What is BS EN 13164 - Factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) about ?
BS EN 13164 is a European standard on thermal insulation products that consistently offer the intended resistance to heat flow throughout the building's lifetime.
BS EN 13164 specifies the requirements for factory-made products of extruded polystyrene foam, with or without facings or coatings, which are used for thermal insulation of buildings. The products are manufactured in the form of boards which are also available with special edge and surface treatment (tongue & grooves, shiplap etc.).
Products covered by BS EN 13164 are also used in prefabricated thermal insulating systems and composite panels.
Note 1: BS EN 13164 does not specify the required level of a given property to be achieved by a product to demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application are to be found in regulations or non-conflicting standards.
Note 2: Products with a declared thermal resistance lower than 0,25 m²⋅K/W or a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,060 W/(m⋅K) at 10 °C are not covered by this standard.
Note 3: BS EN 13164 does not cover in situ insulation products, nor products intended to be used for the insulation of building equipment and industrial installations (covered by EN 14307), or civil engineering applications (covered by EN 14934).
Who is BS EN 13164 - Factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) for ?
BS EN 13164 on thermal insulation products for buildings is useful for:
- Manufacturers of thermal insulating products
- Manufacturers and suppliers of thermoplastic polymers
- Polystyrene manufacturers
Why should you use BS EN 13164 - Factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) ?
Extruded polystyrene foam is a rigid cellular plastics insulation material expanded and extruded with or without skin, from polystyrene or one of its copolymers and which has a closed-cell structure.
BS EN 13164 provides the properties of thermal insulation products to measure thermal resistance and thermal conductivity.
The classes of dimensional tolerances are specified in BS EN 13164 giving measures of length and width, thickness, squareness and flatness.
BS EN 13164 navigates you through the chemical, mechanical and physical properties of factory-made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products.
The designation code for expanded polystyrene products is illustrated in BS EN 13164.
Sampling, conditioning and dimensions of test specimens are determined by BS EN 13164 for the determination of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity.
BS EN 13164 provides the Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) with the compliance of the product with the requirements and the performance determination of product type by type testing and factory production control.
Marking, labelling and packaging of the extruded polystyrene products for the insulation of buildings are set out in BS EN 13164.
Overall, BS EN 13164 leads you through the manufacturing of extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) products that are simple to install on the building site while maintaining durability and strength, which aids in the prevention or minimization of product damage.
As a result, XPS may be used as an insulation product that is extremely resistant to biological corrosion while also limiting the impacts of moisture and water vapour.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13164:2012+A1:2015 supersedes BS EN 13164:2012. BS EN 13164:2012+A1:2015 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 13164:2012. These include:
- Better harmonisation between the individual standards of the package (EN 13162 to EN 13171) on definitions, requirements, classes and levels
- New normative annex on multi-layered products
- Changes of some editorial and technical content and addition of information on some specific items such as for XPS: Annex C
- Addition to links to EN 15715, Thermal insulation products — Instructions for mounting and fixing for reaction to fire testing — Factory made products
- Changes to the Annex ZA.
