The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance updated a document establishing requirements for the material properties, including dimensional stability, weatherability, and extrusion quality of rigid reinforced thermoplastic exterior profile extrusions used for assembled fenestration products.
FGIA document AAMA 310-23, Voluntary Specification for Reinforced Thermoplastic Fenestration Exterior Profile Extrusions, is available for purchase in the FGIA online store. This document was last updated in 2004.
What FGIA says
“Reinforced thermoplastic profile extrusions are used in assembling fenestration products,” says Glenn Ferris, FGIA Fenestration Standards Specialist and staff liaison for the document’s developing group, the FGIA Reinforced Thermoplastic Fenestration Exterior Profile Extrusions Review Task Group. “Establishing this specification as a standard of quality is important for their utilization in fenestration applications.”
About the document
The purpose of the information within this document is to assist producers and distributors and to educate consumers and vendors. It is also meant to provide requirements as the basis for specification requirements and product certification, which applies to exterior fenestration products using extrusions made from reinforced thermoplastic. Improper use of these products can lead to failures in application, function, and performance. This standard presumes a working knowledge of polymeric materials, the extrusion process, physical testing, and fenestration products.
