Hinges Standard: ANSI & EN 

American National Standard Institute (ANSI) ANSI 156.1

This Standard establishes requirements for butts and hinges. Cycle tests, lateral and vertical wear tests, friction tests, strength tests, finish tests, and material and dimensional requirements are included.

Item	ANSI 156.1
Cycle-test	Grade 1-2,500,000	Heavy Duty 4 Ball Bearings
	Grade 2-1,500,000	Standard Duty 2 Ball Bearings
	Grade 3-350,000	Plain Bearing
Fire Test	Pass UL 10 C 3 hours fire test
Anti-corrosion	Salt Spray Test 200 hours

 

European (EN) EN1935-2002

BS EN 1935 classifies door furniture by using an 8 digit coding system. A similar classification applies to all building hardware product standards so that complementary items of hardware can be specified to, for instance, a common level of corrosion resistance, category of use, etc. Each digit refers to a particular feature of the product measured against the standard's performance requirements.

Item	Index	Description
Category of use	1-4	Grade 1 : Light duty Grade 2 : Medium duty Grade 3 : Heavy duty Grade 4 : Severe duty
Cycles test	3/4/7	Grade 3 : 10 000 test cycles, for light duty hinges on windows only Grade 4 : 25 000 test cycles, for light duty hinges on windows and doors Grade 7 : 200 000 test cycles, for medium. heavy and severe duty hinges on door only
Door mass	0-7	Grade 0------------------------------10kg Grade 1------------------------------20kg Grade 2------------------------------40kg Grade 3------------------------------60kg Grade 4------------------------------80kg Grade 5------------------------------100kg Grade 6------------------------------120kg Grade 7------------------------------160kg
Fire suitability	0/1	Grade 0 : Not approved for fire /smoke resistant door assemblies Grade 1 : Suitable for fire/smoke resistant door assemblies subject to satisfactory assessment of the    contribution of the single-axis hinge to the fire resistance of the specified fire/smoke door assemblies.  such assessment is beyond the scope of this European standard(see EN 1634-1).
Safety	1	Single-axis hinges are required to satisfy the essential requirement of safety in use. Therefore, only grades 1 is identified.
Corrosion Resistance	0-4	Grade 0: No defined corrosion resistance. Grade 1: Mild resistance Grade 2: Moderate Resistance Grade 3: High resistance Grade 4: Very High resistance
Security	0/1	Grade 0:Not suitable for use on burglar-resistant door assemblies Grade 1:Suitable for applications requiring a degree of security. Annex C of this European standard details the hinge grade to use for the level of security required.
Hinge Grade	1-14

D&D CE mark Grade 13 Hinges Successfully tested for conformity to all the requirements of BS EN1935,  8 Classification:476114013

CE Marking

CE Marking is the easiest and safest route to providing compliance with the latest UK construction Product Directive for hardware used on fire, smoke and escape doors.

 

BS EN 1634 Part 1: 2000

It's the European Fire safety Standard for determining the fire resistance of door and shutter assemblies including hardware designed for installation within openings incorporated in vertical separating elements(doorsets). 

Locks can be assessed to be suitable on:

FD30 (30 minute) Fire Doors

FD60 (60 minute) Fire Doors

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Our products which include Door Hinges, Panic Exit Device, Lever Handles, Mortise Locks, Lock Cylinder, Door Closer, Door Bolts, Door Stopers, etc.

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