DID YOU KNOW…

# of Tests We Perform In the Myerstown Plant EVERY DAY

4,300

Crash Test Dummies Have It Pretty Hard…

So Do Our GAF Shingles…

• Testing Is Part of Our DNA• EACH Shingle Subjected to Over 187

Unique Tests

We Confess: We Have a History of Torturing Shingles

AC 438… Another Proof Point For the Advanced Protection Shingle!

GAF is the first and only mfg. to offer both AC 438 and ASTM D3462 Approvals

Great way to PROVE to your customers that our shingles are made to last…and we aren’t afraid to test them to extremes to ensure this!

Industry’s first performance standard!

Uses advanced science to predict long term shingle performance

That’s Why We LOVE the New Roofing Standard…

AC438

AC438Made Up of 3 Critical Tests That Determine Shingle Long Term

Performance

LONG TERM SHINGLE DURABILITY AND

PERFORMANCE TESTING

HOW SHINGLES WILL STAND UP TO HEAVY, DRIVING RAIN

HOW YOUR SHINGLES WITHSTAND EXTREME

TEMPERATURES

HOW YOUR SHINGLES PERFORM AFTER LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO

THE SUN

WIND-DRIVEN RAIN PERFORMANCE

LONG TERM EXTREME TEMPERATURE

RESISTANCE

TEST WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

So What’s The Difference in AC438 and ASTM D3462?

• Dimensions• ASTM D3161• Behavior on

heating• Tear strength• Fastener pull-

through resistance

• Penetration and softening point of asphalt

• Pliability

• Table 2: Mass of shingles, mat, asphalt, mineral surfacing & mineral stabilizer

• Shall use glass felt, mineral granules on weathering surface and factory-applied adhesive (sealant)

• UL 790 Class A Fire Rated.

• Weight of displaced granules

ASTM D3462

ASTM D3462 FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AFTER

PRODUCTION

• ASTM D 7158• UL 790 Class C Fire

Rated• Weather Resistance• Temperature Cycling• Weight of Displaced

Surfacing material• Wind driven rain

AC 438

LONG TERM PERFORMANCE TESTING

ONLY IN AC 438

AC 438… Another Proof Point For the Advanced Protection Shingle!

GAF is the first and only mfg. to offer both AC 438 and ASTM D3462 Approvals

Great way to PROVE to your customers that our shingles are made to last…and we aren’t afraid to test them to extremes to ensure this!

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on American Choppers

Two Episodes Aired in Nov-Dec

American Harvest Survives American Chopper Extreme

Testing