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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Unit 4/40 Bessemer St
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Blacktown NSW 2148
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Phone 02 9621 3706
                                                                                                                 www.FloorSlipTest.com.au                                                     [email protected]



                                                                                                                 9 January 2019

                                                                                                                                                   Test Report No. R17764c
                                                                                                                                             Accelerated Wear Slip Resistance Test
                                                                                                                         AS 4586-2013 Appendix A: incorporating accelerated wear conditioning to evaluate in-service wear

                                                                                                                 The purpose of the accelerated wear condition is to assist specifiers to better understand how the slip resistance of an
                                                                                                                 individual product may alter with wear, thus helping to differentiate between products that might otherwise have
                                                                                                                 seemingly similar slip resistance characteristics. AS 4586 does not provide guidance on the conduct of such
                                                                                                                 accelerated wear tests; however, Appendix A3 states that “if a product Standard or specification contains a
                                                                                                                 requirement for the permanence of slip resistance, this requirement shall be determined after the appropriate
                                                                                                                 accelerated again or wear testing procedure”. The conditioning protocol primarily used within industry is based on
                                                                                                                 method developed by Strautins1. The results are intended to be used as an informative guide to the selection of surfaces
                                                                                                                 within a quality management system; please refer to AS 4586, HB 198 and Strautins (2008) for further information.
                                                                                                                 Test Method:           AS 4586 Appendix A:
                                                                                                                                        Test sample description, operating and equipment parameters outlined on previous page
                                                                                                                 Sample Preparation:    Safe Environments in-house SOP – Accelerated Wear Slip Testing
                                                                                                                 Abrasive pad:          3M Scotchbrite Heavy Duty Scour Pad No. 86 (water wet)
                                                                                                                 Machine                Gardco D12VFI washability and wear-testing machine
                                                                                                                 Mass of friction boat: 1000 ±50g                            Area:            100 ±10mm x 100 ±10mm
                                                                                                                 Cycle Rate:            50 ±5 cycles per min                 Path length:     300 ±50 mm
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                                                                                                                       Wear Cycles    Specimen 1      Specimen 2     Specimen 3     Specimen 4    Specimen 5        Mean           Class
                                                                                                                                0         57              56             59              62            64             60             P5
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                                                                                                                            100           42              41             46              48            50             45             P4
                                                                                                                            500           36              35             40              44            42             39             P3
                                                                                                                            1000          34              32             35              41            41             37             P3
                                                                                                                            5000          30              28             32              37            37             33             P2


                                                                                                                                                                    BPN vs Wear Cycles
                                                                                                                       80

                                                                                                                       70

                                                                                                                       60

                                                                                                                       50

                                                                                                                       40
                                                                                                                 BPN




                                                                                                                       30

                                                                                                                       20

                                                                                                                       10

                                                                                                                        0
                                                                                                                            0                  1000                   2000    Wear Cycles     3000                  4000                    5000

                                                                                                                 1 Strautins, Carl J (2008) ‘Sustainable Slip Resistance: An Opportunity for Innovation’, Qualicer ’08, Xth World Congress on

                                                                                                                 Ceramic Tile Quality, Castellon Spain. Publication available upon request.

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