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Physical and Mechanical Properties of "Blueskin® WP 200"
Property	Unit	Requirement	Result
Thickness tolerance	%	± 10 of the manufacturer’s specified value	–2.5
Hardness (type 00 hardness gage)	no unit	report value	76
Water vapour permeance, procedure B	ng/(Pa·s·m²)	report value	0.7
Tensile strength at maximum load	MPa	report value	3.6
Elastic recovery	%	report value	44

Watertightness Performance of "Blueskin® WP 200"
Property^{Footnote (1)}	Unit	Requirement	Result
Watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
Water immersion/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
Heat aging/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
Chemical aging/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
UV aging/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
Low temperature flexibility/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed

Table 4.1.3 Crack Bridging Resistance of "Blueskin® WP 200"
Property^{Footnote (1)}		Unit	Requirement	Result
Crack bridging	30 cycles at –20°C	no unit	no cracking, breakage, tearing, adhesion failure or other observable failures	passed
Crack bridging	30 cycles at 30°C	no unit		passed
Water immersion/crack bridging	30 cycles at –20°C	no unit	no cracking, breakage, tearing, adhesion failure or other observable failures	passed
Water immersion/crack bridging	30 cycles at 30°C	no unit		passed
Heat aging/crack bridging	10 cycles at –20°C	no unit	no cracking, breakage, tearing, adhesion failure or other observable failures	passed
Heat aging/crack bridging	10 cycles at 30°C	no unit		passed
Chemical aging (NaOH)/crack bridging	10 cycles at –20°C	no unit	no cracking, breakage, tearing, adhesion failure or other observable failures	passed
Chemical aging (NaOH)/crack bridging	10 cycles at 30°C	no unit		passed
Chemical aging (acetic acid)/crack bridging	10 cycles at –20°C	no unit	no cracking, breakage, tearing, adhesion failure or other observable failures	passed
Chemical aging (acetic acid)/crack bridging	10 cycles at 30°C	no unit		passed
UV aging/crack bridging	10 cycles at –20°C	no unit	no cracking, breakage, tearing, adhesion failure or other observable failures	passed
UV aging/crack bridging	10 cycles at 30°C	no unit		passed

Table 4.1.4 Adhesion Performance and Tensile Strength of "Blueskin® WP 200"
Property^{Footnote (1)}	Unit	Requirement	Result
Water immersion/adhesion	N/m	> 175	1 427 N/m
Heat aging/adhesion	N/m	> 175	1 118 N/m
Heat aging/tensile strength	%	> 90% of original value	^{Footnote (2)}
Chemical aging (NaOH)/tensile strength	%	> 90% of original value	passed
Chemical aging (acetic acid)/tensile strength	%	> 90% of original value	passed
UV aging/tensile strength	%	> 90% of original value	^{Footnote (2)}

Table 4.1.5 Elastic Recovery of "Blueskin® WP 200"
Property^{Footnote (1)}	Unit	Requirement	Result
Heat aging/elastic recovery	%	> 90% of original value	passed
Chemical aging (NaOH)/elastic recovery	%	> 90% of original value	passed
Chemical aging (acetic acid)/elastic recovery	%	> 90% of original value	passed
UV aging/elastic recovery	%	> 90% of original value	passed

Table 4.1.6 Performance Properties of a "Blueskin® WP 200" Lap Joint
Property^{Footnote (1)}	Unit	Requirement	Result
Water immersion/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
Heat aging/watertightness	no unit	no leakage	passed
Water immersion/adhesion	N/m	> 175	1 449 N/m
Heat aging/adhesion	N/m	> 175	582 N/m
Lap joint shear test	no unit	no slippage or bounding failure	passed
Heat aging/lap joint shear test	no unit	no slippage or bounding failure	passed