Testing & Results

Super Therm^® independent testing results

Super Therm^® Tech Sheets

A product like Super Therm^® seems too true to believe so naturally its gets far more scrutinised because of its claims…yet it is that good!

It keeps passing testing with flying colours…better than anything else on the market when you start to compare. While the product is from the USA the test results have been extensively conduced in their labs and on site with case studies showing great results around the world.

• Exposure to UV, elevated temperature and humidity – passed
• Water Vapour transmission – passed
• Resistance to cracking on metal or rubber type materials – passed
• Tensile Strength – passed
• Flame Spread and smoke generation – passed
• Structure Steel Fire Curve – passed
• Thermal conductivity test – passed
• Salt spray only – 450 hours – passed
• Fungal growth or soil and dirt accumulation on paint film – passed
• Abrasion resistance of organic coatings – passed
• Toxic offgassing – none – passed
• Reflectivity of sunlight on window or coating film – passed
• Environmentally safe and safe for use around animals – passed
• Approved and accepted as energy star partner for saving energy – passed

Super Therm® ASTM Test Listing (pdf – 58kb)

• ASTM G53 – Practice for Operating Light- and Water-Exposure Apparatus (Fluorescent UV-Condensation Type) for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials (Withdrawn 2000)
• ASTM E96 – Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
• ASTM D522 – Standard Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of Attached Organic Coatings
• ASTM D412 – Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers—Tension
• ASTM D1653 – Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Organic Coating Films
• ASTM E 84-89 – Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
• ASTM E 119 – Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
• ASTM C 177 – Standard Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
• ASTM C 411 – Standard Test Method for Hot-Surface Performance of High-Temperature Thermal Insulation
• ASTM E1269 – Standard Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• ASTM E1461-92 – Standard Test Method for Thermal Diffusivity of Solids by the Flash Method
• ASTM D1654 – Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Painted or Coated Specimens Subjected to Corrosive Environments
• ASTM D3274 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Surface Disfigurement of Paint Films by Fungal or Algal Growth, or Soil and Dirt Accumulation
• ASTM D4060 – Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by the Taber Abraser
• ASTM E-903-96 – Standard Test Method for Solar Absorptance, Reflectance, and Transmittance of Materials Using Integrating Spheres
• ASTM E-1918 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Solar Reflectance of Horizontal and Low-Sloped Surfaces in the Field
• JIS A-5759 – (Japanese Standards) Adhesive films for glazings
• USDA M0729 – Standards
• BOCA Section 723.2
• BOCA Section 723.3
• BOCA Section 803.2
• BOCA 1998 International Mechanical Code Section 604.3

Denver Insulation coatings comparison test

This test produced by the Florida Office of Energy showing a comparison test in Denver, Colorado. The test was over 24 hours between Super Therm^® and standard Latex Paint with 2 identical controlled structures. Reports showed it took 30% less energy to heat or cool the building with Super Therm^® and moisture levels were reduced.

ASTMB117 Salt Spray Tests (pdf – 40kb)

Northwest Testing Laboratories, Salt Spray Corrosion Tests.

ASTM C236: Fiberglass Batt insulation comparison (pdf – 1.5mb)

Super Therm^® tested by VTEC Laboratories. Super Therm^® proved to be 240% better than fiberglass insulation. Super Therm^® performs equally from -50 to 300F and is never affected by moisture.

Test results compared with other reflective coatings (pdf – 1.5mb)

Energy Star Program comparison testing shows very clearly that Super Therm^® is the best coating on the market to maintain its reflective ability over 3 years with just 1% loss.

Sound Proof Test (pdf – 531kb)

Sound Testing performed by Hot-Cold Air and Fire Control by Pat Saulson, PhD. Sound reduced on average 50% for interior walls and 23% for exterior walls.

Resistance to Growth of Mould ASTMD-3273-82T (pdf 44kb)

Buckman Laboratories International, Technical Service Laboratory Report. Resistance to growth of mould in severe mould environments.

Fungal Growth or Soil and Dirt Accumulation ASTMD-3274 (pdf – 38kb)

Buckman Laboratories International, Technical Service Laboratory Report, Table. Fungal growth or soil and dirt accumulation.

ASTM Tests (pdf – 58kb)

ASTM G53, ASTMD1653, ASTMD4060, ASTME96, ASTMD522, ASTMD412

BOCA Building Code Report (pdf – 91kb)

BOCA International Evaluation Report. US National Building Code 1999 – endorsement of Super Therm^®.

Chicken House Test (pdf – 91kb)

Perimeter Industries Test Chicken House Roof – Cold storage facility for Jacks Hamburgers and Subway Foods, Cagle Foods.

Coke Pusher Cab (pdf – 251kb)

Sloss Industries Testing Documentation for Perimeter Industries, Coke Pusher Cabs Test, Stand Pipe Test, Steam Pipe Test, Oven Door Plug Test, Leveling Door Castings, Summary and Recommendations.

Ecopetrol Test (pdf – 80kb)

Ecopetrol Certification. Use of Super Therm^® instead of Aluminium foil for insulation.

Emittance Test (pdf – 87kb)

Tennesse Tech Emittance Test.

Jet Engine Thruster Test (pdf – 250kb)

Jet Engine Reverse Thruster Test, (see graphs in pdf).

NASA Flammability Test (pdf – 262kb)

NASA Space Flight Center Testing of Super Therm^®.

Super Therm^® Field Retrofitted Shipping Contains Test (pdf – 1.6mb)

Florida Energy Conservation Assistance Program with Super Therm^®. The objective of this analysis is to determine the impact of the “As Built Conditions and As Installed Components / Equipment” on the energy producing loads on occupied residential, commercial, government building and other structures.