PolyBlock Test Panel Results

Material: Makrolon Polycarbonate
Panel Size: 72" x 56" - 28 square feet
Block Size: 8" x8" x3"
Block Configuration: 9 blocks x 7 blocks

Note: The panel was caulked with Dow Cornig 799 clear silicone.


TEST ACCEPTANCE
CRITERIA
RESULTS OBSERVATIONS
Air Leakage
(ASTM - E283-84)
.03 - .06 cfm/sq. ft. at 1.56 psf APPROVED
less than .004 cfm/sq. ft.
6.24 psf (50mph)
LEAKAGE INSIGNIFICANT
*AT 4 TIMES THE ACCEPTED
STANDARD
Water Leakage
(ATSM - E547-84)
no uncontrollable
leakage at 12 psf
for 24 minutes
APPROVED
tested to 14 psf (75mph) no leakage for 24 minute duration
ZERO LEAKAGE
* AT PRESSURE 15% GREATER THAN ACCEPTED STANDARD
Structural
Performance
(ASTM - 330)
maximum allowable
deflection .411" or 1/175 the span at 42 psf/130 mph
APPROVED
a deflection .358"or
1 / 200 the span
at 42 psf / 130 mph
DEFLECTION WAS 15% BETTER* THAN ACCEPTED STANDARD
Impact Test
(CAN/CGSB 12.1 M90) Category 1
Impact energy of
150 ft/lbs at 1.5 ft.
on a panel of 18 sq. ft.
APPROVED
Impact energy of
150 ft/lbs at 1.5 ft.
on a panel of 28 sq. ft.
MET IMPACT RESISTANCE
* WITH NO FRACTURE ON A PANEL 1.5 TIMES THE
ACCEPTED STANDARD

All the above tests were carried out at the testg laboratories of Warnock Hersey Professional Services Ltd. A full copy of the results is available on request.

Oxygen Index: 26% ASTM 2863 (UL94)
Flame Spread Classification: ASTM E62-65 FLAME SPREAD INDEX 30
Flamability: ULC94-V2 RATING CAN - ULC - S102M
Airbound Sound Transmission ASTM E-90 - Sound Transmission Class (STC) = 31
R - VALUE: 3.7
NBS Smoke Density: Dm, Max. 190 ASTM E662 SMOKE DEVELOPED INDEX 485 CAN-ULC-S 102-M


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