assaabloy.com 865 Door furniture Introduction Material and finish Marine grade 316 range is recommended for exterior and interior use It is important to consider the environmental conditions that handles will be situated in. Grade 316 handles are best suited for external applications as well as internal coastal applications. Grade 316 steel is salt tested to 480 hours to ensure the products do not rust or deteriorate due to the air quality and weather conditions. Antimicrobial Antimicrobial coating is a surface clear solution containing an active ingredient that is effective against bacterial and fungal growth. These coatings help to keep products and surfaces cleaner by reducing the growth of microbes. The result is a coating that can enhance finished products and surfaces with proactive protection and an extended functional lifetime. Legislation Finishes The finish selection of door furniture is mostly a choice of aesthetics and is critical in enabling a door to fit seamlessly in to the design of the building. Brass finishes are often associated with residential properties, whereas a commercial setting is more likely to use stainless steel and chrome hardware, however fashion and trends also impact the hardware choice. EN 1906 – building hardware, lever handles and knob furniture EN 1906 standard applies to the performance of door operating furniture, such as lever handles and door knobs, using test methods including durability, corrosion, security and other factors related to the application of lock and latch furniture. Grading scope EN 1906:2010 CATEGORY OF USE Four categories of use are identified: Grade 1: Medium frequency use with high incentive to exercise care and a small chance of misuse Grade 2: Medium frequency use with some incentive to exercise care with some chance of misuse Grade 3: High frequency use by public or others with little incentive to exercise care and with a high chance of misuse Grade 4: High frequency use on doors subject to frequent violent use (1-4) FIRE BEHAVIOUR AND RESISTANCE Two grades are identified: Grade 0: Not suitable for fire/smoke resistant door assemblies Grade 1: Suitable for fire/smoke resistant door assemblies Note: Grade 1 classification only identifies that the furniture has been designed for use on fire/smoke control doors. Additional fire test reports are required to confirm the actual fire performance (0/1) (6-7) DURABILITY Two grades are identified based on the application of additional forces to the door furniture in order to simulate the conditions of use likely to be experienced in the field. Grade 6: Medium use – 100 000 cycles Grade 7: High use – 200 000 cycles DOOR MASS/SIZE No requirement. (0) SAFETY Two grades are identified: Grade 0: Normal use Grade 1: Safety application. Handles must have high strength handle-to-plate and plate-to-door fixing and/or handle-to-spindle fixing to endure a person grabbing in order to prevent falling. It is recommended that Grade 1 furniture is used at the top of staircases (0/1) EN 1906 classification key
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