All Crimsafe screens have been put through rigorous independent testing beyond the industry standards.
An independent lab in Queensland, Australia tested 3 elements of Crimsafe's screens to measure its strength against a real-world burglar attack.
The Results:
All ranges of Crimsafe screens were able to maintain the integrity and withstand even the most stringent testing against real-world attacks.
A Dynamic Impact Test simulates the effect of a human impact, measured in ‘foot-pounds’ of force. Origionally established in Australia, this is now a measurement used world-wide to test security screens.
This test requires a security screen to withstand five, single impacts of 74 foot-pounds of force each. The average American, weighing 176lbs, can easily exert more than 74 foot-pounds of force in a single impact.
With limited American standards, Crimsafe has adopted to use the Australian Standards; the strictest standards for screens.
The Result:
Independent research conducted by The University of Queensland, tested Crimsafe and similar products for their ability to withstand single and multiple impacts.
Many competitor products could not meet the lowest level of recommended in Australian Standard and failed to withstand the equivalent of five impacts of 74 foot-pounds.
Crimsafe withstood the multiple impacts required by Australian Standards and withstood single impacts of 369 foot-pounds of force (Crimsafe Regular) and 553 foot-pounds of force (Crimsafe Ultimate).
Home intruders often slash screens with a blade like a box cutter or pocket knife.
The Knife Shear Test is designed to simulate a knife attack on a screen, using the kind of small-to-medium blade favored by home intruders.
A test screen is mounted horizontally in a rigid frame and a heavy-duty trimming knife is pulled along the mesh with a force of up to 77 lbs. A constant, downward pressure of 33 lbs is applied for a distance of 10 in. This action is performed three times, along the same line, with a new blade fitted each time. To achieve a pass, the mesh must not be penetrated in a continuous line for more than 6 in.
The Result:
Our industry-leading Tensile-Tuff®, 0.9 mm, 304-grade, high-tensile, structural grade stainless steel security screen mesh passes this test with flying colors.
The Lever Attack Test requires a rotational force of up to 99 lbs to be applied, and held for 20 seconds, at all locking, hinging, and fastening points around your security screen.
A large screwdriver is inserted at these points and mechanically rotated until either the force required or 80° rotation, has been achieved. To pass, a security screen door must remain securely locked and a window security screen must remain securely fastened to the window that it is covering.
The test panel fails if the edge of the security door or window has deflected to make a gap wider than 6in, if all the locking points or fastening points (screws holding a window section onto the wall), or if the hinges, fail.
The Result:
Crimsafe screens pass this test easily. Our ongoing research in this area has enabled us to develop Crimsafe Ultimate and Crimsafe iQ, products with true lever-defiant design, to give you the ultimate protection.
Over time, some steel security screens can be overcome by the demands of coastal or harsh environments, sacrificing both their protective strength and the aesthetics of your property. Crimsafe screens have passed corrosion tests above and beyond normal industry standards.
This is why we put Crimsafe screens through comprehensive corrosion testing – the Australian Standard Salt Spray Test (AS 2331.3.1), and the even more rigorous Prohesion Accelerated Test (ATSM G85).
Prohesion tests use a method of cyclic accelerated corrosion and are designed to evaluate how well the surface coatings of the Crimsafe screen protect from corrosion.
The Results:
In the industry-standard Salt Spray Test, a salt solution is sprayed on the test samples for 1,000 hours, simulating 10 years of exposure to very harsh weathering conditions (AS 2331.3.1). The Crimsafe security screen system tested passed a massive 3,000 hours with no corrosion. Our Tensile-Tuff® security mesh passed 10,000 hours with no corrosion.
Crimsafe security screens also pass the Prohesion Accelerated test (ATSM G85), which provides a better correlation with real-world outdoor exposure results.
The Australian Window Association (AWA) estimates that 40% of a home’s heating energy is lost through windows and up to 87% of a home’s heat is gained through windows — so choosing energy-efficient fittings has never been more important for the environment and saving money on bills.
A major element of determining the WERS (Windows Energy Rating Scheme) rating of a window is its Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) — the measure of how well a window blocks heat caused by sunlight. To test this, a Crimsafe security screen was applied over a glazed window to measure how well the screen blocks heat produced by sunlight entering your home.
The Results:
The Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS) recognizes that Crimsafe improves the cooling and heat retention of a building when applied to glass windows and doors, with the type of window glass and glazing also impacting cooling and heat retention.
Crimsafe Security Screens were found to improve the energy efficiency of a window by up to 53%. When Crimsafe is applied over a 3mm generic, single-glazed window the cooling efficiency of the window increases from zero stars to a 3-Star cooling rating, keeping your home cooler in summer and reducing heat loss in winter.
When Crimsafe is applied over 6.38 Clear Low E glass, the cooling rating increases from a 1.5-Star rating to a 4-Star rating, greatly enhancing the cooling attributes of your glazing investment.
In the winter months Crimsafe works with your windows to limit the escape of warmth from your home, and heat retention efficiency increases. The heating rating improves from zero stars (no heat retention benefits) to a 1.5-Star WERS rating with Crimsafe applied.
The effects are best seen when security screens are placed over your entire window, not just over the opening portion.
Annual energy performance (stars and % improvements) are calculated using Nationwide House Energy Rating Software according to procedures of WERS 2008 and the results are presented in Standard International Units.
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