Nyenzo ya thermoplastiki ya alama kwa zabuni zilizoandikwa kwa mfumo wa Ulaya. Wanunuzi wengi huijua bidhaa kupitia kiwango cha utendaji ambacho mstari unatakiwa kufikia barabarani — EN 1436:2018 na madaraja yake ya R / Q / S — ilhali nyenzo yenyewe hubainishwa kupitia EN 1871:2020.
Tofauti na BS 3262 au AASHTO M 249, mfumo wa Ulaya hugawanya kazi katika sehemu mbili: EN 1436 hupanga kile ambacho mstari unapaswa kufanya barabarani, huku EN 1871 ikihusisha sifa za kimwili za nyenzo maabarani. Hakuna kiwango kinachoweka namba moja ya kufaulu au kufeli — yote ni mifumo ya madaraja ambayo zabuni huchagua. Thamani za madaraja zilizo hapa chini zimenukuliwa kutoka EN 1436:2018; vipimo vya nyenzo zetu dhidi ya madaraja uliyochagua huja kwenye karatasi ya data ya kila agizo.
| Standard | What it governs |
|---|---|
| EN 1436:2018 | Performance classes on the road — retroreflectivity, daytime visibility, colour and skid resistance. The standard tenders actually cite, and the one buyers search for |
| EN 1871:2020 | Laboratory physical properties of the marking material — paint, thermoplastic and cold plastic |
| EN 1824 | Road trials |
| EN 1423 / EN 1424 | Glass beads — drop-on / premix |
EN 1871 is the functional successor of BS 3262 Part 1 — the British formulation standard it declared obsolescent in 2000. Markets with a BS heritage often cite both in the same tender; we manufacture to either framework.
| Condition | Classes | Minimum RL steps (mcd·m⁻²·lx⁻¹) |
|---|---|---|
| Dry — permanent white | R2 – R5 | 100 / 150 / 200 / 300 |
| Dry — permanent yellow | R1 – R5 | 80 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 300 |
| Wet — 1 min after wetting | RW1 – RW6 | 25 / 35 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 150 |
| Rain — 20 mm/h continuous | RR1 – RR6 | 25 / 35 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 150 |
Class 0 in every family means no value requested. Type II markings are those with enhanced wet or rain performance; if your project does not need wet-night figures, the clean way to say so is an explicit RW0 / RR0.
| Property | Classes | Minimum steps |
|---|---|---|
| Qd — white on asphalt | Q2 – Q5 | 100 / 130 / 160 / 200 mcd·m⁻²·lx⁻¹ |
| Qd — white on concrete | Q3 – Q5 | 130 / 160 / 200 mcd·m⁻²·lx⁻¹ |
| Qd — yellow | Q1 – Q3 | 80 / 100 / 130 mcd·m⁻²·lx⁻¹ |
| Skid resistance (pendulum) | S1 – S5 | SRT 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 |
Daytime brightness may alternatively be specified by luminance factor β (B classes), and white/yellow chromaticity must fall inside the standard’s colour boxes. One trade-off to plan for: more drop-on beads push RL up, more anti-skid aggregate pushes SRT up — the two rarely peak together, so agree the class pair with the road owner before formulation.


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They are relatives, not twins. EN 1871 is the European laboratory-property standard that succeeded BS 3262 Part 1 — the 2000 edition declared the British part obsolescent. Tenders in markets with a BS heritage often still cite BS 3262, sometimes both at once. We manufacture within either framework; specify whichever your tender names.
We can provide EXW, FOB, CIF services, etc.
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