AAMA QUALICOAT and GSBcomparsion

1

Quality OrganisationsAAMA

• AAMA's Program was started in 1962. 1962

• The program earned ANSI-accreditation in 1972, 1972

• The current name American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), was adopted in 1984 to reflect its material neutral approach to the fenestration industry. 1984 AAMA

• Active globally, but more focus in the USA, becoming more and more active in Asia and Middle East

• 400 members 400

• Fully founded on liquid coating (Kynar)

Quality Organisations

QUALICOAT•Founded in 1986 1986

•Switzerland.

•Active globally but with a European focus.

•Over 400 licensed coating plants worldwide. 400

•Over 500 approved powder systems. 500

•Over 80 approved alternative chemicals 80

•Provide certification

•Powder coating mainly

Quality Organisations

GSB AL 631 •Founded in 1980s 1980

•German and nearby countries based.

•Over 100 licensed coating plants worldwide. 100

•Over 160 approved powder systems. 160

•Over 23 approved alternative pretreatment chemicals. 23

•Provide certification

•Powder coating mainly

Standard Standard Durability Super Durability Hyper Durability

Guarantee 8-10 years 12-15 years 20-30 years

U.S Standard AAMA 2603 AAMA 2604 AAMA 2605

European Standard

Qualicoat Class 1 Qualicoat Class 2 Qualicoat Class 3

German Standard GSB standard GSB Master GSB Premium

Different standard of coating materials

Standard Durability Standard Accelerated test Florida test Anti-corrosion test

AAMA2603-17 None 1 year 45 degree

only a slight chalking and slight fading.

1500h NSS

1500

QualicoatClass 1

Xenon Arc 1000 hours 1000h

50% gloss retentiondelta E appendix A7

1 year 5 degree South

50% gloss retentiondelta E appendix A7

50%

1000h ASS

1000

GSB(standard):

QUV 313 300 hours

50% gloss retention

1 year 5 degree South

UV energy Max. 300 MJ/m²

Gloss retention≥ 50%

delta E Section 4.7

1000h ASS

1000

Super DurabilityStandard Accelerated test Florida test Anti-corrosion test

AAMA2604-17

None 5 years 45 degree

30% gloss retentiondelta E

Hyper DurabilityStandard Accelerated test Florida test Anti-corrosion test

AAMA2605-17

None 10 years 45 degree

50% gloss retentiondelta E

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 14th GSB

Substrate type No indication

cupping, bending, impact tests: AA5005-H24 OR -h14 with thickness 0.8 or 1mm

5005

Corrosion tests:on the material actually used. Recommend to use AA6060 or AA6063.

6060 6063

cupping, bending, impact tests: AA5005-H24 OR -h14 with thickness 0.8 or 1mm

5005

Corrosion tests:on the material actually used. Recommend to use AA6060 or AA6063.

6060 6063

Pretreatment comparison

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15

th GSB

etchingdegree

No description about how to keep substrate clean(etchingdegree).

surface preparation and etching degree.Inland. Etching degree >1g/m2

Qualicoat seaside: Etching degree >2g/m2

1 2

Recommended picklingrate for alloys EN AW-6060 and EN AW-6063:> 1 g/m².

1

Pretreatment comparison

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15th GSB

Pretreatment Coating Weight

Chromate:03 no requirement04 (>323 mg/m2).05 (>431 mg/m

2)

Non-chrome:per supplier's specification

Chromate: ISO 105460.6 - 1.2 g/m² for

yellow chromate and 0.6-1.5 g/m2 for green chromate

non chrome chemicalsshould be approved byQualicoat first

Last rinsing waterconductivity should

AAMA 2603,04,

05Qualicoat 15th GSB

Dry Film Thickness

>= 1.2 mils (30 µm),

Class 1&2 60 micronClass 3 50 micronTwo-coat powder coating(Class 1 et2): 110 micronTwo-coat Class 3 powder coating : 80micron

(none of measured values less than 80% of min. value)

Thin layer powder 20- 40 µm 20-40

Normal powder – colour-dependent 60 µm - 120 µmAverage coating thicknessGSB Approved Coater, GSB Master Coater 50 –120 µm 50-120

GSB Premium Coater 60 –120 µm 60-120

Dry Film Hardness

ASTM D3363, F minimum

N/A N/A

IndentationEN ISO 2815

N/A Minimum 80 Minimum 80

Film thickness requirement

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15th GSB

Dry Adhesion

• Rating: 0% failure (no loss, no blister)

•tape is Permacel 99 or equivalent, sharp pull at angle of 90

• No film thickness specification. 1mm 11 x 11 cuts

• EN ISO 2409• Rating: 0• Panel should relaxed for

16h• Tape: 6N/25mm -

10N/25mmAfter 1min application of tape, pull off at angle of 60 within 0.5-1s.)

• 1mm for up to 60µm,• 2mm for 60-120µm,• 3mm for higher

thickness

• Qualicoat

Wet Adhesion

0% failure (no loss, no blister)make cuts. After 38℃,24h water immerse, repeat test tape pull-off

2 hours with boiling water or 1hour with 1bar pressure cooker. Make cuts and tape pull-off after.

Qualicoat

Adhesion requirement

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15th GSB

Boiling Water Adhesion

20 min at 100 C0% failure (no loss, no blister)Firstly, make cuts and tape pull-off. Immerse in boiling water for 20minutes, repeat tape pull test

N/A N/A

Resistance to Boiling Water

N/A 2 hours with boiling water or 1hour with 1bar pressure cooker.No blistering in excess of S2 (ISO 4628-2). No defects or detachment. Some color change is acceptable.

Qualicoat

Adhesion requirement

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15th GSB

Impact Resistance

16 mm diameter punch.using a 160 inch-lbimpactor.3 mm +/- 0,3 mmdeformation directly to the coated surface. pull tape sharply at 90to the panel

2.5N·m energy impact according to EN ISO 6272 / ASTM D2794 (15.9 mm dia).pull tape sharply at 90 to the panel after 1 minute.

Film thickness requirement: test shall be performed on an organic coating with a thickness about the minimum required(50um). The panel coated with a thickness of 50-60micron.

Qualicoat

Rating

no removal of film from substrate.Minute cracking at the perimeter of the concave area is permissible.

Without any sign of detachment after tape pull test

Elasticity requirement

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15

th GSB

Cupping Test

N/A EN ISO 1520 Minimum 5 mm without any detachment after tape pull

Qualicoat

Bend Test N/A EN ISO 1519 5mm mandrel, without any sign of detachment after tape pull test

Elasticity requirement

Chemical resistance requirements

AAMA 2603,04,05 Qualicoat 15th GSB

Muriatic Acid Resistance

(10% by volume)

15-minute exposure: no blistering or visual change

N/A N/A

Mortar Resistance

24-hour exposure: no loss of film adhesion or visual change. (slight staining or discoloration on orange, yellow or metallic coating needs to be discussed).

EN 12206-1 (Par. 5.9)After 24h, easy to remove w/o any residues. Metallic coating - must not exceed 1 (See Appendix 4).All other colors – no change.

Qualicoat

Nitric Acid Resistance

add half of bottle with 70% Nitric acid(analytical grade) .

30-minute exposure: 5 Delta E (Hunter) maximum color change

N/A N/A

FFC requirement ( only Qualicoatand GSB required

FFC only for Qualicoat Seaside (ISO 4623-2)Qualicoat seaside

L (longest filament)

GSB calculation GSB

Z= number of fibrils L= length of the drag / cut mark (mm) H= fibril frequency F= coefficient denoting the level of filiform corrosion

H = Z/L l = mean fibril length (mm) F = l *H

Different requirement for FFC of GSB

23

Qualicoat approved lab Qualicoat

24

With AAMA approved lablicenseAAMA

25

Thanks a lot for your attention.