TRI Environmental, Inc. provided the following test results:
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UV Resistance (ASTM D 4355 – 500 hour exposure) Tensile Properties (ASTM D 5035/ECTC)
(4 inch wide strip specimen)
| Baseline Properties |
| MD – Maximum Load (ppi) |
14.6 |
| TD – Maximum Load (ppi) |
18.7 |
| MD – Elongation @ Max Load (%) |
19.3 |
| TD – Elongation @ Max Load (%) |
27.7 |
| Light Penetration (ECTC Guidelines) |
| Baseline Reading |
125 |
| Reading with sample |
10 |
| % Light Penetration |
<8 |
| Swell (ECTC) |
| Dry thickness (mils) |
1984 |
| Thickness after soak (mils) |
2098 |
| % change |
6 |
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| 500 Hour Exposed Properties |
| MD – Maximum Load (ppi) |
10.2 |
| TD – Maximum Load (ppi) |
13.8 |
| MD – Elongation @ Max Load (%) |
16.9 |
| TD – Elongation @ Max Load (%) |
16.6 |
| Resiliency (ASTM D 6524) |
| Pre-loading thickness (mils) |
1943 |
| Post-loading thickness (mils) |
326 |
| % change |
-83 |
| Mass/Unit Area (ASTM D 6565) |
| Mass/unit area (oz/sq. yd) |
50.89 |
| Mass/unit area (g/sq. meter) |
1725 |
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| Water Absorption (ASTM D 1117/ECTC) |
| Pre-soak Weight (grams) |
69 |
| Post-Soak (grams) |
152 |
| Weight change (grams) |
82 |
| % Weight Change |
119 |
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| Smolder Resistance (ECTC) |
| Maximum Burn Distance (in) |
.29 |
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| Sediment Control (ASTM D 5141) |
| Test material: |
Sand sieved thru No. 10 sieve |
| Filtering Efficiency (%) |
59.1 |
| Flow Rate (liter/minute) |
150 |
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