Aickinstrut Fiberglass Framing System Channel Framing
In addition, pultruded fiberglass components exhibit exceptional corrosion and fire resistance. These attributes make fiberglass the material of choice for many harsh industrial applications. The polyester and vinyl ester channels are color coded. Polyester channels are colored gray and the vinyl ester channels are colored beige. PVC Materials The PVC channels are manufactured from the extrusion process. In this process, the component is made by a PVC resin mixture being continuously fed through a heated die that determines the shape of the component. In the die, the resin is cured to form a permanent, extruded part that can be cut to a specific length. Unlike pultruded components, extruded components do not incorporate glass-reinforcement; consequently, they do not exhibit the same beam strength as their pultruded counterparts. PVC components, however, exhibit exceptional corrosion and fire resistance. These features make PVC channels an excellent alternative when excessive beam strength is not required. PVC channels are color coded dark gray. Channel Availability Chart The following chart illustrates the availability of materials in the different channel profiles.
All Aickinstrut channels, except the SST series, incorporate a flange design which provides
reliable fastening and interlocking of Aickinstrut components and accessories.
Aickinstrut Flange Design
Channels are provided in standard lengths of 10' with longer lengths available upon request. Aickinstrut single channels come packaged in boxes of 100' while the double channels are packaged in boxes containing 40'. Aickinstrut channel is available in 3 materials:
ꞏ Polyester (P material) - Gray ꞏ Vinyl Ester (V material) - Beige ꞏ PVC (E material) - Dark Gray Polyester and Vinyl Ester Materials
The polyester and vinyl ester channels are manufactured from the pultrusion process. In this process, the component is made by reinforcing a polymer resin (polyester or vinyl ester) with multiple strands of glass filament, alternating layers of glass mat and UV resistant surfacing veils. The glass is drawn through the liquid resin, which coats and saturates the fibers. The combination of resin, glass and veil is then continuously guided and pulled (pultruded) through a heated die that determines the shape of the component. In the die, the resin is cured to form a permanent, reinforced part which can be cut to a specific length. Since the hardened fiberglass pultrusion is reinforced with an internal arrangement of permanently bonded continuous glass fibers, it possesses great strength.
Channel Profile
Polyester (P) Vinyl Ester (V)
PVC (E)
Series 1000, 1200, 2000, 2200, 2300
X X
X
Series 1100, 1300, 1500,1600, 1700, 1800, 2000SST, 2100, 2100SST, 2200SST,2300SST
N/A
Aickinstrut - Specifications
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