D EUTSCHE NORM August 2003

Road marking materials

Premix glass beads {
(includes Amendment A1 : 2003)
English version of DIN EN 1424 : 1997 + A1 : 2003 EN 1424
ICS 93.080.20 Supersedes
October 1997 edition.
Straßenmarkierungsmaterialien – Premixglasperlen
(enthält Änderung A1 : 2003)

European Standard EN 1424 : 1997 + Amendment A1 : 2003 has the status of a DIN
Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 226 ‘Road equipment’ (Secretariat: France).
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Bauwesen (Building
and Civil Engineering Standards Committee), Technical Committee 10.06.02 Straßenmarkierungen.
DIN 66165-1 and DIN 66165-2 are the standards corresponding to International Standard ISO 2591-1
referred to in clause 2 of the EN.

Amendments
This standard differs from the October 1997 edition in that some editorial amendments have been made.

Previous edition
DIN EN 1424: 1997-10.

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references)
DIN 66165-1 Particle size analysis – Sieve analysis – General principles
DIN 66165-2 Particle size analysis – Sieve analysis – Procedure

EN comprises 7 pages.

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 EN 1424
August 1997
+ A1
April 2003

ICS 93.080.20 Supersedes EN 1424 : 1997.

English version

Road marking materials

Premix glass beads
(includes Amendment A1 : 2003)

Produits de marquage routier – Straßenmarkierungsmaterialien –

Microbilles de verre de prémélange Premixglasperlen
(amendement A1 : 2003 inclus) (enthält Änderung A1 : 2003)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-06-20 and Amend-

ment A1 on 2003-01-02.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any
CEN member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French,
German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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Contents
Page
Foreword to EN 1424 : 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Foreword to EN 1424 : 1997/A1 : 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Foreword to EN 1424 : 1997

This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 226 ‘Road equipment’, the
Secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text
or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by February 1998 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Foreword to EN 1424 : 1997/A1 : 2003

This amendment to EN 1424 : 1998 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 226 ‘Road equipment’,
the Secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This amendment shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by
endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by October 2003 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom.

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For a period of 5 years after the date of publication of this European Standard existing national standard
granulometries can be used, even if they use sieves other than those defined in ISO 565 – Sizes R 40.
Thereafter, granulometries shall be described by selecting sieves in accordance with the following rules
(see table 1):

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When tested in accordance with Annex D (reference method), glass beads with imperfections as
described in Annex C, shall be considered defective.

Using the reference method, and taking into consideration only one defect per bead, the maximum
weighted percentage of defective premix glass beads shall be 20 % for premix glass beads with a
diameter lower than 1 mm and 30 % for premix glass beads with a diameter equal to or greater than
1 mm, in both cases including a maximum of 3 % of grains and foreign particles (see table 4). If a
granulometry includes beads with diameters lower than 1 mm and diameters equal to or greater than
1 mm they shall be separated by means of a sieve with nominal sizes of openings of 1 mm and checked
separately.

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Table 4 : Maximum weighted percentage of defective premix glass beads

Diameter of Maximum weighted percentage Maximum weighted percentage

glass beads of defective glass beads a) of grains and foreign particles
mm % %

<1 20 3

”1 30 3

a ) When alternative test methods are used as in Annex H (informative) of EN 1423 : 1997, the correlated
values shall be applied. In a situation of dispute, the method described in Annex D (normative) of
EN 1423 : 1997 shall be the reference method.

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