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[CCMC evaluation requirements] CAN/ULC-S705.1-01, Amendment: 1 & 2, Type: 2

From: National Research Council Canada

This document provides a summary of the minimum requirements imposed by the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) for all evaluations based on the below criteria document. Additional requirements may be imposed by the CCMC when necessary for a particular evaluation, and are detailed in the individual evaluation.

Criteria document

Scope

These evaluations apply to spray-applied, rigid polyurethane foam of medium density intended for use as thermal insulation for both building and non-building applications, whether applied on a building site or in a prefabrication (manufacturing) process. This material is also known as foamed in-situ insulation. The continuous-use temperature is within the range of –60°C to +80°C.

For compliance to CAN/ULC-S705.2, users should contact the third-party organization that has been identified by the foam manufacturer as the third party operating the site quality assurance program (SQAP) for the foam product (see product Listing).

Material requirements

The evaluation holder must demonstrate that the product meets the following requirements (additional requirements may be imposed by the CCMC when necessary, and are detailed in the individual evaluation):

Technical requirements for physical properties
Property Unit Requirement for CAN/ULC-S705.1-01 (Am. 1 and 2)
Minimum Maximum
Air permeance (mandatory material testing) L/s @ 75 Pa No min. 0.02
Air permeance (optional system testing) L/s @ 75 Pa No min. 0.05
Apparent core density kg/m3 28 No max.
Compressive strength kPa 170 No max.

Dimensional stability volume change at:

–20°C % No min. –1
80°C % –1 8
70°C, 97 ± 3% RH % No min. 14
Surface burning characteristics – flame spread rating No min. 500 Footnote (1)
Open-cell content volume % No min. 8
Initial thermal resistance of a 50-mm-thick specimen after 3 days at 23 ± 2°C m2·°C/W Declare No max.
Conditioned thermal resistance of a 50-mm-thick specimen after: 180 days at 23 ± 2°C , or m2·°C/W Declare Footnote (2) No max.
90 days at 60 ± 2°C
Long-term thermal resistance (LTTR) Footnote (4) of a 50-mm-thick specimen – Type 2 m2·°C/W 2.0 No max.
Tensile strength kPa 200 No max.
Volatile organic emissions Pass Footnote (3)
Water absorption by volume % No min. 4
Water vapour permeance of a 50-mm-thick specimen ng/(Pa·s·m2) No min. 60

Labelling

In compliance with CAN/ULC-S705.1-01 (with Amendments 1 and 2), each liquid component container must be identified as either the polyisocyanate component (“A”) or the resin component (“B”). Unless otherwise specified, each container must be marked with the following information:

  • manufacturer’s name;
  • product name;
  • type of material (e.g., insulation);
  • net mass of the contents of the packaged material;
  • country of manufacture;
  • lot number;
  • date of manufacture;
  • “use before” date;
  • the means to identify the installed product; and
  • the phrase “CAN/ULC-S705.1,” indicating conformance to the standard.

The label must include reference to the assocaited CCMC number


© Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc. Reprinted with permission. This material is not the complete and official position of ULC Standards on the referenced subject, which is represented only by the ULC Standard in its entirety.

Installation requirements

The CCMC requires that evaluation holders provide instructions for the installation of the product(s) that:

Manufacturing requirements

The CCMC requires that evaluation holders, at a minimum, demonstrate that the associated production process:

Labelling requirements

The CCMC requires that evaluation holders ensure that product labels:

Published CCMC evaluations

The following products have been evaluated to these requirements by the CCMC:

CCMC number:Manufacturer:Product names:
13697-LElastochem Specialty Chemicals Inc. Insulthane® Extreme ccSPF
14141-LSoprema Inc.SOPRA-SPF 202, SOPRA-SPF 202 LT
14133-LCanadian Urethane Spray Equipment (CUSE) Grizzly Gold

Code references

National Building Code of Canada 2010

Code references Code provision
9.25.2.2.(1)(g)Insulation Materials
A-Table 5.10.1.1.Selection and Installation of Sealants
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