To make it easier for you to obtain approval for the use of PLEXIGLAS
, we will be pleased to provide you with copies of such documents. Just tell us which certificate you require or which product you would prefer.
In addition we naturally have a series of other documents for the various items of our product range, such as test certificates on:
Pendulum impact test
(e.g. for balcony guards and balustrades)
Anti-vandal glazing
Test certificate
for PLEXIGLAS
GS amd XT solid sheets and PLEXIGLAS
multi-skin sheets
Protection from falling
TRAV, ETB
RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances)
for PLEXIGLAS
GS and XT
Overview of fire certificates
PLEXIGLAS
is classified according to all major European and U.S. fire standards.
Grades are divided into ‘all’ and ‘some’ grades.
The classification is given in decreasing order of
difficulty.
Country | Class | GS | XT | Corrugated | Multi-skin sheets |
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USA | V-O | | | | |
Europe | E | from 1.8 mm | from | from | all |
Germany | B2 | from | from | from | all |
U.K. | Class 0 | | | | |
Italy | Class 1 | | | | |
Netherlands | Class 1 | | | | |
Austria | B2 | all | all | all | all |
Switzerland | IV.3 | all | all | all | all |
Oxygen index |
| 17,5 | 17,5 | 17,5 |
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Ignition temperature |
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Glow-wire | | | | |
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Fire behavior
PLEXIGLAS® generates in principle very little smoke, its combustion gases are non-toxic (DIN 53436) and non-corrosive.
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Approvals
Country | PLEXIGLAS GS 245 / ACRYLITE GMS | PLEXIGLAS GS 249 / ACRYLITE 249 | Correctly stretched PLEXIGLAS GS 249 |
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Germany | complied with | complied with | complied with |
France | complied with | complied with | complied with |
Great Britain | type approved | type approved |
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Russia | complied with | complied with WL 5.1412, |
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USA | qualified to | qualified to | corresponds to |
AECMA | complied with prEN 4364 | complied with prEN 4365 | complied with prEN 4366 |
*) usable to WL 5.1412
**) "qualified to" specifications of various customers
not included in our sales range, biaxial stretching is performed by fabricators.
Trademarks
Evonik Industries is a worldwide manufacturer of PMMA products sold under the PLEXIGLAS
trademark in the European, Asian, African and Australian continents and under the ACRYLITE
trademark in the Americas.
Certificates
We offer you maximum safety for our original PLEXIGLAS
block products. In response to market requirements and in order to extend applications for PLEXIGLAS
blocks for extreme loads (e.g. pressure chambers, underwater applications), we provide PLEXIGLAS
GS blocks of examined quality with the corresponding certificates.
We will be pleased to furnish further information for specific projects.
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Title / | Internal specification of Evonik Industries AG |
Explanations | Our QPA inspection is performed on PLEXIGLAS® GS blocks of 30 mm to 250 mm. This test covers all major physical properties of importance to material behavior. It is performed on each production batch and gives the customer the corresponding technical safety. Further test certificates (e.g. EN 10 204 Certificate of Compliance with the Order "2.1", Test Report "2.2", Inspection Certificate "3.1"...) can be provided on the basis of this inspection. |
Material | PLEXIGLAS GS Blocks from 30 mm to 250 mm thickness |
Declarations of conformity with the following certificates can be issued, based on QPA quality inspection:
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Editor | Germanischer Lloyd |
Explanations | It is hereby confirmed that Evonik Industries AG, Kirschenallee, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany, has an appropriate quality-assurance system, which has been subjected to a specific assessment for materials in accordance with the European Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC in its valid version and has shown the capability for the manufacture of Acrylic Castings PLEXIGLAS® 0Z00. |
Material | PLEXIGLAS 0Z00 |
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Editor | Germanischer Lloyd |
Explanations | Evonik Industries AG, Kirschenallee, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany, has been subjected to an approval test in accordance with our Rules for Classification and Construction, I - Ship Technology, Part 5 - Underwater Technology, Chapter 1 - Diving Systems and Diving Simulators and Chapter 2 - Manned Submersibles, Appendix C - "Acrylic Windows", with satisfactory results and is approved to the manufacture of the following materials and products:
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Material | PLEXIGLAS 0Z00 |
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Editor | Germanischer Lloyd |
Explanations | Evonik Industries AG, Kirschenallee, 64293 Darmstadt, has shown the capability of manufacturing acrylic material for windows and Type 1 custom castings according to the requirements of ASME PVHO-1-2012, Section 2, Article 3 (SAFETY STANDARD FOR PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY). |
Material | PLEXIGLAS 0Z00 |
Approvals
There are a number of standards and approvals that apply to materials
designed to afford noise reduction along traffic routes. The following list gives a general overview without claiming to be exhaustive:
DIN EN 1793-1 | Test method to determine acoustic properties |
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DIN EN 1793-2 | Test method to determine acoustic properties |
DIN EN 1793-3 | Test method to determine acoustic properties |
DIN EN 1794-1 | Non-acoustic properties |
DIN EN 1794-2 | Non-acoustic properties |
ZTV-Lsw 06 | Additional technical regulations and directives for installing |
GCW-2001 | “Richtlijnen geluidbeperkende constructies langs wegen” (NL) |
Test Certificates
The following test certificates exist for PLEXIGLAS
Soundstop products:
Test certificates to: | Airborne sound reduction, stability under wind pressure, danger posed by falling fragments (impact test), fire resistance, dimensional stability under load and heat, resistance to stone impact |
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National approvals |
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Bird protection | We have a test report from the German society for the protection of birds concerning the bird-deterrent effect of PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS CC with black polyamide threads. |
EPDM seal | Compatibility test of the EPDM seal with PLEXIGLAS Soundstop |
Approvals
PLEXIGLAS
is suitable for many types of glazing in transportation.
Approval or regulation | Explanations | Material | Valid until |
ABG | for motor vehicles |
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DOT | for motor vehicles |
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DOT-112, AS-6, | Only for use in Item | PLEXIGLAS XT 0A000 3 ... 10 mm | until revoked |
DOT-112, AS-6, | Only for use in Item | PLEXIGLAS Resist 75 3...8 mm | until revoked |