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Download PDF| Property | Test Method | Standard | Metric |
| Base Fabric Type | ASTM D 751 | Polyester | Polyester |
| Base Fabric Weight | 6.5 oz/yd2 nominal | (220 g/m2 nominal) | |
| Thickness | ASTM D 751 | 30 mils min. | (0.76 mm min) |
| Weight | ASTM D 751 | 30.0 +- 2 oz./sq. yd. | (1017 +- 70 g/sq. m) |
| Tear Strength | ASTM D 751 Trap Tear |
40/55 lbs. min. | (175/245 N min.) |
| Braking Yield Strength | ASTM D 751 Grab Tensile |
550/550 lbs. min. | (2,447/2447 N min.) |
| Low Temperature Resistance | ASTM D 2136 4hrs-1/8" Mandrel |
Pass @ -30º F | (Pass @ -35º C) |
| Dimensional Stability | ASTM D 1204 100° C-1 hr |
0.5% max each direction |
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| Hydrostatic Resistance | ASTM D 751 Method A |
800 psi min. | (5.51MPa min.) |
| Blocking Resistance | ASTM D 751 180° F |
#2 Rating max | #2 Rating max |
| Adhesion-Ply | ASTM D 413 Type A |
15 lbs./in. min. or film tearing bond |
(13 daN/5 cm min. or FTB) |
| Adhension-Heat Welded Seam | ASTM D 751 180° F |
40 lbs./2in. min. | (17.5 daN/5 cm min.) |
| Dead Load Seam Strength | ASTM D 751 4-Hour Test |
Pass 240 lbs/in. @ 70º F Pass 120 lbs/in. @ 160º F |
(Pass 980 N/2.54 cm @ 21º C) (Pass 534 N/2.54 cm @ 70º C) |
| Bonded Seam Strength | ASTM D 751 Procedure A, Grab Test Method |
550 lbs. min. | (2,450 N min.) |
| Abrasion Resistance | ASTM D 3389 H-18 Wheel 1kg Load |
2000 cycles min. before fabric exposure, 50 mg/100 cycles max. weight loss |
2000 cycles min. before fabric exposure, 50 mg/100 cycles max. weight loss |
| Weathering Resistance | ASTM G 153 | 8000 hours min. with no appreciable change or stiffening or cracking of coating |
8000 hours min. with no appreciable change or stiffening or cracking of coating |
| Water Absorption | ASTM D 471, Section 12 7 Days |
0.025 kg/m2 max. @ 70º F/21º C 0.14 kg/m2 max @ 212º F/100º C |
0.025 kg/m2 max. @ 70º F/21º C 0.14 kg/m2 max @ 212º F/100º C |
| Wicking | ASTM D 751 | 1/8" max. | (0.3 cm max.) |
| Bursting Strength | ASTM D 751 Ball Tip | 750 lbs. min. | (3330 N min.) |
| Puncture Resistance | ASTM D 4833 | 275 lbs. min. | 1200 N min. |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion / Contraction |
ASTM D 696 | 8 x 10- 6 in/in/º F max | (1.4 x 10- 5 cm/cm/º C max.) |
| Puncture Resistance | FTMS 101C Method 2031 | 350 lbs. (approx.) | 350 lbs. (approx.) |
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