Environmental Impacts on the Strength Parameters of Mineral-Acrylic (PMMA/ATH) Facade Panels

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Method of testing</td><td align="center">Flexural strength (MPa) </td><td align="center">Modulus of elasticity (MPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Preliminary parameters </td><td align="center">69,4 </td><td align="center">9253 </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aging by the influence of constant temperature (65 ± 3)°C and a  relative humidity close to 100% for 28 days </td><td align="center">50,7 </td><td align="center">8360</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aging for 3 × 1000 hours, in 40°C and 50% relative humidity, UV 550 W/m<sup>2</sup>, water pouring every 100 minutes for 18 minutes</td><td align="center">65,0 </td><td align="center">9543 </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cycles of freezing and thawing, 100 cycles</td><td align="center">70,2 </td><td align="center">8833</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

The average strength characteristics resulting from aging tests of Corian (PMMA/ATH) panels [<a href="/journals/ijps/2015/134714/#B4">4</a>].

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 2: Environmental Impacts on the Strength Parameters of Mineral-Acrylic (PMMA/ATH) Facade Panels 