The Ultrex Difference
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The Ultrex Difference
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The Ultrex Difference. Ultrex: Built to Perform. What is it? Thin, strong cables of glass are saturated with specially compounded resins A composite material = fiberglass. Ultrex as a Composite Material. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Ultrex Difference
Ultrex: Built to Perform
What is it?
Thin, strong cables of glass are saturated with specially compounded resins
A composite material = fiberglass
Ultrex as a Composite Material Composite materials are produced in fiber form, reducing
surface flaws
Materials work together as a composite to provide unique properties that are typically superior to individual materials in isolation
Continuous fibers are used, which yield higher performance properties
Ultrex is fiberglass
Why Does Integrity Use a Composite Material?
Designed to produce specific attributes or properties and meet specific requirements
Provide superior performance properties
Why Fiberglass?
It’s benefits: Strength
High strength to weight ratio
High tensile strength High impact strength
Dimensional stability Low Coefficient of
Thermal Expansion (CTE)
Ultrex as Pultruded Fiberglass
What is it?
The manufacturing process for producing continuous lengths of reinforced fiberglass shapes with constant cross sections
A Typical Pultrusion Process
Key Pultruded Fiberglass Process Benefit
Produces a thermoset vs. a thermoplastic (PVC/Vinyl) material
Ultrex Vinyl
Key Benefits of Ultrex
Strength
Dimensional stability
Durability
Low maintenance
Thermal efficiency
Environmentally friendly
Ultrex’s Strength
*Performance characteristics based on data on Ultrex, a pultruded fiberglass material used in Integrity from Marvin
Dimensionally Stable
Graph illustrates expansion values in In/In/degreesFx10-5
*Performance characteristics based on data on Ultrex, a pultruded fiberglass material used in Integrity from Marvin
Durable & Low Maintenance for years to come
Vinyl can show its age after exposure to the elements
The Finish – Durable & Low Maintenance for years to come
AAMA 305-2000
Voluntary Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Thermoset
Profiles
AAMA 613-97
Organic Coatings on Plastic Profiles
AAMA 614-02
High Performance Organic Coatings on Plastic Profiles
AAMA 615-02
Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Plastic Profiles
Thermally-Efficient
*Performance characteristics based on data on Ultrex used in Integrity from Marvin Windows and Doors
Environmentally-Friendly
High mineral content
The pultrusion process and fiberglass ravings and mats require less energy than PVC and aluminum
Lower emissions
Reduce the consumption of natural resources
Why Use Ultrex?
Provide superior performance properties
Outperforms and outlasts vinyl or roll-form aluminum
Expands at the same rate as glass, so it resists stress fractures and seal failures
Won’t discolor, warp, crack, corrode, dent, chalk, rust or fade, and remains virtually maintenance-free for years to come.
Summary
Ultrex has predictable and superior performance characteristics over other materials
Fiberglass is a composite material that is a continuous fiber bonded with a resin
Pultrusion is the process of manufacturing fiberglass Creates a thermoset vs. thermoplastic material
Summary
Ultrex is the perfect material for products like windows and doors:
Strength Dimensional stability Durable and low
maintenance Thermally-efficient Environmentally-
friendly
