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DursSurf 2001 "The Choice for Sintered Base Snowboards in North America"

DuraSurf™ 2001
Sintered Running Surface

Since 1991, our standard product has become the industry standard for sintered base material. In that time, nearly every snowboard produced in North America using screen printed sintered base has been made with DuraSurf 2001.

PROPERTY UNITS TEST METHOD TYPICAL VALUES
DENSITY g/cc ASTM D-1505 >0.93
AVE. MOL. MASS g/mol ISO 6.5 million
g/mol ASTM D-4020 4.4 million
MELT INDEX g/10 min. ASTM D-1238 0
TENSILE MODULUS MPa ISO 527 680
PSI ASTM D-638 98600
COEF. OF THERM. EXP. unit length/ºF ASTM D-696 1.1 x 10 -4
SHRINKAGE %, inear/trans. Internal 7 / 2.7
WAX ABSORPTION mg./cu.c Internal TBD
ABRASION RESISTANCE Index Sand Slurry 0.588
IZOD IMPACT RES. J / m ASTM D-256 no failure
THERMAL RESPONSE linear/trans. Internal <2% / <1%
% CRYSTALLINITY % DSC anal. 53
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