SIST EN ISO 12572:2016

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SIST EN ISO 12572:2016
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Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of water
vapour transmission properties - Cup method (ISO 12572:2016)
Wärme- und feuchtetechnisches Verhalten von Baustoffen und Bauprodukten -
Bestimmung der Wasserdampfdurchlässigkeit - Verfahren mit einem Prüfgefäß (ISO
12572:2016)
Performance hygrothermique des matériaux et produits pour le bâtiment - Détermination
des propriétés de transmission de la vapeur d'eau - Méthode de la coupelle (ISO
12572:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12572:2016
ICS:
91.100.01 Gradbeni materiali na Construction materials in
splošno general
91.120.30 =DãþLWDSUHGYODJR Waterproofing
SIST EN ISO 12572:2016 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 12572
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

August 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.120.10 Supersedes EN ISO 12572:2001
English Version

Hygrothermal performance of building materials and
products - Determination of water vapour transmission
properties - Cup method (ISO 12572:2016)
Performance hygrothermique des matériaux et Wärme- und feuchtetechnisches Verhalten von
produits pour le bâtiment - Détermination des Baustoffen und Bauprodukten - Bestimmung der
propriétés de transmission de la vapeur d'eau - Wasserdampfdurchlässigkeit - Verfahren mit einem
Méthode de la coupelle (ISO 12572:2016) Prüfgefäß (ISO 12572:2016)
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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 12572:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 89 “Thermal
performance of buildings and building components” the secretariat of which is held by SIS, in
collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 163 “Thermal performance and energy use in the built
environment”.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2017, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2017.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 12572:2001.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 12572:2016 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 12572:2016 without any modification.


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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12572
Second edition
2016-08-01
Hygrothermal performance of
building materials and products —
Determination of water vapour
transmission properties — Cup method
Performance hygrothermique des matériaux et produits pour le
bâtiment — Détermination des propriétés de transmission de la
vapeur d’eau — Méthode de la coupelle
Reference number
ISO 12572:2016(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, units and subscripts . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Symbols and units . 2
3.3 Subscripts . 3
4 Principle . 3
5 Apparatus . 3
6 Test specimens. 4
6.1 General principles for preparation of test specimens . 4
6.2 Dimensions of test specimens . 4
6.2.1 Shape and fit . 4
6.2.2 Exposed area . 4
6.2.3 Thickness of test specimens . 4
6.3 Number of test specimens . 5
6.4 Conditioning of test specimens . 5
6.5 Testing low resistance specimens . 5
7 Procedure. 5
7.1 Test conditions . 5
7.2 Preparation of specimen and test assembly . 7
7.3 Test procedure . 7
8 Calculation and expression of results . 8
8.1 Mass change rate . 8
8.2 Density of water vapour flow rate . 9
8.3 Water vapour permeance . 9
8.4 Water vapour resistance .10
8.5 Water vapour permeability .10
8.6 Water vapour resistance factor.10
8.7 Water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness .11
9 Accuracy of measurement .11
9.1 General .11
9.2 Specimen area .11
9.3 Specimen thickness .11
9.4 Sealants .12
9.5 Weighing precision .12
9.6 Control of environmental conditions .12
9.7 Variations in barometric pressure during test .12
10 Test report .12
Annex A (normative) Methods suitable for self-supporting materials .14
Annex B (normative) Methods suitable for loose fills .16
Annex C (normative) Methods suitable for membranes and foils .18
Annex D (normative) Methods suitable for mastics and sealants .19
Annex E (normative) Methods suitable for paint, varnishes, etc.21
Annex F (normative) Correction for the effect of a masked edge of a specimen .22
Annex G (normative) Correction for resistance of air layers .24
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Annex H (normative) Method for calculating the water vapour resistance of the air layer in
the cup .25
Annex I (informative) Weighing repeatability, weighing interval and specimen size needed
to achieve desired accuracy .26
Annex J (informative) Conversion table for water vapour transmission units.27
Bibliography .28
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Foreword
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ISO 12572 was prepared by the European Committee Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee
CEN/TC 89, Thermal performance of buildings and building components, in collaboration with ISO
Technical Committee ISO/TC 163, Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment,
Subcommittee SC 1, Test and measurement methods, in accordance with the agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 12572:2001), which has been technically
revised with the following changes:
— addition of insulation materials in the Scope;
— addition of e) humidity chamber in Clause 5;
— addition of requirements regarding thickness of test specimen to measure the permeability of core
materials in 6.2.3;
— change of specimen area size in 6.3;
— addition of requirements for storage time and relative humidity for condition D in 6.4;
— new clause with requirements in 6.5;
— change of requirements for temperature and relative humidity for test conditions in 7.1;
— change of the calculation of mass change rate in 8.1;
— removal of 9.8.
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Hygrothermal performance of building materials and
products — Determination of water vapour transmission
properties — Cup method
1 Scope
This document specifies a method based on cup tests for determining the water vapour permeance of
building products and the water vapour permeability of building materials under isothermal conditions.
Different sets of test conditions are specified.
The general principles are applicable to all hygroscopic and non-hygroscopic building materials and
products, including insulation materials and including those with facings and integral skins. Annexes
give details of test methods suitable for different material types.
The results obtained by this method are suitable for design purposes, production control and for
inclusion in product specifications.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, units and subscripts
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 9346 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
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3.1.1
density of water vapour flow rate
mass of water vapour transferred through the specimen per area and per time
3.1.2
homogeneous material
material with properties likely to affect the transmission of water vapour which do not vary on a
macroscopic scale
3.1.3
impermeable material
material with a measured water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness (3.1.8) greater than 1 500 m
3.1.4
water vapour permeance
density of water vapour flow rate (3.1.1) divided by the water vapour pressure difference between the
two specimen faces
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3.1.5
water vapour resistance
reciprocal of water vapour permeance (3.1.4)
3.1.6
water vapour permeability
product of the water vapour permeance (3.1.4) and the thickness of a homogeneous specimen
Note 1 to entry: Water vapour permeability can only be calculated for specimens of a homogeneous material
(3.1.2).
3.1.7
water vapour resistance factor
water vapour permeability (3.1.6) of air divided by that of the material concerned
Note 1 to entry: The water vapour resistance factor indicates how much greater the resistance of the material is
compared to an equally thick layer of stationary air at the same temperature.
3.1.8
water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness
thickness of a motionless air layer which has the same water vapour resistance (3.1.5) as the specimen
3.2 Symbols and units
Symbol Quantity Unit
2
A area of specimen m
G water vapour flow rate through specimen kg/s
R gas constant for water vapour = 462 N·m/(kg⋅K)
v
S hydraulic diameter of specimen m
T thermodynamic temperature K
2
W water vapour permeance with respect to partial vapour kg/(m ⋅s⋅Pa)
p
pressure
2
Z water vapour resistance with respect to partial vapour m ⋅s⋅Pa/kg
p
pressure
d mean thickness of specimen m
2
g density of water vapour flow rate kg/(m ⋅s)
l diameter of circle or side of square specimen m
m mass of specimen and cup assembly kg
p barometric pressure hPa
p standard barometric pressure = 1 013,25 hPa
0
S water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness m
d
t time s
Δp water vapour pressure difference across specimen Pa
v
δ water vapour permeability kg/(m⋅s⋅Pa)
p
δ water vapour permeability of air kg/(m⋅s⋅Pa)
a
μ water vapour resistance factor —
θ celsius temperature °C
φ relative humidity —
NOTE The above units comply with ISO 9346; a conversion table to other units commonly used in
permeability measurements is given in Annex J.
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3.3 Subscripts
Subscript Denoting
I interval
r repeatability
a air
c corrected for air layer
f film
j joint
m membrane
me masked edge
s specimen
t total
4 Principle
The test specimen is sealed to the open side of a test cup containing either a desiccant (dry cup) or
an aqueous saturated solution (wet cup). The assembly is then placed in a temperature and humidity
controlled test chamber. Because of the different partial vapour pressure between the test cup and the
chamber, a vapour flow occurs through permeable specimens. Periodic weighings of the assembly are
made to determine the rate of water vapour transmission in the steady-state.
5 Apparatus
a) Test cups resistant to corrosion from the desiccant or salt solutions they contain; typically cups are
made of glass or metal.
The design of cups suitable for testing various different types of materials is described in
Annexes A to E.
NOTE Circular cups can be easier to seal and transparent cups allow better control of salt solutions.
b) For certain cups and sealing methods (see Annex A), a template, with shape and size corresponding
to that of the test cup, is used when applying the sealant to give a sharply defined, reproducible test
area. The template shall have an area of at least 90 % of the specimen to limit nonlinear vapour flow.
c) Measuring instruments capable of determining specimen thickness with accuracy required in 7.2.
d) Analytical balance, capable of weighing the test assembly with the repeatability needed for the
required accuracy. Wherever possible, a balance of 0,001 g resolution shall be used. For heavy test
assemblies, a balance resolution of 0,01 g may be sufficient (see Annex I for information linking the
balance resolution to the duration of test).
NOTE The factors that affect the necessary accuracy of measurement are discussed in Annex I.
e) Constant temperature, constant humidity chamber, capable of being maintained within ±5 %
relative humidity around the set point relative humidity and ±1,0 K around the set point
temperature. In order to ensure uniform conditions throughout the chamber, the air shall be
stirred so as to obtain velocities between 0,02 m/s and 0,3 m/s. If highly permeable materials are
being tested, means should be provided to measure the air speed directly over the upper surface of
the specimen (see Annex G).
f) Suitable sensors and a logging system to continuously record the temperature, relative humidity
and, if necessary, the barometric pressure within the test chamber. The sensors shall be calibrated
at regular intervals.
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g) Sealant, which is impermeable to water vapour, does not undergo physical or chemical changes
during the test and does not cause physical or chemical changes to the specimen.
NOTE Examples of sealants suitable for specific materials, if necessary, are listed in the appropriate
Annex.
6 Test specimens
6.1 General principles for preparation of test specimens
The test specimens shall be representative of the product. If the product has natural skins or integral
facings, these may be included in the test specimen, but they shall be removed if it is intended to
measure the permeability of the core material. If the skins or facings are different on the two sides,
specimens shall be tested with vapour flow in the direction of the intended use. If the direction of flow
is not known, duplicate specimens shall be prepared and tests carried out for each direction of flow.
Unless the product to be tested is isotropic, the test specimens shall be cut so that the parallel faces are
normal to the direction of vapour flow of the product in use.
Specimen preparation shall not involve methods which damage the surface in ways which affect the
flow of water vapour.
6.2 Dimensions of test specimens
6.2.1 Shape and fit
Test specimens shall be cut to correspond with the dimensions of the chosen test assembly (see
Annexes A to E).
6.2.2 Exposed area
The diameter of a circular specimen or the side of a square specimen shall be at least twice the specimen
thickness. The exposed area (the arithmetic mean of the upper and lower free surface areas) shall be at
2
least 0,005 m . The upper and lower free surface areas shall not differ by more than 3 % of the mean in
the case of homogeneous materials and by no more than 10 % in the case of other materials.
6.2.3 Thickness of test specimens
Whenever possible, the thickness of the specimen shall be that of the product in use. In the case of
homogeneous materials, if the thickness exceeds 100 mm, this may be reduced by cutting. In the case
of non-homogeneous materials, such as concrete containing aggregates, the thickness should be at least
three times (and preferably five times) the largest particle size.
If a material contains macroscopic formed voids, the solid material should be tested and the resistance
of the whole material calculated from the proportions of solid to air space assuming one dimensional
vapour flow.
If it is necessary to test a product so thick that the available test cups do not have an area large enough
to comply with 6.2.2, the product may, only as a last resort, be sliced. In this case, all slices shall be
tested and the results reported.
If it is intended to measure the permeability of the core material, all skins and facings shall be removed
and the test specimens shall have a thickness of at least 20 mm.
NOTE There is a risk that this procedure leads to significant inaccuracies, especially when wet cup tests are
carried out on hygroscopic materials.
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6.3 Number of test specimens
2
If the specimen area is less than 0,05 m , a minimu
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