Calendar Friday, July 30, 2010
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Architects and Engineers

MagWall Panels have undergone the following structural and fire testing with Intertek:

  • ASTM-119e Load Bearing Fire Test – 30 minute rating
  • ASTM E-84 Flame Spread and Smoke Development Indices – 0 smoke / 0 flame spread
  • Can/ULC S-124 Evaluation of Protective Covering for Foamed Plastics – Class A Rating
  • ASTM E72-02 Standard Test methods of Conducting Strength tests of Panels for Building Construction

Structural Tests are summarized below…..

Table 1 – MagBoardTM and 6.5” EPS Core

Property

Test Result

Mean

Co-efficient of Variation

Axial Compressive Load

  • Ultimate load kN/m-width (lbf/ft-width)

 

238.2(16,319)

 

3.9

Transverse Load

  • Stiffness, kN.m2(lb.ft2)
  • Ultimate load kPa (psf)

 

234.4 (567,173) 8.802 (184)

 

17.4

11.8

Racking Load

  • Ultimate Load kN/M-width (lbf/ft-width)

 

23.84 (1633)

 

9.4

Table 2 – MagBoardTM and 9” EPS Core

Property

Test Result

Mean

Co-efficient of Variation

Axial Compressive Load

  • Ultimate load kN/m-width (lbf/ft-width)

 

292.4(20,034)

 

5.8

Transverse Load

  • Stiffness, kN.m2(lb.ft2)
  • Ultimate load kPa (psf)

 

825.9 (1,998,557) 12.45 (260)

 

23.7

30.2

Racking Load

  • Ultimate Load kN/M-width (lbf/ft-width)

 

30.89 (2,117)

 

12.1