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- SECTION 10405
-
- THERMOPLASTIC SHEET MATERIALS FOR SIGNAGE
- NOTE ** Sheffield Plastics thermoplastic sheet for signage.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** This section is based on HYZOD SN and HYZOD SN5190
- polycarbonate plastic sheet for signage,
- manufactured by Sheffield Plastics, Inc. To
- request product documentation or technical
- assistance, write or call Sheffield's Technical
- Service Department, which is located at the
- following address:
- NOTE ** DSM Engineering Plastic Products, Inc.
- NOTE ** Sheffield Plastics
- NOTE ** 119 Salisbury Road
- NOTE ** Sheffield, MA 01257
- NOTE ** Tel: (413) 229-8711
- NOTE ** Tel: (800) 628-5084.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** HYZOD sheet is virtually unbreakable, with 30 times
- the impact resistance of acrylic sheet and 10 times
- the impact resistance of impact-modified acrylic
- sheet.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** SECTION 10405 - THERMOPLASTIC SHEET MATERIALS FOR
- SIGNAGE, Copyright 1997, The Architect's Catalog,
- Inc.
-
-
- PART 1 GENERAL
-
- 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES
-
- A. Thermoplastic Sheet Materials for Signage.
-
- 1.2 RELATED SECTIONS
-
- A. Section 10441 - Plastic Signs.
-
- 1.3 REFERENCES
-
- A. ANSI Z26.1 - Safety Code for Glazing Motor Vehicles
- Operating on Land Highways.
-
- B. ANSI Z97.1 - American National Standard for Glazing
- Materials Used in Buildings - Safety Performance
- Specifications and Methods of Test.
-
- C. ASHRAE - Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Manual,
- Second Edition.
-
- D. ASTM C 177 - Standard Test Method for Steady-State Heat
- Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by
- Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus.
-
- E. ASTM D 256 - Standard Test Method for Determining the
- Pendulum Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of
- Plastics.
-
- F. ASTM D 570 - Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of
- Plastics.
-
- G. ASTM D 635 - Standard Test Method for Rate of Burning
- and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Self-Supporting
- Plastics in a Horizontal Position.
-
- H. ASTM D 638 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties
- of Plastics.
-
- I. ASTM D 648 - Standard Test Method for Deflection
- Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load.
-
- J. ASTM D 695 - Standard Test Method for Compressive
- Properties of Rigid Plastics.
-
- K. ASTM D 696 - Standard Test Method for Coefficient of
- Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between -30 degrees
- C and 30 degrees C.
-
- L. ASTM D 790 - Standard Test Methods for Flexural
- Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and
- Electrical Insulating Materials.
-
- M. ASTM D 792 - Standard Test Methods for Density and
- Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by
- Displacement.
-
- N. ASTM D 1929 - Standard Test Method for Ignition
- Properties of Plastics.
-
- O. ASTM D 2843 - Standard Test Method for the Density of
- Smoke from the Burning or Decomposition of Plastics.
-
- P. ASTM D 3029 - Standard Test Method for the Impact
- Resistance of Flat Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a
- Tup (Falling Weight).
-
- Q. CPSC 16CFR 1201 - Safety Standard for Architectural
- Glazing Materials; Consumer Products Safety Commission.
-
- R. UL 48 - Electric Signs.
-
- S. UL 972 - Standard for Burglary Resisting Glazing
- Material.
-
- 1.4 SUBMITTALS
-
- A. Submit under provisions of Section 01300.
-
- B. Product Data: Manufacturer's descriptive literature for
- specified thermoplastic sheet materials; include
- documentation of conformance to specified requirements.
-
- C. Closeout Submittals: Warranty documents specified in
- WARRANTY Article of PART 1 of this section.
-
- 1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
-
- A. Regulatory Requirements: Thermoplastic sheet materials
- to meet requirements for CC-1 rating under the following
- building codes:
- 1. BOCA.
- 2. ICBO.
- 3. SBCCI.
-
- 1.6 SCHEDULING
-
- A. Ensure that fabricators of affected sections have
- products of this section available in time for
- fabrication of products in accordance with construction
- progress schedule.
-
- 1.7 WARRANTY
-
- A. Manufacturer's Warranty: Manufacturer's 5-year warranty
- against breakage.
-
-
- PART 2 PRODUCTS
-
- 2.1 MANUFACTURERS
-
- A. Acceptable Manufacturer: DSM Engineering Plastic
- Products, Inc., Sheffield Plastics, 119 Salisbury Road,
- Sheffield MA 01257; ASD. Tel. (800) 628-5084.
- NOTE ** Delete one of the two following paragraphs;
- coordinate with Division 1 requirements.
-
- B. Requests for substitution will be considered in
- accordance with provisions of Section 01600.
-
- C. Substitutions: Not permitted.
-
- 2.2 MATERIALS
-
- A. Thermoplastic Sheet Materials:
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following sub-paragraphs.
- 1. Acceptable product: HYZOD(R) SN5190 polycarbonate
- sheet, meeting requirements of ANSI Z97.1, CPSC 16CFR
- 1201 - Categories I and II, UL 972, and UL 48, and
- having the following characteristics:
- 2. Acceptable product: HYZOD(R) SN polycarbonate sheet,
- meeting requirements of ANSI Z97.1, CPSC 16CFR 1201 -
- Categories I and II, UL 972, and UL 48, and having
- the following characteristics:
- NOTE ** Retain the following sub-paragraphs for either
- product.
- a. Specific gravity, when tested in accordance with
- ASTM D 792: 1.2.
- b. Chemical resistance, when tested in accordance
- with ANSI Z26.1: Pass.
- c. Water absorption after 24 hours, when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 570: 0.15 percent.
- d. Tensile strength, yield, 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick
- material, when tested in accordance with ASTM D
- 638: 9,000 pounds per square inch (62.04 Mpa).
- e. Tensile strength, ultimate, when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 638: 9,500 pounds per
- square inch (65.49 Mpa).
- f. Tensile modulus, when tested in accordance with
- ASTM D 638: 340,000 pounds per square inch
- (2343.96 Mpa).
- g. Compressive strength, when tested in accordance
- with ASTM D 695: 10,400 pounds per square inch
- (71.69 Mpa).
- h. Flexural strength at 5% strain, when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 790: 13,500 pounds per
- square inch (93.06 Mpa).
- i. Flexural modulus, 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick material,
- when tested in accordance with ASTM D 790:
- 345,000 pounds per square inch (2378.43 Mpa).
- j. Izod impact, notched, 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick
- material, when tested in accordance with ASTM D
- 256: 12-16 foot-pounds per inch of notch (0.64-
- 0.85 N m per mm of notch).
- k. Rockwell hardness, when tested in accordance with
- ASTM D 785: 118R Scale.
- l. Drop ball impact, 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick material,
- when tested in accordance with S.P. Test:
- Minimum 200 foot-pounds (271.16 N m).
- m. Gardner impact, 1/2 inch (13 mm) diameter dart,
- 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick material, when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 3029: Minimum 320 inch-
- pounds (36.15 N m).
- n. Heat deflection temperature, 264 pounds per
- square inch (1.82 Mpa), when tested in accordance
- with ASTM D 648: 270 degrees F (132.2 degrees
- C).
- o. Heat deflection temperature, 66 pounds per square
- inch (0.45 Mpa), when tested in accordance with
- ASTM D 648: 280 degrees F (137.7 degrees C).
- p. Coefficient of thermal expansion, when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 696: 0.0000375 inch per
- inch per degree F (0.0000675 ratio/degree C).
- q. Coefficient of thermal conductivity, when tested
- in accordance with ASTM C 177: 1.35 BTU's per
- hour per square foot per degree F. (7.66 W/sq
- m/degree K).
- r. Smoke developed, 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick material,
- when tested in accordance with ASTM D 2843: 68.
- NOTE ** Retain one or both of the following two sub-
- paragraphs, depending on colors specified.
- s. Shading coefficient, clear color, when tested in
- accordance with ASHRAE: 1.02.
- t. Shading coefficient, gray/bronze colors, when
- tested in accordance with ASHRAE: 0.79.
- u. Horizontal burn, AEB, when tested in accordance
- with ASTM D 635: Maximum 1 inch (25.4 mm)
- v. Horizontal burn, ATB, when tested in accordance
- with ASTM D 635: Maximum 1 minute.
- w. Self-ignition temperature , when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 1929: 1077 degrees F
- (580.5 degrees C).
- x. Flash-ignition temperature , when tested in
- accordance with ASTM D 1929: 872 degrees F
- (466.6 degrees C).
- 3. Thickness: 1/8 inch (3 mm) nominal.
- NOTE ** Retain one or more of the following four sub-
- paragraphs to specify color; if more than one color
- is required, add type designation (Color X: __) to
- retained sub-paragraphs.
- 4. Color: White.
- 5. Color: Clear.
- 6. Color: Bronze.
- 7. Color: Gray.
- NOTE ** Retain the following sub-paragraph if specifying
- HYZOD 5190.
- 8. Finish: Matte one side, polished one side.
-
- 2.3 FABRICATION
-
- A. Fabrication of signage items is specified in Section
- 10441.
-
-
- PART 3 EXECUTION
-
- 3.1 INSTALLATION
-
- A. Installation of signage items is specified in Section
- 10441.
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- END OF SECTION
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