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TEST RESULTS FOR RPM ROOFING TILES

                 TEST                                          METHOD                             RESULTS

Accelerated Weathering ASTM G26 and D638

Determine material performance in respect to brittleness, color-fade, curling/warping and coating adhesion. 4500 hours of exposure to UV radiation, elevated temperature, moisture, and thermal shock.

No appreciable change in color or tensile strength

Fire Test
ASTM E 108

Earn certification for fire. Burning brand, Intermittent flame, Spread of Flame.

Slate -
Class A & C

Cedar Shake - Class A & C

Mission Tile - Class A*& C

Penetration Test
AC07 – Section 4.4

Samples subjected to applied load 200 lbs.

Passed

Wind Uplift Test
ASTM D3161
(same as UL 997)
A roofing assembly is subjected to sustained winds at specified velocities for two hours. Test ran at 177 km/h.

Passed test at standard 177 km/h setting.

Wind Uplift Resistance Test - TAS 125 certification for wind uplift resistance in High Velocity Hurricane Zones.
A roofing assembly is subjected to positive and negative pressure in 60 minute cycles to measure wind uplift resistance at 241 kp/h.
Passed
Wind Driven Rain Test
TAS-100
A roofing assembly is subjected to increasing wind speeds along with an abundance of water blown at the system at speeds up to 177 kp/h.
Passed

* with proper underlayment
All testing was performed by independent accredited laboratories

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