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ALUMINIUM
COMPOSITE PANEL SPECIFICATIONS
The approved Aluminum Composite Panels shall meet
the following specifications.
STRUCTURE
Panels shall be exterior grade, 4mm thick composed
of a low density Polyethylene Core sandwiched
between two sheets of Aluminum of 0.5mm thickness.
The outer top skin shall be coated with PVDF KYNAR
500(more than 70% PVDF resin) Fluorocarbon coating
from P.P.G, U.S.A. There shall be a protective
coating on the back skin.
PRODUCT
WARRANTY AND TESTS
Panels shall be installed as per the fixing details
and accessories recommended by the Manufacturer
and shall carry a 10 years Warranty on weather
durability, UV color fading, corrosion, chalking,
fading, weather damage and manufacturing defects.
Panels shall be extensively tested in compliance
to ASTM, BS standards and AAMA 605.2 requirements.
Copies of Test Certificates for Fire rating from
recognized International Laboratories like Warrington
Fire Research Center U.K and Architectural Testing
Incorporation U.S.A shall be submitted along with
the material submittal.
APPROVED SUPPLIER
Alubond u.s.a from American Building Technologies
Inc, U.S.A, Denver Colorado Tel: + 720 904 - 9180
Fax: + 720 596 - 5070
Email: info@alubondiberica.com
LOCAL
SUPPLIER
Eurocon Building Industries
Tel: 06 7441450, Fax: 067425196
Email: eurocon@mulkgroup.com
| DEVIATION
TOLERANCES |
| Thickness: |
0.2mm
Width: 2.0mm Length: 3.0mm |
| Diagonal |
<
3.0mm (length 2500mm) < 5.0mm (length 2500mm) |
| Side
straightness |
<0.5%
of the length |
FIXING DETAILS & ACCESSORIES
Typical fixing details and accessories shall be
as per the Manufacturer's recommendation as per
the enclosed drawings. All shop drawings will
need to be endorsed for submission by the Local
Supplier before submittal.
PERFORMANCE
Panels shall comply with the following performance
standards.
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Properties
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Result
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Test
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Thermal
Conductance
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5.79
Btu/hr.ft2.0F (32.9
W/m2.0K)
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ASTM
C 518
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Tensile
Strength
Yield Strength
Elongation
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5,408
psi (37.3 MPa)
3,737 psi (25.8 Mpa)
6.1%
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ASTM
D 638
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Deflection
Temperature Under Load
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2110
C (411.80F)
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ASTM
D 648
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Coefficient
of Linear Thermal Expansion
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2.02
x 10-5 mm/mm.0C
(1.12
x 10-5 in. /in.0F)
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ASTM
D 696
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Impact
Resistance
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4092
psi (28.2 MPa)
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ASTM
D 732
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Toxicity
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Within
Acceptable Limits
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TCLP
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Color
Change at – 200C
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No
Visible Change
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ATI,
York U.S.A
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Color
Change at 80 0C
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No
Visible Change
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ATI,
York U.S.A
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Delaminating
at -
20 0C
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No
Delamination
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ATI,
York U.S.A
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Delaminating
at 80
0C
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No
Delamination
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ATI,
York U.S.A
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Method
for Classification of the surface spread
of Flame of Products
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Classified
As Class 1
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BS
476 Part 7 1997
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Method
of Test for Fire Propagation for Products
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Fire
propagation index, 1
= 2.6
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BS
476 Part 6
1989
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ALUBOND COATING PROPERTIES
| Item |
Result |
Testing
Standard |
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Gloss @ 60
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20-40
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ASTM D523-89
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Pencil hardness
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H-2H
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ASTM D3363-92
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Color retention
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Accelerated test 4000 hours, maximum 8 units
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ASTM D2244-89
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Gloss retention
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Accelerated test 4000 hours, 90%
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ASTM D2244-89
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Chalk
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Accelerated test 4000 hours, maximum 8 unit
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ASTM D659-88
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Flexibility
(T Shape bending)
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No cracking or breakage
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ASTM D4145-83
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Adhesion
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1mm x 1mm cross, no peeled off
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ASTM D3359-87
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Impact
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No breakage, no loss of paint
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ASTM D2784-82
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Falling sand, sand blast
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Passed
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ASTM D968-81
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Salt spray
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For 3000 hours (5% NACL, 350C)
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ASTM B117-85
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Humidity
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For 3000 hours (100% RH, 350C)
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ASTM D714-87
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Mortar resistance
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No change
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AAMA 605.2
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Acidity and alkalinity
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Passed
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ASTM D1308-79
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Mek test
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100 times, passed
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ASTM D2248-73
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COLOR
CHOICE
Color shall be as per the selection of the Client
/Architect.
PRODUCT
WARRANTY
All panels supplied on the project shall be warranted
for a period of 10 years by the parent company
American Building Technologies Inc, Denver U.S.A
as per their standard Product Warranty. Material
submittals shall carry a letter from ABTI confirming
their willingness to provide the above warranty.
The warranty shall be provided direct in the name
of The Client from the Manufacturers and endorsed
by the local supplier / Installer.
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