| A. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: |
| Property |
Test Method |
Results |
Average
Thickness |
Micrometer |
4.5 mils |
| Average Gloss |
Glossmeter 85 |
96 |
| Tensile strength |
T-Strography at 30cm (12")/minute |
5.0 kg (11 lb) |
| Elongation |
T-Strography at 30cm (12")/minute |
24% |
| Humidity Resistance |
100% humidity at 27º C (81º F) for 72 hours |
No effect |
| Cold Resistance |
72 hours at -56.6º C (-70º F) |
No effect |
| Heat Resistance |
72 hours at 71.1º C (160º F) |
0.3mm (0.012" maximum shrinkage from edge of panel) |
| Adhesion |
180º pullback at 30cm (12")/minute |
Minimum 2kg/2.5cm (4.4ppi) pulling strength at 23º C (74º F) |
| 90º Peeling Test |
0.8kg (1.8 lb.) weight suspended for 5 minutes |
3mm (0.12") maximum peeling |
| Accelerated Weathering |
Sunshine Weather-O-Meter for 2,000 hours |
*No visible cracks, bubbles or puckering
*Less than 0.2mm (0.008") shrinkage
*Reflectivity up to 50% greater than min required of all known specifications
No significant color change |
| Salt Spray Effects |
3% concentration at 35º C (95º F) for 500 hours |
No effect |