COMPLIANCE

CERTIFICATE
FEBRUARY 2007

HardiFlex sheets are manufactured from Portland Cement, ground sand,

cellulose fibre and water, autoclaved to form high quality building products.
HardiFlex sheets are manufactured to comply with Australian / New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 2908.2 Cellulose Cement Products Part 2: Flat Sheets
(ISO 8336 Fibre Cement Flat Sheets).
HardiFlex sheets have a classification of Type A Category 3 in accordance with the
Standard.
Characteristic Type Tests required by AS/NZS 2908.2:2000 (ISO 8336:2004) have
been conducted including:

Bending Strength
Water Permeability
Frost Resistance
Warm Water
Heat Rain
Soak-Dry
Dimensional & Geometrical
Apparent Density

These tests have been conducted by the James Hardie Building Products
- Product Development Technical Support Group which is accredited by the National
Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) - Accreditation No 14220.

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CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

HARDIFLEX Sheets

HARDIFLEX sheets has been comprehensively tested and displays the following typical physical properties.

STRENGTH AND MOISTURE RELATED

PHYSICAL PROPERTY
SATURATED
CONDITION
Minimum Bending Strength
Category
Type
3
Average Density in kg/m
(Oven Dry)
Watertightness
Water Absorption
EQ Moisture Content
Moisture Movement
30-90% relative humidity*
Dimensional Conformance

EQUILIBRIUM
CONDITION
23C 50% RH

>7.0 Mpa
3
A
1285

STANDARD

AS/NZS 2908.2

AS/NZS 2908.2
Passes

29.9%
2.4%
A direction 0.04%
B direction 0.04%
Passes

AS/NZS 2908.2
ASTM C1186
ASTM C1186
ASTM C1186
AS/NZS 2908.2

DURABILITY
Heat-Rain Durability
Warm Water Resistance
Freeze-Thaw Resistance
Soak-Dry

Passes
Passes
Passes
Passes

AS/NZS 2908.2
AS/NZS 2908.2
AS/NZS 2908.2
AS/NZS 2908.2

MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTIES
Termite resistance

Resistance to damage
from termite attack.

Based on testing completed by CSIRO Division of Forest Products

and Ensis Australia James Hardie building products have
demonstrated resistance to termite attack.

*The way fibre cement sheets are produced, the grain direction of the cellulose fibre is typically along the direction of the sheet. That
means that typically the fibre direction is in the same direction as the long edge of the sheet. The characteristic flexural strength in
the 'a' direction is typically stronger, as the rupture is occurring across the grain length. The 'b' direction is tested along the length of
the cellulose fibres, therefore is typically lower than the 'a' direction.

THERMAL PROPERTIES
Combustibility

Early Fire Hazard Indices

Ignitability Index
Spread of Flame Index
Heat Evolved Index
Smoke Developed Index
Fire Propagation Index
Spread of Flame Index
Surface Burning Characteristics
Flame Spread Index
Fuel Contributed
Smoke Developed Index
Class
Thermal Conductivity

Suitable where non-combustible materials are

required in accordance with C1.12 of the
Building Code Of Australia
Lower Values Are Better
0
0
0
0-1
0
Class 1
Lower Values Are Better
0
0
5
A
0.47W/m K

Deemed to comply with Building

Code Of Australia
AS1530.3

BS476.6
BS476.7
ASTM E84

ASTM C177

NOTE
In addition to the above product properties, building assemblies incorporating this product have been tested for fire, acoustic and
impact performance. Additional installation information, warranties, and warnings are available at www.jameshardie.com.au

COPYRIGHT FEBRUARY 2007

JAMES HARDIE PHILIPPINES, INC.
TM AND DENOTES A TRADEMARK OR REGISTERED MARK OWNED BY JAMES HARDIE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BV.