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Breather membrane (WRB) for open-jointed cladding, gap width up to 50 mm (2"), with self-adhesive strips
Advantages
- Extremely robust and UV-stable: UV ageing test carried out with 10,000 h instead of 5,000 h
- Dry building components: pore-free TEEE functional film actively transports moisture to the outside
- Well-protected building components: permeable, extremely high tear-resistance, windproof, rainproof and waterproof
- Not visible behind open-jointed cladding: black fleece with printed marking only in the overlap area
- 6 months of outdoor exposure
- Quick and reliable sealing thanks to the integrated ‘connect’ self-adhesive strips on the long edges of the membrane
Areas of application
For use as a breather membrane (weather-resistive barrier, WRB) behind closed and open facades (open-jointed cladding up to a gap width of 50 mm (2") and 40% open total area). Installation onto boarding, wood-based panels and all mat or panel-shaped thermal insulation materials.
Technical specs
| Material | |||
| Fleece | Polypropylene microfibre | ||
| Functional film | Monolithic TEEE | ||
| Fleece | Polypropylene microfibre | ||
| Functional film | Monolithic TEEE | ||
| Fleece | Polypropylene microfibre | ||
| Self-adhesive strips | Water-resistant SOLID adhesive | ||
| Property | Regulation | Value | Regulation |
| Colour | Black | ||
| Surface weight | EN 1849-2 | 280 g/m² ; 0.92 oz/ft² | EN 1849-2 |
| Thickness | EN 1849-2 | 1.1 mm ; 43 mils | EN 1849-2 |
| Water vapour resistance factor µ | EN ISO 12572 | 185 | EN ISO 12572 |
| sd value | EN ISO 12572 | 0.2 m | EN ISO 12572 |
| g value | 1.0 MN·s/g | ||
| Vapour permeance | ASTM E 96 | 16.1 perms | ASTM E 96 |
| Fire class | EN 13501-1 | E | EN 13501-1 |
| Outdoor exposure | 6 months | ||
| Watertight joints with ‘connect’ adhesive strips or TESCON VANA tape | EN 13859-1 | W1 | EN 13859-1 |
| Water column | EN ISO 811 | 10 000 mm ; 32' 10" | EN ISO 811 |
| Watertightness, non-aged/aged* | EN 13859-2 | W1 / W1 | EN 13859-2 |
| Tensile strength MD/CD | EN 13859-2 (A) | 480 N/5 cm / 340 N/5 cm ; 55 lb/in / 39 lb/in | EN 13859-2 (A) |
| Tensile strength MD/CD, aged* | EN 13859-2 (A) | 360 N/5 cm / 260 N/5 cm ; 41 lb/in / 30 lb/in | EN 13859-2 (A) |
| Elongation MD/CD | EN 13859-2 (A) | 60% / 70% | EN 13859-2 (A) |
| Elongation MD/CD, aged* | EN 13859-2 (A) | 28% / 28% | EN 13859-2 (A) |
| Nail tear resistance MD/CD | EN 13859-2 (B) | 300 N / 380 N ; 67 lbf / 85 lbf | EN 13859-2 (B) |
| *) Durability after artificial ageing with 10,000 h of UV ageing instead of 5,000 h | EN 1297 / EN 1296 | Passed (for walls with open joints) | EN 1297 / EN 1296 |
| Flexibility at low temperature | EN 1109 | -40 °C ; -40 °F | EN 1109 |
| Temperature resistance | EN 1109, EN 1296, EN 1297 | Permanent -40 °C to 100 °C ; -40 °F to 212 °F | EN 1109, EN 1296, EN 1297 |
| Thermal conductivity | 0.04 W/(m·K) ; 0.3 BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) | ||
| CE labelling | EN 13859-2 | Yes | EN 13859-2 |
