Technical Specifications
Summary
- Structural Insulated Panel ...
- Roll-formed geometric coated steel with foam core
- 24-inch wide panels
- Custom cut up to 12 feet in height (up to 30’ design under development)
- Peerless core/skin interface bond, unbroken in 10 years of testing
- E-72 load-bearing frameless tongue and groove construction
- High speed erection
- Tested to meet category 5 hurricane winds
- Lightweight, only 3 pounds per square foot
- 2.5" x 4" integral roll-formed trench
- Highest strength-to-weight-ratio of any structural building component
- R-25+ insulating value; no other vapor barrier or insulation required
- Note also: 75% of thermal energy is lost through frame members. LeepCore load-bearing walls do not require frames, eliminating thermal bridges and further increasing savings.
- Full thermal break
- Class 1, water impermeable
- Termite, insect, rodent, pest, and rot proof (all installations)
- Mold and mildew proof (typical capped installation)
- Only coated steel surfaces are exposed to weather
- Highly mold and mildew resistant (when uncapped)
- LeepCore foam core is also waterproof
- Fire, wind, earthquake, corrosion, acid, chemical resistant
- Design agnostic : deploy factory stucco pattern, or can accept any cladding or finish
- Formaldehyde free
- Near zero maintenance
- High resiliency (bends but does not break – failure is not catastrophic – returns to form)
- Virtually soundproof
Cross-Section Diagram
Steel Skin
- G-40 Zinc Galvanized Coating (Zero Spangle)
- Free from Surface Blemishes
- ASTM - A653 - (LFQ) (Lock Forming Quality)
- Surface is a baked on Polyester System:
- Top/Outside - 1 Mil (1/1000 inch) White Polyester Coat
- .2 Mil Primer plus .8 Mil Regular
- Bottom/Inside - 0.5 Mil White Polyester Coat
- .2 Mil Primer plus .3 Mil Regular
- Top/Outside - 1 Mil (1/1000 inch) White Polyester Coat
- Skin Thickness: 0.019” +/- 0.0015”
- Split Widths:
- Top: 30.87” +/- 0.0625
- Bottom: 35.48” +/- 0.0625
- Deep Embossed to 0.034 +/- 0.0015 - Non Directional Stucco Pattern
- Quality Parameters:
- Chamber: .0625 inches in 12 ft.
- Edge Wave: 0.125 inches in 12 ft.
- Oil Canning: None
- Mill Edge: Painted and Free of Burrs
Foam Core
Class 1, two component, co-blown modified polyurethane foam system, as tested by UL 723 (ASTM E – 84 Tunnel Test), with the following characteristics:
- 4" Foam Core
- Thermal Conductivity (ASTM C 518). K Factor = 0.130 (avg.)
- Compressive Strength (ASTM D 1621) @ 2.2 lb./cu. ft.
- Parallel to Rise - STR 10% 23.08 psi (avg.)
- Perpendicular to Rise - STR 10% 20.62 psi (avg.)
- Dimensional Stability (ASTM D 2126) @ 28 days, avg. volume change:
- 70 deg. C / 100% Humidity - 3.7%
- 100 deg. C / Ambient - 1.8%
- -30 deg. C / Ambient - 0.1%
Structural Performance
Composite capable of withstanding ultimate loads and deflections at failure, as per ASTM E-72, as follows:
- Average Axial Load (wall)
- Ultimate - 6,313 lb./linear ft.
- Average Transverse Load (wall)
- Ultimate - 139 lb./sq. ft. (positive), 113 lb./sq. ft. (negative)
- L/180 - 64 lb./sq. ft. (positive), 61 lb./sq. ft. (negative)
- Average Transverse Load (wall, negative direction)
- Ultimate - 185 lb./sq. ft.
- L/180 - 110 lb./sq. ft.
- L/240 - 86 lb./sq. ft.
- L/360 - 60 lb./sq. ft.
- Average Transverse Load (floor)
- Ultimate - 395 lb./sq. ft.
- L/180 - 202 lb./sq. ft.
- L/240 - 160 lb/sq. ft.
- L/360 - 105 lb./sq. ft.
- Average Racking Shear Load (In-plane)
- Ultimate load (lbs.) - 9,033
- Ultimate Load (lbs./linear ft.) - 1,506
- Load at 1/8” net deflection (lbs.) - 5,349
- Load at 1/8” net deflection (lbs./linear ft.) - 892
- Dade County 9 lb. Wood 2X4 @ 34 mph Penetration Test
- No penetration at 81 mph; exceeds specification by 234%