AAMA updates technical specification covering ABS profiles.
Press Release Summary:
The AAMA has updated AAMA 304-07 Voluntary Specification for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Exterior Profiles Capped with ASA or ASA/PVC Blends. According to John Lewis, AAMA Technical Director, changes include creation of a table summarizing requirements of the standard, which merges data from previous section 4.0 and 5.0. Requirement of testing to ASTM E 1753 was deleted and performance requirements of the AAMA 109 Procedural Guide were added.
Original Press Release:
AAMA Updates Document Addressing ABS Profiles
SCHAUMBURG, IL - AAMA 304-07, a technical specification covering ABS profiles, has been revised and released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA). According to John Lewis, AAMA Technical Director, the revamped 9-page document, first published in 1998 and titled Voluntary Specification for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Exterior Profiles Capped with ASA or ASA/PVC Blends, includes several updates.
"In addition to various editorial changes, the most significant update was the creation of a new table summarizing requirements of the standard, which includes merged data from previous Section 4.0 (Minimum Compound Property Requirements) and Section 5.0 (Impact Retention and Weathering Requirements)," according to Lewis.
Other changes include the addition of sections covering terminology and units of measure, and the deletion of the requirement of testing to ASTM E 1753, as this lead requirement criteria is already covered in the AAMA 109 Procedural Guide. Performance requirements from this guide were also added and changes were also made to the section on "Referenced Documents" and the definition of weatherability.
The Voluntary Specification for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Exterior Profiles Capped with ASA or ASA/PVC Blends is available through download, CD or paper copy at a cost of $16.00 for non-members and $8.00 for members.
For copies of AAMA 304-07, visit the AAMA Online Publication Store; call 847-303-5664; or write the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 550, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
AAMA is the source of performance standards, product certification, and educational programs for the fenestration industry.SM
Janice Charletta, Director of Marketing & Membership, AAMA
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E-mail: jcharletta@aamanet.org
