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DID YOU KNOW…
# of Tests We Perform In the Myerstown Plant EVERY DAY
4,300
Crash Test Dummies Have It Pretty Hard…
So Do Our GAF Shingles…
• Testing Is Part of Our DNA• EACH Shingle Subjected to Over 187
Unique Tests
We Confess: We Have a History of Torturing Shingles
AC 438… Another Proof Point For the Advanced Protection Shingle!
GAF is the first and only mfg. to offer both AC 438 and ASTM D3462 Approvals
Great way to PROVE to your customers that our shingles are made to last…and we aren’t afraid to test them to extremes to ensure this!
Industry’s first performance standard!
Uses advanced science to predict long term shingle performance
That’s Why We LOVE the New Roofing Standard…
AC438
AC438Made Up of 3 Critical Tests That Determine Shingle Long Term
Performance
LONG TERM SHINGLE DURABILITY AND
PERFORMANCE TESTING
HOW SHINGLES WILL STAND UP TO HEAVY, DRIVING RAIN
HOW YOUR SHINGLES WITHSTAND EXTREME
TEMPERATURES
HOW YOUR SHINGLES PERFORM AFTER LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO
THE SUN
WIND-DRIVEN RAIN PERFORMANCE
LONG TERM EXTREME TEMPERATURE
RESISTANCE
TEST WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
So What’s The Difference in AC438 and ASTM D3462?
• Dimensions• ASTM D3161• Behavior on
heating• Tear strength• Fastener pull-
through resistance
• Penetration and softening point of asphalt
• Pliability
• Table 2: Mass of shingles, mat, asphalt, mineral surfacing & mineral stabilizer
• Shall use glass felt, mineral granules on weathering surface and factory-applied adhesive (sealant)
• UL 790 Class A Fire Rated.
• Weight of displaced granules
ASTM D3462
ASTM D3462 FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AFTER
PRODUCTION
• ASTM D 7158• UL 790 Class C Fire
Rated• Weather Resistance• Temperature Cycling• Weight of Displaced
Surfacing material• Wind driven rain
AC 438
LONG TERM PERFORMANCE TESTING
ONLY IN AC 438
AC 438… Another Proof Point For the Advanced Protection Shingle!
GAF is the first and only mfg. to offer both AC 438 and ASTM D3462 Approvals
Great way to PROVE to your customers that our shingles are made to last…and we aren’t afraid to test them to extremes to ensure this!
American Harvest Extreme Testing
on American Choppers
Two Episodes Aired in Nov-Dec
American Harvest Survives American Chopper Extreme
Testing