Specification

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
TEST METHOD RESULT
SPECIFIC GRAVITY ASTM D 792
Capped HDPE 1.1
HDPE 1.11
PVC 0.65
FASTENER PERFORMANCE ASTM D 1761
Screw Withdrawal SplitStop Titan III 377 allowable lbs
Screw Withdrawal Veranda Composite Screw 367 allowable lbs
Screw Withdrawal Tigerclaw 463 allowable lbs per fastener
Uplift Capacity Phantom Hidden Fastener 189 allowable lbs
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY (PSI) ASTM D 6190
HDPE 477,019
PVC 175,800
MODULUS OF RUPTURE (PSI) ASTM D 6190
HDPE 4,737
PVC 3,965
LINEAR COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION X 10
-5
(in/in/F
O
)
Uncapped HDPE 1.75
Capped HDPE 1.67
PVC 2.76
COEFFICIENT OF STATIC FRICTION (DRY/WET) (CoE) ASTM F 1679
Fiberon: (Dry/Wet) (CoE) 0.80/1.19
Fiberon Classic 0.57/0.63
Tropics: Dry/Wet: new (avg) 0.49/0.68
Tropics: Dry/Wet: naturrally weathered (avg) 0.71/0.76
Veranda Composite Decking 0.53/0.42
Horizon, ProTect, ArmorGuard, Sanctuary: Dry/Wet: (avg) 0.58/0.52
Outdoor Flooring: Dry/Wet: (avg) 0.70/0.65
Paramount: Dry/Wet: (avg) 0.85/0.82
DEFLECTION LOADS ALLOWED/ACTUAL (HDPE) ASTM D 7032
Max Design Load Deection 0.090 in.
Recovery of at least 75% (HDPE & PVC) meets or exceeds
Creep Relaxation (HDPE & PVC meets or exceeds
FLAME SPREAD INDEX & SMOKE DEVELOPED INDEX ASTM E 84
Fiberon: Flame Spread Index (FSI) 75**
ProTect/ArmorGuard/Sanctuary: Flame Spread Index (FSI) 115
Horizon: Flame Spread Index (FSI) 70
Paramount: Flame Spread Index (FSI) 30
Good Life Capped/Uncapped: Flame Spread Index (FSI) 120/125
Horizon: Smoke Developed Index (SDI) 350
Good Life Capped/Uncapped: Smoke Developed Index (SDI) 550/300
ProTect/ArmorGuard/Sanctuary: Smoke Developed Index (SDI) 350
Paramount: Smoke Developed Index (SDI) 850
CA OSFM WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE COMPLIANCE SFM 12-7A-4
Fiberon (HDPE) Part A passes
Paramount/Outdoor Flooring (PVC) Part A passes
Paramount/Outdoor Flooring (PVC) Part B, Class B passes
ProTect/ArmorGuard Part A passes***
TERMITE RESISTANCE RATING ASTM D 3345
Outdoor Flooring (PVC)
10
FORMOSAN TERMITE RESISTANCE RATING AWPA STANDARD E1-09
HDPE passes
FUNGUS DECAY RESISTANCE ASTM D 1413
Outdoor Flooring (PVC) no decay
Fiberon, Horizon (HDPE) no decay
ProTect/ArmorGuard/ Sanctuary passes 0.89% weight loss
* See ICC-ES AC174 Code Compliance Research Report CCRR-0108 and CCRR-0152
** See: http://osfm.re.ca.gov/strucreengineer/pdf/bml/wuiproducts.pdf
FIB-092-LIT 7/14 *** Passes with 1/8 in. gaps between boards berondecking.com