Resysta Material in comparison
Resysta Material in comparison
| Material | cracking | swelling | splintering | rotting | insect infestation | waterproof | slip-resistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softwood | | | | | | | |
| Hardwood | | | | | | | |
| UPM Timber (Pine & Spruce) | | | | | | | |
| WPC | | | | | | | |
| Resysta | | | | | | | |
XENON TEST
Task:
In cooperation with the renowned eph-Institut located in Dresden, Germany - Resysta carried out an "artificial weathering test of selected materials". The Xenon test was chosen as test procedure.
Test Performance:
Artificial weathering was carried out for 2000 h (after 650 MJ/m2 irradiation) with a Xenon tester CI 3000 (test device KL 31) according to DIN EN 11341. Artificial weathering was conducted at the following test conditions:
- 55°C black standard temperature
- 50% relative humidity
- Radiation intensity 0.5 W (m2 x nm) at 340 nm
- Weathering cycle: spray cycle 18 min, drying phase 102 min
A factor of 15-25 can be applied to this 2000 h test. Assuming factor 20 and an average of 7 sunshine hours per day (Central Europe) this corresponds to a weathering period of 15 years.
The following assessments were carried out to characterize the weathering resistance:
- visual evaluation of color change by means of gray scale according to DIN EN 20105-A02
- visual evaluation after 500 h, 1000 h, 1500 h and 2000 h.
Test Material:
eph Institut was provided with 15 material samples with two test specimen each. One specimen of each version was subject to the weathering test.
IPE / TEAK
WPC
RESYSTA 
Winner in the long-term test
Resysta combines all the materials tested natural look and feel are the most convincing with longevity.