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The TPS ValueGuard® Hurricane Panels are manufactured using the highest quality proprietary UV resistant polymers available. The TPS ValueGuard® Hurricane Panels offer most of the features of our premium ClearGuard® product, but at substantial savings. Flood Your Home's Interior with Natural Sunlight - ValueGuard® Hurricane Panels transmit up to 45% of available exterior natural light, allowing for more normal conditions in your home, especially during periods of power outages resulting from severe storms. With TPS ValueGuard® Hurricane Panels installed, you are no longer dependent on candles or flashlights. Virtually all available ambient daylight is transmitted directly into your home or business with TPS ValueGuard® Hurricane Panels, giving you a safer, more normal environment.

Polymer Name: Polyethylene (unspecified)

Features: Good Toughness, High Impact Performance, High Light Transmission, Light Weight, Non Corrosive, UV Resistant

Density: 955.0 - 955.0 kg/m³

Color: White

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Identification & Functionality

Technologies

Features & Benefits

Key Features
  • Transmit up to 45% of available exterior light.
  • \Will not shatter, rust, or corrode.
  • Ultra light-weight, compared to steel panels.
  • Highly dent-resistant, compared to aluminum panels.
  • Made from super tough polycarbonate resin.
  • Meets or exceeds ICC, TDI, FBC, Dade, and new ASTM req.
  • Standard widths allow for compatibility with metal panels.
  • Easy for handling, stacking, and allows for metal upgrades.
  • TEN YEAR warranty against breakage and yellowing.

Applications & Uses

Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
Recommended Applications
  • Primary home protection.
  • Beachfront Homes and Businesses.
  • Vacation properties.
  • Condominium.
  • Hotels and Resorts.

Properties

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Mechanical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Specific Gravity0.955-ASTM-D792
Tensile Strength at Yield3900psiASTM-D638
Tensile Strength at Break4500psiASTM-D638
Tensile Elongation at Yield7%ASTM-D638
Tensile Elongation at Break1000%ASTM-D638
Flexural Modulus (Procedure B)145000psiASTM-D790
Tensile Impact Strength80ft.-lb./in^2ASTM-D1822
Durometer Hardness61Shore DASTM-D2240
Thermal Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
DTUL at 66 psi163°FASTM-D648
Brittle Temperature-105°FASTM-D746
Vicat Softening Point264°FASTM-D 1525
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Static Wind LoadPassinch 45-120ASTM-E330
Impact/Cyclic Wind LoadPassimpacts, 3ASTM-E1886
Impact/Cyclic Wind LoadPassinch 45-120ASTM-E1996
Large Missile ImpactLevel D-9lbft/sec., 50ASTM-E1996
Uniform Static Air PressurePre Load Desing L OverL45" at 67,90, 135 psiASTM-E330
Cyclic Wind Load4500/pos cycles at 120". 40psfASTM-E1996
QUV Weathering at 1500 Hrs.max.7YiASTM-G6
Tensile Strength at 4500 Hrs. OUV3.688psiASTM-D638
Miami-Dade BCCO App. Exterior PlasticPass-C/L #0445
Miscellaneous Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
FlammabilityHB-UL-94
Light Tranmittance at . 110"45%ASTM-D1003