Designation:E2692−10StandardTestMethodforStructuralPerformanceofThermalBarriersinFenestrationProducts1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2692;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodevaluatesthelongitudinalshearstrengthbeforeandafterthermalcyclingforthermallybrokencompositethermalbarriersusedinframingofwindows,doors,andskylights.Italsoevaluatestheabilityofathermalbarriertomaintainitslongitudinaldimensionafterthermalcycling.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoallfenestrationprod-uctsthatareconstructedwithstructuralthermalbarriersthatareaffixedalongtheirlengthtotheadjoiningmetalprofile1.3Thistestmethodismeanttobeapplicabletomanytypesoffenestrationframetypesandisnotmeanttobespecifictoanysingleframeconstructiontype.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1AAMAStandards:3AAMA505DryShrinkageandCompositePerformanceThermalCyclingTestProcedureAAMATIR-A8PerformanceofCompositeThermalBarrierFramingSystems3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1adhesivefailure,n—whenanfenestrationframingmemberlosesthebondwiththethermalbarrier,duringtheapplicationoftheloadinthesheartest.3.1.2cohesivefailure,n—whenthethermalbarrierinafenestrationframingmemberbreaksapartwithinthematrixofthethermalbarrieritselfduringtheapplicationoftheloadinthesheartest.3.1.3fenestrationproducts,n—windows,doors,andsky-lights.3.1.4longitudinalshear,n—shearinalongitudinalplane,orparalleltothelongitudinalaxis,ofthefenestrationframingmember.3.1.5metalfa...
