UltraShield^® vs. Conventional Decking

Test 1: Stains

• Step 1
  Stain with black ink

UltraShield^® Decking

Conventional Decking

• Step 2
  Wipe out half of the ink

• Step 3
  Wash off by water

• Last Step
  Dry and see the result

No penetration through the top layer and no stain left

Stain remains

Test 2: Scratches

• Use 1mm needle
• Test scratch damage under 8N-20N pressure
• Test Standard: FLTM BO 162-01

UltraShield^® Decking

Conventional Decking

UltraShield^® 20N: No obvious mark

Conventional 8N: Mark appears

UltraShield^® 20N: No obvious mark

Conventional 8N: Mark appears

Test 3: Abrasions

• Testing: 750g Weight, 60 turn/min, 1000 turns
• Test Standard: ASTM D4060

• Origineel

UltraShield^®

Conventional composite wood

• Scratch mark and the wore off powder weight after test

UltraShield^® 23mg

Conventional composite wood 81mg

Test 4: UV

• QUV chamber test up to 3000 hours
• Observation & record in every 500 hours

UltraShield^® 500 hrs: Delta E: 0.65 -1.25

UltraShield^® 1000 hrs: Delta E: 0.92 -1.41

UltraShield^® 1500 hrs: Delta E: 1.45 -1.63

UltraShield^® 2000 hrs: Delta E: 2.55 –3.54

UltraShield^® 2500 hrs: Delta E: 2.72 -3.63

UltraShield^® 3000 hrs: Delta E: 2.72 –3.75

Summary:

Tested in a QUV chamber for 3000 hours, experts say no visible color change can be observed at a Delta E < 0.5

Test 5: Boiling

• Step 1:
  Put the test samples in the container (the water level needs to over the samples by at least 5 mm or more
• Step 2:
  Turn on the heating plate to 100 degrees Celsius and record/observe every 2 hours
• Step 3:
  Samples need to be taken out every day and the duration should be recorded. The duration is recorded after the temperature of the hot plate reaches 100 degrees Celsius
• Step 4:
  Repeat procedure 1-3 on the second day

Boil the board up to 80 hours or more

Onderstaande afbeeldingen tonen UltraShield na een kooktest van 90 uur.. De resultaten vertonen geen afscheiding tussen de deklaag en de kern, geen schade en geen scheuren