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System Components of "Adex-RS / Adex-VCA / Adex-MFS"

System

Component

Insulation

Intended Substrate

Water Penetration Barrier

Adhesive

Base Coat

Primer

Finish Coat

Adex-RS

Adex EPS-GD Board

concrete masonry cement board glass-mat gypsum

Adex Hydroflex VB Adex Hydroflex WO Adex Hydroflex STD Adex Hydroflex AD

Adex Basecoat

Adex Basecoat

Primex

Adex Finish

plywood/OSB

Adex Hydroflex WO

Adex Basecoat

Adex Basecoat

Primex

Adex Finish

Adex-VCA

Adex Flat Board

concrete masonry cement board glass-mat gypsum

Adex Hydroflex VB Adex Hydroflex WO Adex Hydroflex STD Adex Hydroflex AD

Adex Basecoat

Adex Basecoat

Primex

Adex Finish

Adex Flat Board

plywood/OSB

Adex Hydroflex WO

Adex Basecoat

Adex Basecoat

Primex

Adex Finish

Adex-MFS

Adex Flat Board Adex EPS-GD Board

concrete masonry cement board glass-mat gypsum plywood/OSB

Self-adhered modified bituminous membrane

Mechanical fasteners

Adex Basecoat

Primex

Adex Finish
Results of Testing the Ash Content in the Products

Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

Ash content

Adex Hydroflex STD

%

Report value

57.4

Adex Hydroflex VB

%

Report value

49.5

Adex Hydroflex WO

%

Report value

49.3

Adex Hydroflex AD

%

Report value

67.4

Adex Basecoat (base coat)

%

Report value

57.8

Adex Finish (finish coat)

%

Report value

75.0
Results of Testing the Adhesion of the WPB to Substrates Other Than Plywood/OSB

Property

Unit

Requirement – No Detachment at Bonding Plane at

Result

Adhesion bond to cement board

Adex Hydroflex STD dry state

MPa

0.3

0.42

Adex Hydroflex STD 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.16

Adex Hydroflex STD 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.37

Adex Hydroflex VB dry state

MPa

0.3

0.48

Adex Hydroflex STD 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.28

Adex Hydroflex STD 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.53

Adex Hydroflex WO dry state

MPa

0.3

0.46

Adex Hydroflex WO 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.38

Adex Hydroflex WO 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.42

Adex Hydroflex AD dry state

MPa

0.3

0.60

Adex Hydroflex AD 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.31

`Adex Hydroflex AD ` 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.36

Results of Testing the Adhesion Bond of the Adhesive to the WPB

Property

Unit

Requirement – No Detachment at Bonding Plane at

Result

Adhesion bond strength of adhesive Adex Basecoat to WPB

Adex Hydroflex STD dry state

MPa

0.3

0.77

Adex Hydroflex STD 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.29

Adex Hydroflex STD 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.48

Adex Hydroflex VB dry state

MPa

0.3

0.49

Adex Hydroflex VB 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.16

Adex Hydroflex VB 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.48

Adex Hydroflex WO dry state

MPa

0.3

0.55

Adex Hydroflex WO 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.39

Adex Hydroflex WO 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.50

Adex Hydroflex AD dry state

MPa

0.3

0.48

Adex Hydroflex AD 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.24

Adex Hydroflex AD 7-d drying

MPa

0.3

0.28

Results of Testing the Adhesion Bond of the Adhesive to Insulation

Property

Unit

Requirement – No Detachment at Bonding Plane at

Result

Adhesion bond strength of adhesive Adex Basecoat to insulation

ADEX Basecoat to EPS dry state

MPa

0.1

0.36

ADEX Basecoat to EPS 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.34

ADEX Basecoat to EPS 7-d drying

MPa

0.1

0.42
Results of Testing the Adhesion Bond of Adhesive to Insulation (Base Coat to Finish Coat to Insulation)

Property

Unit

Requirement – No Detachment at Bonding Plane at

Result

Adhesion bond strength of adhesive Adex Basecoat to insulation

Adex Finish to Adex Basecoat to EPS dry state

MPa

0.1

0.75

Adex Finish to Adex Basecoat to EPS 2-h drying

MPa

0.1

0.45

Adex Finish to Adex Basecoat to EPS 7-d drying

MPa

0.1

0.86
Results of Testing the Water Vapour Transmission (WVT) of the WPB

Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

Water vapour transmission of WPB

Adex Hydroflex STD

ng/(Pa·s·m2)

Report value

802.7

Adex Hydroflex VBFootnote (1)

ng/(Pa·s·m2)

Report value

94

Adex Hydroflex WOFootnote (1)

ng/(Pa·s·m2)

Report value

55

Adex Hydroflex AD

ng/(Pa·s·m2)

Report value

243

Results of Testing the WVT of Lamina

Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

WVT of lamina

Adex Basecoat

ng/(Pa·s·m2)

Report value

344

lamina (Adex Basecoat/Adex Finish)

ng/(Pa·s·m2)

Report value

101

Results of Testing the Water Absorption

Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

Water absorption of base coat

Adex Basecoat

kg/(m2·s2)

≤ 20% of the dry weight

2.95

lamina "optional" (Adex Basecoat/Adex Finish)

kg/(m2·s2)

≤ 20% of the dry weight `

4.15

Results of Testing the Water Absorption Coefficient (WPB)

Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

Water absorption coefficient (WPB) at 72 h

Adex Hydroflex STD

kg/(m2·s2)

≤ 0.004

0.0007

Adex Hydroflex VB

kg/(m2·s2)

≤ 0.004

0.0008

Adex Hydroflex WO

kg/(m2·s2)

≤ 0.004

0.0019

Adex Hydroflex AD

kg/(m2·s2)

≤ 0.004

0.0006

Results of Testing the Impermeability to Water

Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

Water absorption of base coat

Adex Basecoat

Hours

No water penetration in less than 2 h

Pass

lamina "optional" (Adex Basecoat/ Adex Finish)

Hours

No water penetration in less than 2 h

Pass

Results of Testing the Mildew and Fungus Resistance

Property

Component

Requirement

Result

Mildew and fungus resistance

Adex Finish Coat

No growth

Pass

Results of Testing the Accelerated Weathering Resistance

Property

Component

Requirement

Result

Accelerated weathering resistance of lamina at 2 000 h

Adex Basecoat/Adex Finish

No cracking, flaking or deleterious effects

Pass

Results of Testing the Salt Spray Resistance

Property

Component

Requirement

Result

Salt spray resistance at 300 h

Adex Basecoat/Adex Finish

No cracking, flaking or deleterious effects

Pass

Results of Testing the Durability Under Environmental Cyclic Conditions

Property

Unit

Requirement

Result

Preconditioning (drainage evaluation)

Litres

Report water quantity Introduced

13.5

Litres

Report water quantity Drained

9.60

Litres

Report water quantity Retained

3.90

Environmental cycling (60 cycles)

—

No cracking, blistering or sagging of base coat, and no detachment or crazing of finish coat

Pass

Adhesive bond strength after environmental cycling base coat

MPa

≥ 0.1

0.32

Adhesive bond strength after environmental cycling finish coat

MPa

≥ 0.1

0.67
Results of Testing the Physical Characteristics of the Glass Fibre Reinforcement made by Saint Gobain Adfor Canada Ltd.

Property

Unit

Requirement

Result

Ash content

%

Report value

14.0

Mass per unit area

g/m2

Report value

1 420

Mesh dimension

mm

< 10

Warp

Weft

3.91

4.11

Weight of glass

g/m2

Report value

122.0

Elongation

%

Report value

Warp

Weft

Initial

5.1

5.12

After alkali resistance testFootnote (1)

3.0

3.0

Tensile strength

N/mm

 

Warp

Weft

Initial

≥ 35

41.0

39.9

After alkali resistance test

≥ 20

22.2

29.8
Results of Testing the Physical Characteristics of the Glass Fibre Reinforcement made by Gavazzi S.A.Footnote (1)

Property

Unit

Requirement

Result

Mass per unit area

g/m2

Report value

155.0

Tensile strength

N/mm

 

Warp

Weft

Initial

≥ 35

50

68

After alkali resistance test

≥ 15Footnote (2)

37

37
Results of Testing the Impact Resistance
Property

Requirement

Result

Impact resistance

Adex Basecoat/ Adex Finish

10 joules

Six of 10 free-fall drops must show no perforation (broken mesh).

9/10 Pass

Adex Basecoat/ Adex Finish

3 joules

Six of 10 free-fall drops must show no cracks.

9/10 Pass

Results of Testing the Wind Load Resistance of "Adex-RS"Footnote (1)
Reference Wind Pressure (kPa)

Sustained P1, P'1 (Pa)

Cycling P2, P'2 (Pa)

Gust P3, P'3 (Pa)

Deflection Test Test Pressure (Pa) 3.3 P1, P'1

Deflection Test Measured Maximum Net Mid-span Deflections (mm) Stud Height 3 050 mm

Deflection Test Measured Maximum Net Mid-span Deflections (mm) Stud Spacing 406 mm

Q10 < 0.40

±400

Pass

±530

Pass

±800

Pass

+1 320

8.6

0.5

–1 320

8.1

0.9

Q10 < 0.60

±600

Pass

±800

Pass

±1 200

Pass

+1 980

11.8

1.1

–1 980

10.7

2.0

Q10 < 0.80

±800

Pass

±1 060

Pass

±1 600

Pass

+2 640

16.9

2.7

–2 640

16.1

3.8

Maximum test pressure at L/180 deflection

+2 700

16.9

—

Maximum test pressure at L/180 deflection

–2 810

16.9

—

Ultimate structural test pressure

+3 223

OK

OK

Ultimate structural test pressure

–2 970

Sheathing separation from steel studs occurred

Sheathing separation from steel studs occurred
Results of Testing the Adhesion of the WPB to Plywood/OSB Substrates
Property

Component

Unit

Requirement

Result

Adhesion bond to OSB

Adex Hydroflex VB

dry state

MPa

0.3

0.956

1-h soaking

MPa

0.3

1.0228

24-h soaking

MPa

0.3

0.829

Results of Testing the Joint Disruption Resistance
Property

Unit

Requirement

Result Joint Width

Joint disruption resistance

—

The WPB at joints on 2 assemblies must show no cracking, delaminating or any other deleterious effects at a transverse bending of L/180.

2 mm

4 mm

Pass

Joint extension at L/180

mm

Report value

0.11

0.15

Results of Testing the Joint Relaxation Resistance
Property

Unit

Requirement

Sample No.

Result

Joint relaxation resistance

kg/m2·s

Five WPB-coated OSB specimens subjected to a 1.3-mm extension following exposure to 15 24-h environmental cycles must have a maximum average WTR rate of 2 × 10−7 kg/m2·s.

1

0.85 × 10−7

2

0.45 × 10−7

3

0.55 × 10−7

4

1.92 × 10−7

5

0.84 × 10−7
Results of Testing the Water Transmission Resistance

Property

Unit

Requirement

Sample No.

Result

Water transmission resistance (WTR)

kg/m2·s

Five WPB-coated OSB specimens subjected to a 25-mm head of water must have a maximum average WTR rate of 2 x 10-7 kg/m2·s measured at 10 days.

1

1.73 × 10−7

2

1.66 × 10−7

3

1.32 × 10−7

4

0.61 × 10−7

5

1.35 × 10−7

Average

1.33 × 10−7
Results of Testing the Water Vapour Transmission
Property

Unit

Requirement

Result

Sample No.

Coated

UncoatedFootnote (1)

Water vapour transmission (WVT)

ng/Pa·s·m2

Report value of the WVT rate of the WPB in combination with the OSB applied at the maximum thickness and the OSB alone.

1

68

116

2

58

130

3

55

127

Average

60.3

124.3
Results of Testing the Accelerated Weathering Resistance of the WPB
Property

Requirement

Sample No.

Result

Accelerated weathering resistance

The WPB applied over the OSB must show no cracking, delamination, flaking or any deleterious effects following 250 hours of exposure to a Xenon arc.

1

Pass

2

Pass

3

Pass

4

Pass

5

Pass

6

Pass
Results of Testing the Drainage Capacity
Property

Requirement

Result Retained Water (g) Per Unit Area (g/m2)

Result Drainage Capacity (%) After 1 h

Drainage capacity

The unit-retained water (based on the projected drainage area) following 1 hour of drainage period must not be greater than 40 g/m2 for any single test specimen. The drainage capacity must not be less than 98% of the water mass delivered into the EIFS wall specimen.

Panel 1 total (g)

21.2

99.7

Panel 2 total (g)

20.5

99.7

Panel 3 total (g)

19.4

99.8

Panel 4 total (g)

18.6

99.8

Results of Testing the Nail Popping Resistance
Property

Requirement

Sample No.

Result

Nail popping resistance

There must be no cracking or delamination of the WPB following a 1-mm nail protrusion from the nail original preset of 1 mm below the surface of the OSB substrate.

1

Pass

2

Pass

3

Pass

4

Pass

5

Pass

6

Pass