EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 275 standard. This European standard specifies a marine test method for determining the relative effectiveness of a wood preservative applied by pressure impregnation or other treatment that would result in deep penetration of test samples to prevent wood from attacking seawater.
The protective effect is evaluated in relation to that of a reference protector administered by a standard treatment. It is important to understand that the relationship between the results of these sea tests and performance in service can still vary for different protectors.
This method is applicable for testing all types of wood preservatives, provided that full penetration of the test specimen is achieved.
The method is only suitable for testing preservatives intended to prevent the attack of marine wood-boring organisms of treated timber for use in more or less continuous contact with seawater. It is not suitable for evaluating the effectiveness of preservatives against microorganisms.
The main purpose of the described method is to evaluate the relative effectiveness of a vacuum/pressure applied wood preservative. Therefore, permeable woods are used everywhere to determine the protective efficacy of the various retentions of the preservative.
However, it is recognized that modifications of the method can be used for other purposes, eg. to determine the relative effectiveness of a preservative treatment or to determine the inherent durability of the heartwood and sapwood of a selected timber species.
EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 275 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.
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