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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-april-2025
Usnje - Usnje za uporabo v avtomobilih - Preskusni postopki in parametri
Leather - Leather for automotive - Test methods and testing parameters
Leder - Automobilleder - Prüfverfahren und Prüfparameter
Cuir - Cuir pour l'automobile - Méthodes et paramètres d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 14906
ICS:
43.020 Cestna vozila na splošno Road vehicles in general
59.140.30 Usnje in krzno Leather and furs
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 14906
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2025
ICS 59.140.30 Will supersede EN 14906:2012
English Version
Leather - Leather for automotive - Test methods and
testing parameters
Cuir - Cuir pour l'automobile - Méthodes et paramètres Leder - Automobilleder - Prüfverfahren und
d'essai Prüfparameter
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 289.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General principles . 7
4.1 General. 7
4.2 Sampling . 7
4.3 Conditioning and sample preparation . 7
4.4 Evaluation of test samples . 7
5 List of test methods . 7
6 Test reports . 10
Bibliography . 11

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European foreword
This document (prEN 14906:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 289 “Leather”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 14906:2012.
EN 14906:2025 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 14906:2012:
— update of normative references;
— update of tables.
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Introduction
This document was prepared by CEN/TC 289 “Leather” in order to provide the leather and the
automotive industries with methods to be used for testing on which sellers and buyers can base their
specifications and negotiations.
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1 Scope
This document gives guidelines to select the test methods to assess the performance of leather for
automotive. This document also specifies the sampling and conditioning procedures of specimens.
NOTE Regulations on chemical substances in consumer goods might differ from country to country requiring
for any given market a special attention to restricted substances.
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.
EN 15987, Leather — Terminology — Key definitions for the leather trade
EN 20105-A02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour
(ISO 105-A02)
EN ISO 105-B06, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B06: Colour fastness and ageing to artificial
light at high temperatures: Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B06)
EN ISO 2418, Leather — Chemical, physical, mechanical and fastness tests — Position and preparation of
specimens for testing (ISO 2418)
EN ISO 2419, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Specimen and test piece conditioning
(ISO 2419)
EN ISO 2420, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of apparent density and mass
per unit area (ISO 2420)
EN ISO 2588, Leather — Sampling — Number of items for a gross sample (ISO 2588)
EN ISO 2589, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of thickness (ISO 2589)
EN ISO 3376, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tensile strength and
percentage elongation (ISO 3376)
EN ISO 3377-1, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tear load — Part 1: Single
edge tear (ISO 3377-1)
EN ISO 4044, Leather — Chemical tests — Preparation of chemical test samples (ISO 4044)
EN ISO 5402-1, Leather — Determination of flex resistance — Part 1: Flexometer method (ISO 5402-1)
EN ISO 7906, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — General principles of testing (ISO 7906)
prEN ISO 7979, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to hydroalcoholic mixtures
(ISO 7979)
EN ISO 9237, Textiles — Determination of permeability of fabrics to air (ISO 9237)

Under preparation
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EN ISO 11640, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to cycles of to-and-fro rubbing
(ISO 11640)
EN ISO 11641, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to perspiration (ISO 11641)
EN ISO 11644, Leather — Test for adhesion of finish (ISO 11644)
EN ISO 14087, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Deter
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