EN IS0 2884-2 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM July 2024 ICS 87.040 Supersedes EN IS0 2884-2:2006 English Version Paints and varnishes - Determination of viscosity using rotational viscometers - Part 2: Relative measurement of viscosity using disc or ball spindles at specified speeds (IS0 2884-2:2024) Peintures et vernis - Determination de la viscosite au Beschichtungsstoffe - Bestimmung der Viskositat mit moyen de viscosimetresrotatifs-Partie2: Mesurage Rotationsviskosimetern - Teil 2: Relative relatif de la viscosite avec des agitateurs a disque ou a Viskositatsmessung mit Scheiben- oder Kugelspindeln bille a des vitesses spécifiées (IS0 2884-2:2024) bei festgelegten Drehzahlen (IS0 2884-2:2024) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 December 2023. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthis 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions. Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,Portugal,Republic ofNorth Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,Spain,Sweden, Switzerland, Tiurkiyeand United Kingdom. cen EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels @2024CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 2884-2:2024 E worldwide for CEN national Members. EN IS0 2884-2:2024 (E) European foreword This document (EN IS0 2884-2:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee IS0/TC 35 "Paints and varnishes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 "Paints and varnishes" the secretariat of which is heldbyDIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2025. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of This document supersedes EN IS0 2884-2:2006. Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users' national standards body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkiye and the United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of IS0 2884-2:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN IS0 2884-2:2024 without any modification. Contents Page Foreword. iv 1 Scope 2 Normative references 1 3 Terms and definitions 1 4 Measuring assembly. 4.1 General. 4.2 Spindles.. 2 4.3 Container 3 4.4 Temperature control device, 3 4.5 Reference fluids. .3 5 Sampling 3 6 Checking the measuring assembly 3 7 Performance of the measurement 4 7.1 General 7.2 With a reference fluid 4 7.3 With a sample 8 Repeatability and measuring error 5 9 Test report @ IS0 2024 - All rights reserved iii