Major Industries

Auburn® Engineered - Performance Parameters

General:

Auburn® Engineered skylights are manufactured by Major Industries in a strictly controlled environment designed to meet both our in-house quality policy and third-party performance guidelines. Our custom engineered skylights are designed to meet or exceed all applicable building codes and structural requirements.

Performance:

Auburn® Engineered skylights shall have the following minimum performance attributes:

• Framework: All extruded aluminum shall be of the alloy 6063-T5 or 6063-T6. The actual alloy, temper and thickness, however, shall be dependent upon the physical requirements of the particular loading and deflection, cross-sectional configuration, and required finish.
• Glazing Strips: Extruded 70± durameter EPDM material per ASTM C864.
• Setting Blocks: Extruded EPDM rubber formulated Type A 80± durameter per ASTM D2240.
• Fasteners: For exterior cap retainers: ASTM A193B8 300 series stainless steel screws. For framework connections: ASTM B211 2024-T4 aluminum rivets, as required by connection.
• Flashing: Standard flashing will be 5005-H34 or equivalent with a minimum thickness of .040.
• Finish:
  • Anodized Coatings:
    1. Architectural Class I clear anodized Type AA-M10C22 A41 (supercedes AAMA 607.1).
    2. Architectural Class II clear anodized type AA-M10C22-A31.
    3. Architectural Class I pigmented anodized Type AA-M10C22 A42 (supercedes AAMA 606.1).
  • Pigmented Organic Coatings: AAMA 603.8.
  • High Performance Pigmented Organic Coatings: AAMA 2605 (supercedes AAMA 605.2).
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