definition and description
Part 2: Evaluation of conformity/Product standard

BS EN 15683-1:2013
Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate channel shaped safety glass.
Definition and description
Part 2: 2013 -Evaluation of conformity. Product standard

BS EN 15998 – 2010 - Glass in building. Safety in Case of Fire, Fire Resistance. Glass testing
methodology for the purpose of classification

BS EN 16382: 2016 - Thermal insulation products for building applications. Determination of

the pull-through resistance of plate anchors through thermal insulation products

BS EN 16477: 2016 - Glass in building - painted glass for internal use

Part 1: Requirements

BS EN 61006: 2004 – Methods of test for determination of the glass transition temperature of
electrical insulating materials

BS EN 188000: 1994 – Generic specification for optical fibres WITHDRAWN, replaced by: BS
EN 60793-1-30:2002, BS EN 60793-1-31:2002, BS EN 60793-1-32:2003, BS EN 60793-1-
22:2002, BS EN 60793-1-20:2002, BS EN 60793-1-52:2002, BS EN 60793-1-41:2002, BS EN
60793-1-43:2002, IEC 60793-1-43:2001, BS EN 60793-1-44:2002, BS EN 60793-1-45:2003, BS
EN 60793-1-46:2002, BS EN 60793-2-10:2002, BS EN 60793-2-30:2002, BS EN 60793-2-
50:2002, BS EN 60793-1-40:2003, BS EN 60793-1-42:2002, BS EN 60793-1-47:2002

BS EN 12150-1:2015+A1:2019. Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety

glass. Definition and description
BS EN 1096-4:2018. - Glass in building. Coated glass. Product standard

BS EN 1279-6:2018. - Glass in building. Insulating glass units. Factory production control and
periodic tests

BS EN 1279-1:2018 - Glass in building. Insulating glass units. Generalities, system description,

rules for substitution, tolerances and visual quality

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BS EN 12150-1:2015+A1:2019. -Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate
safety glass. Definition and description.

BS EN 1279-4:2018. - Glass in Building. Insulating Glass Units. Methods of test for the physical
attributes of edge seal components and inserts.

BS EN 1279-3:2018. - Glass in building. Insulating glass units. Long term test method and
requirements for gas leakage rate and for gas concentration tolerances.

BS EN 1279-5:2018. - Glass in building. Insulating glass units. Product standard

BS EN 1279-2:2018. - Glass in building. Insulating glass units. Long term test method and
requirements for moisture penetration.

British/European/International standards – BS EN ISO

BS EN ISO 3009: 2003 – Fire resistance tests – elements of building construction. glazed
elements

BS EN ISO 10077:2006 – Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters.

Part 1: 2006 - Calculation of thermal transmittance.
Part 2: 2012 – Numerical method for frames

BS EN ISO 11431: 2002 – Building construction. jointing products. determination of

adhesion/cohesion properties of sealants after exposure to heat, water and artificial light
through glass

BS EN ISO 11600:2003+A1:2011 – Building construction – jointing products – classification and

requirements for sealants.

BS EN ISO 12543: - Glass in building. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass
Part 1: 2011 – Definitions and description of component parts
Part 2: 2011 – Laminated safety glass
Part 3: 2011 – Laminated glass
Part 4: 2011 – Test methods for durability
Part 5: 2011 – Dimensions and edge finishing
Part 6: 2011 – Appearance

BS EN ISO 13035-2: 2008 – Machines and plants for the manufacture, treatment and
processing of flat glass. safety requirements.
Part 2. Storage, handling and transportation equipment outside the factory

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BS EN ISO 14438: 2002 – Glass in building. Determination of energy balance value.
calculation method

BS EN ISO 14449 2005– Glass in building – Laminated glass and laminated safety glass –
evolution of conformity

BS EN ISO 21078: 2008 - Determination of boron (III) oxide in refractory products.

Determination of total boron (iii) oxide in oxidic materials for ceramics, glass

BS EN ISO 22975: 2016 Solar energy. collector components and materials. Evacuated tubes.
Part 1: Durability and performance
Part 2: Heat pipes for solar thermal application

BS EN ISO 10545-2:2018-Ceramic tiles. Determination of dimensions and surface quality

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British automotive standards – BS AU

BS AU 178a: 1992 (1998) – Specification for road vehicle safety glass

This 1992 version has been produced to align the standard with ECE (United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe) Regulation 43.

BS AU 242a: 1998 – Automotive windscreen repair. Code of practice

BS AU 251: 1994 – Specification for performance of automotive laminated windscreen repair

systems.

British standards – marine series – BS MA

BS MA 25: 1973 – Specification for ships’ windows

BS MA 88:1980 – Ships and marine technology. Heated glass panes for ships’ rectangular
windows
Replaced by BS ISO 3434:2012

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International standards – ISO

ISO 3536: 2016 – Road vehicles – safety glazing materials – vocabulary

ISO 9050: 2003 – Glass in buildings – Determination of light transmittance, solar direct
transmittance, total solar energy transmittance and ultraviolet transmittance

ISO 10545: 2016 Glass in building. basic soda lime silicate glass products. patterned glass

ISO 12123: 2010 Ed 2. Optics and photonics. Specification of raw optical glass.

ISO 13837: 2008 Road vehicles. safety glazing materials. Method for the determination of
solar transmittance

ISO 16293 Ed 1: 2008 Glass in building. Basic soda lime silicate glass products.
Part 1. Definitions and general physical and mechanical properties.

ISO 16293 – 4: 2016 Glass in building. Basic soda lime silicate glass products.
Part 4: Wired patterned glass

ISO 16293-5: 2016 - Glass in building. Basic soda lime silicate glass products.
Part 5: Patterned glass

ISO 16936: 2005 – Glass in building. Forced-entry security glazing

Ed 1:2005 (RO9) - Test and classification by repetitive ball drop
Ed 2: 2005 (RO9) - Test and classification by repetitive impact of a hammer and axe at room
temperature
Ed 3: 2005 (RO9) -Test and classification by manual attack
Part 4: 2005 - Test and classification by pendulum impact under thermally and fire stressed
conditions

ISO 20492 2010 – Ed 1 – Part 3: Glass in buildings. Insulating glass. Gas concentration and gas
leakage.
Part 4: Glass in buildings. Insulating glass. Methods of test for the physical attributes of edge
seals.

ISO 20492: 2010 Glass in Building – ISO 20492-1:2008 Ed 1. Glass in buildings. Insulating glass.
Durability of edge seals by climate tests
ISO 20492-2:2008 Ed 1. Glass in buildings. Insulating glass. Chemical fogging tests
ISO 20492-3:2010 Ed 1. Glass in buildings. Insulating glass. Gas concentration and gas leakage
ISO 20492-4:2010 Ed 1. Glass in buildings. Insulating glass. Methods of test for the physical
attributes of edge seals

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British/International standards – BS ISO

BS ISO 3009: 2003 - Fire resistance tests. Elements of building construction. Glazed elements

BS ISO 3537: 2015 - Road vehicles. Safety glazing materials. Mechanical tests

BS ISO 3917: 2016 - Road vehicles. Safety glazing materials. Test methods for resistance to
radiation, high temperature, humidity, fire and simulated weathering

BS ISO 17449: 2015 - Road vehicles. Safety glazing materials. Test methods for properties of
electrically heated glazing

BS ISO 21005: 2012 – Ships and marine technology. Thermally toughened safety glass panes
for windows and side scuttles (Current, work in hand)

BS ISO 21690: 2006 Ed 1 – Glass in building – Glass blocks. Specification

BS ISO 23013: 2016 – Road vehicles. Determination of resistance to forced entry of security
glass constructions used in vehicle glazing. Test of glazing systems.

BS ISO 25597: 2013 Stationary source emissions - Test method for determining PM 2, 5, and
PM 10 mass in stack gases using cyclone samplers and sample dilution.

BS ISO 29584: 2015 – Glass in Building - Pendulum impact testing and classification of safety
glass for use in buildings

BS ISO 23013:2016 – Road vehicles. Determination of resistance to forced entry of security

glass constructions used in vehicle glazing. Test of glazing systems

BS ISO 19916-1:2018- Glass in building. Vacuum insulating glass. Basic specification of

products and evaluation methods for thermal and sound insulating performance

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German standards – DIN

DIN EN 1036: 2008 – Glass in building mirrors from silver-coated float glass for internal use
Part 1: 2008 – Definition, requirements and test methods
Part 2: 2008 – Evaluation of conformity

DIN EN 1096: 2015 – Glass in building - Coated glass

Part 1: 2012 - Definitions and classifications
Part 2: 2012 - Requirements and test methods for class A, B and S coatings
Part 2: 2012 - 3 Requirements and test methods for class C and D coatings; German version EN
1096-3:2012
Part 4: Evaluation of conformity / Product standard; German and English version

DIN 1249: 2011 Glass in building; glass edges; concept; characteristic of edge type and finishes
Part 11: 2017 - Glass edges - Terms and definitions, characteristics of edge types and finishes
(not published until May 2017)

DIN EN 1279: 2015 - Glass in building - Insulating glass units

Part 1: 2015 - Generalities, system description, rules for substitution, tolerances and visual
quality;
Part 2: 2015 (draft). Long term test method and requirements for moisture penetration
Part 3: 2015 (draft)- Long term test method and requirements for gas leakage rate and for gas
concentration tolerances
Part 4: 2002 - Methods of test for the physical attributes of edge seals
Part 5: 2015 (draft) - Evaluation of conformity; German and English version
Part 6: 2015 (draft) - Factory production control and periodic tests; German and English
version

DIN EN 12150 – Glass in Building - Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass
Part 1: 2015 - Definition and description
Part 2: 2015 – Evaluation of conformity/Product standard

DIN 15681:2016 – Glass in building - basic alumina-silicate glass products

Part 1: 2016 - Definitions and general physical and mechanical properties
Part 2: 2016 (draft) - Evaluation of conformity/product standard

DIN 18008 Glass in Building – Design and construction rules

Part 1: 2010 - Terms and general bases
Part 2: 2010 - Linearly supported glazing, Corrigendum to DIN 18008-2:2010-12

DIN 18008-3: 2013 Glass in Building - Design and construction rules - Part 3: Point fixed glazing

DIN 18008-4: 2013 Glass in Building - Design and construction rules - Part 4: Additional
requirements for barrier glazing
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DIN 18008-5: 2013 Glass in Building - Design and construction rules - Part 5: Additional
requirements for walk-on glazing

DIN 18516: 1990 - Back-ventilated, Non-loadbearing, external enclosures of buildings made

from tempered safety glass panels
Part 1: Requirements and testing

DIN 12354: 2016 - Building acoustics - Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from
the performance of elements
Part 1: 2000 - Airborne sound insulation between rooms
Part 2: 2000 - Impact sound insulation between rooms
Part 3: 2000 - Airborne sound insulation against outdoor sound
Part 4: 2001 - Transmission of indoor sound to the outside

DIN 52338: 2016 - Test methods for flat glass in building - Ball drop test for laminated glass

DIN ISO 614: 2015- Ships and marine technology - Toughened safety glass panes for
rectangular windows and side scuttles - Punch method of non-destructive strength testing
(ISO 614:2012)

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American standards – ASTM

ASTM C 158 2012 Strength of glass by flexur (determination of modulus of rupture) test
methods

ASTM C 162 – 05 (2015) Standard terminology of glass and glass products

ASTM C 169 2016 Chemical analysis of soda-lime and borosilicate glass, test methods

ASTM C 336 2015 Annealing point and strain point of glass by fibre elongation, test method

ASTM C 338 2013 Softening point of glass, test method

ASTM C 372 (94)– 2016 Standard test method for linear thermal expansion of porcelain
enamel and glaze frits and fired ceramic whiteware products by the dilatometer method.

ASTM C 429 2016 Sieve analysis of raw materials for glass manufacturer. Test method

ASTM C 539 2016 Standard test method for linear thermal expansion of porcelain enamel and
glaze frits and ceramic whiteware materials by interferometric method.

ASTM C 598 2013 Annealing point and strain point of glass by beam bending, Test method

ASTM C 623 2015 Standard test method for young's modulus, shear modulus, and Poisson's
ratio for glass and glass-ceramics by resonance

ASTM C 657 2013 Standard test method for D-C volume resistivity of glass

ASTM C 693 2013 Density of glass by buoyancy. Test method

ASTM C 724 - 2015 Standard test method for acid resistance of ceramic decorations on
architectural-type glass

ASTM C 730 2013 Knoop indentation hardness of glass, Test method

ASTM C 770 2013 Measurement of glass stress – optical coefficient. Test method

ASTM C 813 2014 Hydrophobic contamination on glass by contact angle measurement. Test
method

ASTM C 829 2015 Measurement of liquidus temperature of glass by the gradiant furnace
method. Practice

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ASTM C 912 2013 Density of glass by the sink-float comparator. Test method

ASTM C 965 2012 Measuring viscosity of glass above the softening point. Practice

ASTM C987 – 2015 Standard test method for vapor attack on refractories for furnace.
Superstructures

ASTM C 1036 2016 Flat glass, Specification

ASTM C 1048 2012 e1 Heat strengthened and fully tempered flat glass

ASTM C 1086 2016 Standard specification for glass fiber mechanically bonded felt thermal
insulation.

ASTM C 1172 2014 Laminated architectural flat glass. Specification

ASTM C 1256 2013 Standard practice for interpreting glass fracture surface features

ASTM C 1279 2013 Non-destructive photo-elastic measurement of edge and surface stresses
in annealed, heat-strengthened, and fully tempered flat glass

ASTM C 1349 2010 Standard specification for architectural flat glass clad polycarbonate

ASTM C 1350M 2013

Standard test method for measurement of viscosity of glass between softening point and
annealing range (Approximately Pa•s to Approximately 1013 Pa•s) by beam bending (metric)

ASTM C 1376 2015 Pyrolytic and vacuum deposition coatings on flat glass

ASTM C 1422M 2015 Chemically strengthened flat glass

ASTM C 1464 2016 Bent glass

ASTM C 1503 2013 Standard specification for silvered flat glass mirror

ASTM C 1678 2015 Standard practice for fractographic analysis of fracture mirror sizes in
ceramics and glasses

ASTM D 3891 2014

Standard practice for preparation of glass panels for testing paint, varnish, lacquer, and
related products

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ASTM E 2358 2010 Standard specification for the performance of glass in permanent glass
railing systems, guards, and balustrades.

ASTM F 2813 2012 Glass used as a horizontal surface in desks and tables

ASTM C1651 - 11(2018). Standard Test Method for Measurement of Roll Wave Optical
Distortion in Heat- Treated Flat Glass.

ASTM C1509 - 02(2018). -Standard Specification for Beaded Process Glass Pipe and Fittings.

ASTM E2098/E2098M - 13(2018). -Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Breaking
Strength of Glass Fibre Reinforcing Mesh for Use in Class PB Exterior Insulation and Finish
Systems (EIFS), after Exposure to a Sodium Hydroxide Solution.

Other guidance/publications

CWCT (Centre for Window and Cladding Technology) Technical note No 68 – Overhead
glazing 2010
See CWCT Publications List: www.cwct.co.uk/publications/notes.htm

[Regulation] ECE R 43 – Laminated windscreens (European)

This regulation can be downloaded from:
www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/R043r3e.pdf

ANSI – 97.1: 2015 – Safety glazing materials used in buildings

ANSI (USA) Standards can be purchased from: www.ansiz97.com/standard/

ANSI – 138.1: 2012 – Green Squared – North American national standard specifications for
sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation.
Please visit: http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ANSI+A138.1%3A2012

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correct, British Glass does not make any warranties or representations about the accuracy and
completeness of the material on it. The material may be out of date. Users should seek
appropriate advice before proceeding on the basis of any information.

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