one PROJECT NUMBER: 3008 60-4566 PAGE: 1of3 DATE: February 19, 1996 MAXIM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | TWIN CITY ‘TESTING 662 Cromwell Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 Client Purchase Order Number: Verbal ad I Py, hue ey Ps Michael S. Karcher Richard O. Thomalla Engineering Technician ‘Acoustical/Fenestration Supervisor ‘Mechanical/Metallurgical Department ‘Mechanical/Metallurgical Department (612) 659-7326 (612) 659-7310 ‘The test results contained in this report pertain only to the samples submitted for testing and not necessarily to all similar products. ‘seco + Ausin Research Engineers » Chersorham + Empie Sol ivestgstons tingdon + Kansas City Testing aun Egiears » Nebraska Testing * Pati Testing * Soutwestem Laboaiores * “Thomas-Hartg » Twin ity Testing me xtPROJECT NUMBER: 3008 60-4566 Date: February 19, 1996 Page: 2o0f3 Noise Reduction Coefficient Test - ASTM C423-90a INTRODUCTION: ‘This report present the results of a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) test conducted on Composite Barrier Material submitted by Teenifoam Ine. This test requested by Ms. Tammy Gustafson of Tecnifoam Inc. on June 17, 1994 and was conducted on June 20, 1994. “This report must not be reproduced except in its entirety with the approval of Maxim Technologies, Ine. ‘Twin City Testing. The data in this report relates only to the item tested. Maxim Technologies, Inc. Twin City Testing has been accredited by the U.S. Department of Canamerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly NBS) calor their National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for conducting this test procedure. This report may not be use to claim product endorsement by NVLAP or any agency of the U.S. Government. sl OF RESULTS: ‘The NRC of the sample described below is 1.3 (See individual frequency values below under TEST RESULTS) SPECIMEN INDENTIFICATION: Manufacturer : Tecnifoam Inc. Dimensions (Wx Hx D): 12” x 12” x 6” per specimen Weight : 0.62 Ibs. per specimen Surface Area : 1 £@ per specimen Total Surface Area Tested : 48 fi? — consisting of 48 specimen(s) Mounting Type : - Type “D” Mounting-Samples tested on 3” x 4” wood furring strips ‘Specimen Description: ~ TF —Max 6” Open Cell 2 pef Urethane FoamPROJECT NUMBER: 3008 60-4566 Date: February 19, 1996 Page: 3 of 3 TEST METHOD: ASTM: C423-90a, “Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room Method” was followed in every respect. “Absorption coefficients are the fraction of diffuse incident sound absorbed by the specimen and are expressed in sabins per square foot. The NRC is the average of the absorption coefficients for 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hertz and is reported to the nearest integral of 0.05, ‘The temperature and relative humidity of the chamber during the test was 70° F and 50% respectively. ‘TEST EQUIPMENT: ‘Manufacturer Model Serial# ‘Description Norwegian Electronics NE830 151 Real Time Spectrums Analyzer Bruel & Kjar 3923 815424 Rotating Microphone Boom Larson-Davis 2560 1032 Pressure Condenser Microphone ‘TEST RESULTS: Freq. (iz) ‘Abs. Uncertainty Coefficient % as 0.41 47 250 1.05 | 28 500 142 1S 1000 1.36 1.0 2000 137 07, 4000 151 06 Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) = 1.3 Freq. = Octave band center frequency ‘Abs. Coefficient = Sound absorption coefficient (extended plane applications) Uncertainty = % uncertainty of the absorption coefficient for 95% confidence