General Installation Guidelines
RecycleDesign™ products are shipped KD to reduce shipping and packaging
costs. Please inspect components to ensure that parts are complete and
undamaged upon arrival. The following technical notes are intended to
assist in specifying and installing our products; generally accepted
A.I.A. principles and local conditions apply accordingly.
Shipping and Packaging Materials
Recycle Design, Inc uses plastic foam packaging materials to protect
parts in shipment. We reuse foam accumulated in our recycling operation
when it is available; otherwise we use new foam. If you choose to mail
the packing foam back to us, we will use it again to pack parts.
HDPE
Lumber slats are made of HDPE recycled, high density polyethylene.
The product is composed of 100% recycled HDPE, derived from purified
milk bottle waste, combined with UV-inhibited pigment systems as well
as other process additives.
HDPE is very resistant to corrosion and moisture, and is warranted
not to rot, splinter, crack or peel. No waterproof.ing or staining
is required or recommended. The lumber is made from a single, purified
polymer and is manufactured to consistent, reproducible standards.
Technical Data
Mechanical Properties Test Method Typical Value
|
Density, lbs/cu.in.(ASTM D792)
|
.025 -.028
|
|
Compressive Strength (ASTM D695)
|
|
|
psi @ .2 in. def.
|
2540 - 2560
|
|
psi @ .4 in. def.
|
3040 - 3120
|
|
psi @ .6 in. def.
|
5130 - 5350
|
|
Tensile Strength, psi(ASTM D638)
|
2160 - 2630
|
|
Flexural Modulus, psi(ASTM D790)
|
97900 -103300
|
|
Coeff. Of Thermal Exp. in/in/° F (ASTM D696)
|
.00007
|
|
Accel. Weath. >1MM langleys (ASTM E838)
|
0.91% color ∆
|
Structural Beams
InfinitySeries, VictoriaSeries and some CitySeries benches and
seats utilize 2.500" OD or 2.0"ODx .125" aluminum tube
for the support structure spanning the two cast aluminum end frames.
The tubes, made from 6061-T6 mill finish material, support three and
four point loading on the 5’0" and 6' 0" models, respectively.
Expected bending stresses at both spans are far exceeded by the 17,000
psi recommendation for these beam sizes.
