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FIBERGLASS

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Aickinstrut Specifications

4.4 Channel section lengths shall be supplied in 10' or 20' lengths (± 1 ⁄ 8 "). 4.5 Universal Pipe Clamps shall have full interlocking contact with interior channel flanges to maximize pull-out resistance and be adjustable to accommo date a minimum 3 ⁄ 4 " variance in piping or conduit O.D. sizes. 5.0 STANDARDS 5.1 Glass reinforced and PVC channels covered in this specification shall have a flame spread rating of 25 or less when tested per ASTM E84 and meet the requirements of UL 94V0 thereby qualifying them as Class 1 material in the Uniform Building Code. 5.2 Glass reinforced channels covered in this speci 6.0 GENERAL 6.1 Aickinstrut Nonmetallic Channel Framing shall be furnished as a system which includes all the neces sary fasteners, channel splice plates, brackets, sealants, hangers, pipe clamps, etc. 6.2 Nonmetallic fasteners shall be manufactured from long glass fiber reinforced polyurethane to ensure maximum strength and corrosion resistance. 6.3 All components of the Aickinstrut Channel Fram ing System shall be nonmetallic except where type 316 stainless steel hardware is used as part of the assembly. 6.4 Aickinstrut is manufactured by Aickinstrut, a sub sidiary of T. J. Cope, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1-800-426-4293. 6.5 The manufacturer shall not have had less than 10 years experience in manufacturing strut systems. 6.6 All products are manufactured in the United States of America. fication shall comply with the requirements of ASTM D 3917 and ASTM D 4385 which govern the dimensional tolerance and visual defects of pultruded shapes.

1.0 SCOPE 1.1 This specification covers the requirements for the Aickinstrut Nonmetallic Channel Framing System. 2.0 MATERIAL 2.1 FRP channel shall be of pultruded glass reinforced polyester or vinyl ester resin having the physical property values listed in this catalog. 2.2 PVC channel shall be of extruded polyvinyl chloride having the physical property values listed in this catalog. 2.3 Some accessories shall be of injection molded, 40% long glass fiber reinforced polyurethane, polypropylene or nylon. 3.0 COMPOSITION 3.1 Glass reinforced channel shall have a synthetic surfacing veil applied on exterior surfaces to improve weatherability and inhibit ultraviolet deg radation. An ultraviolet stabilizer shall be incor porated in the resin formulation to further inhibit ultraviolet degradation. 3.2 PVC channel shall be manufactured from a U.V. 4.0 STRUCTURAL DESIGN 4.1 Channel shall incorporate Aickinstrut's patented flange profile design which allows full and positive interlocking contact of channel accessories and prohibits premature flange failure from torqued accessories. 4.2 Channel profile dimensions shall be: 1 5 ⁄ 8 " x 1 5 ⁄ 8 " x 1 ⁄ 8 ", 1 1 ⁄ 2 " x 1 1 ⁄ 2 " x 1 ⁄ 8 ", or 1 1 ⁄ 2 " x 1 1 ⁄ 8 " x 1 ⁄ 8 ". 4.3 All 1 5 ⁄ 8 " x 1 5 ⁄ 8 " channel profiles shall have a minimum pull out resistance of 1,000 pounds when load is applied over a 3 ⁄ 8 " long section of the inside flanges. stabilized resin and incorporate dark gray pig ment to improve weatherability and inhibit ultra violet degradation.

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