EN 14091:2002

EN 14091:2002 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Space product assurance - Thermal vacuum outgassing test for the screening of space materials". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies a thermal vacuum test to determine the outgassing properties of materials proposed for use in the fabrication of spacecraft and associated equipment, for vacuum facilities used for flight hardware tests and for certain launcher hardware. This standard covers the following: - critical design parameters of the test system; - critical test parameters such as temperature, time, pressure; - material sample preparation; - conditioning parameters for samples and collector plates; - presentation of the test data; - acceptance criteria; - certification of test systems and their operators by audits and round robin tests. The test described in this standard is applicable for all unmanned spacecraft, launchers, payloads, and experiments. The test is also valid for external hardware of inhabited space systems and for hardware to be used in terrestrial vacuum test facilities. The acceptance criteria for a material, based upon the outgassing test data, depends upon the application and location of the material and can be more severe than the standard requirements as given in 7.2.

This European Standard specifies a thermal vacuum test to determine the outgassing properties of materials proposed for use in the fabrication of spacecraft and associated equipment, for vacuum facilities used for flight hardware tests and for certain launcher hardware. This standard covers the following: - critical design parameters of the test system; - critical test parameters such as temperature, time, pressure; - material sample preparation; - conditioning parameters for samples and collector plates; - presentation of the test data; - acceptance criteria; - certification of test systems and their operators by audits and round robin tests. The test described in this standard is applicable for all unmanned spacecraft, launchers, payloads, and experiments. The test is also valid for external hardware of inhabited space systems and for hardware to be used in terrestrial vacuum test facilities. The acceptance criteria for a material, based upon the outgassing test data, depends upon the application and location of the material and can be more severe than the standard requirements as given in 7.2.

EN 14091:2002 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 49.025.01 - Materials for aerospace construction in general; 49.140 - Space systems and operations. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 14091:2002 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 16602-70-02:2014, ISO 14644-1:1999, EN 16601-00-01:2015, EN 16602-10-09:2020, EN 13524:2003+A2:2014, EN 13524:2003+A1:2009, EN 17106-4:2021. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 14091:2002 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: M/237. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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