Approvals - You meet PLEXIGLAS® every day.

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

UL-Approval: UL Online Certifications Directory: PMMA

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.

Fire rating of PLEXIGLAS^®
Country Certificate	Class	GS sheets	XT sheets	Corrugated sheets	Multi-skin sheets
USA UL 94	V-O V-1 V-2 HB	all from 1.5 mm	all from 1.5 mm	all from 1.5 mm	all
Europe DIN EN 13501	E	from 1.8 mm	from 1.8 mm	from 1.8 mm	all
Germany DIN 4102 German building inspectorate test report	B2	from 1.8 mm from 3 mm	from 1.8 mm from 1.8 mm	from 1.8 mm from 1.8 mm	all all
U.K. BS 476, Part 6+7 BS 2782, Meth. 508 A	Class 0 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 TP(b)	from 3 mm all 3 mm	some all 3 mm	some all 3 mm	all
Italy CSE/RF 2/75A and 3/77	Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5	all	all	all	all
Netherlands NEN 3883	Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4	all	all	all	all
Austria B 3800	B2	all	all	all	all
Switzerland BKZ	IV.3	all	all	all	all
Oxygen index LOI in % to ISO 4589		17,5	17,5	17,5
Ignition temperature °C to DIN 51794		425	430	430	430
Glow-wire ignition temperature test method for materials DIN EN 60695-2-12	GWIT GWFI	675 °C 650 °C	675 °C 650 °C	675 °C 650 °C

Fire behavior

PLEXIGLAS^® generates in principle very little smoke, its combustion gases are non-toxic (DIN 53436) and non-corrosive.

Approvals

PLEXIGLAS^® & ACRYLITE^® Aircraft Materials
Country	PLEXIGLAS GS 245 / ACRYLITE GMS	PLEXIGLAS GS 249 / ACRYLITE 249	Correctly stretched PLEXIGLAS GS 249
Germany	complied with WL 5.1412, DIN 65321	complied with WL 5.1415, DIN 65321	complied with WL 5.1416
France	complied with AIR 106/A Type I	complied with AIR 9106/A Type I	complied with AIR 9106/A Type III
Great Britain	type approved DTD 5592A	type approved DTD 5592A
Russia	complied with WL 5.1412, DIN 65321, approved by 'INTERSTATE AVIATION COMMITTEE'	complied with WL 5.1412, DIN 65321, approved by 'INTERSTATE AVIATION COMMITTEE'
USA	qualified to MIL-P-5425*)	qualified to MIL-P-8184 Type I, Class 2	corresponds to MIL-P-25690**)
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.


Title / Editor	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

Title /
Editor

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:


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

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: Acrylic Castings PLEXIGLAS 0Z00 Acrylic Spherical Sector Windows up to 180° including Spherical Sector Windows with Square Edge Acrylic Hemispherical Windows with Equatorial Flange
Material	PLEXIGLAS 0Z00

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:

Approvals
DIN EN 1793-1 Road Traffic Noise Reducing Devices	Test method to determine acoustic properties Part 1: Product-specific characteristics of sound insulation November 1997
DIN EN 1793-2 Road Traffic Noise Reducing Devices	Test method to determine acoustic properties Part 2: Product-specific characteristics of airborne sound insulation November 1997
DIN EN 1793-3 Road Traffic Noise Reducing Devices	Test method to determine acoustic properties Part 3: Standardized traffic noise spectrum November 1997
DIN EN 1794-1 Road Traffic Noise Reducing Devices	Non-acoustic properties Part 1: Mechanical properties and stability requirements October 1998
DIN EN 1794-2 Road Traffic Noise Reducing Devices	Non-acoustic properties Part 2: General safety and environmental requirements October 1998
ZTV-Lsw 06	Additional technical regulations and directives for installing noise barriers along roads German Ministry of Transport
GCW-2001	“Richtlijnen geluidbeperkende constructies langs wegen” (NL) Directives for noise control structures along roads

Test Certificates

The following test certificates exist for PLEXIGLAS

Soundstop products:

Test Certificates
Test certificates to: ZTV-Lsw 06, EN 1793/1-3 and EN 1794/1-2	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
National approvals	Croatia PLEXIGLAS Soundstop XT PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS / GS CC Poland PLEXIGLAS Soundstop XT PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS / GS CC Slovakia PLEXIGLAS Soundstop XT PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS / GS CC Slovenia PLEXIGLAS Soundstop XT PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS / GS CC Czech Republic PLEXIGLAS Soundstop XT PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS / GS CC Hungary PLEXIGLAS Soundstop XT PLEXIGLAS Soundstop GS / GS CC
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.

Existing approvals for PLEXIGLAS^® in transport systems
Approval or regulation	Explanations	Material	Valid until
ABG Allgemeine Bauartgenehmigung Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt	for motor vehicles in Germany (recognized in: Hungary, Turkey, Czech Republic)
DOT	for motor vehicles in USA and Canada (recognized in: Italy, Spain, Austria, Greece)
DOT-112, AS-6, M-33 to M-103	Only for use in Item AS-6: - trailers - mobile homes - caravans - special passenger cars - rear windows of convertibles - motorcycle windscreens - etc.	PLEXIGLAS XT 0A000 3 ... 10 mm	until revoked
DOT-112, AS-6, M-34 to M-84	Only for use in Item AS-6: - trailers - mobile homes - caravans - special passenger cars - rear windows of convertibles - motorcycle windscreens - etc.	PLEXIGLAS Resist 75 3...8 mm	until revoked