Plus

Granato® Plus is a solid surface of high chemical resistance specially designed for kitchen tables and veneers in areas where resistance to chemical attack or high asepsis is required . It is versatile, with easy handling and maintenance.

APPLICATION FIELDS
Granato® Plus is an inert and non porous surface that doesn't allow bacteria growth, it doesn't house microorganisms nucleus of or polluting substances, thats why it is recommended for kitchen tables and veneers of chemical, industrial, hospital and pharmaceutical laboratories, surgery rooms and in general where high asepsis and chemical resistance is required.

CHARACTERISTICS
Granato® Plus is the result of a mixture of synthetic materials, non porous and homogeneous that when united and heat postcured acquires special characteristic of hardness, resistance to impacts, heat, stripes, ultraviolet rays, chemicals and acids among others.

Granato® Plus is a material that seems stone and works as wood, with the same tools with which this one is transformed. The grains that confer the appearance to this product, go through the whole surface, what allows to show a special tridimensional effect and remains unalterable in the time.

Granato® Plus contains preservatives that make it resistant to ultraviolet rays, avoiding fadings in the areas exposed to higher illumination or the sunbeams.

MAINTENANCE
Granato® Plus can remain unalterable in the time, carrying out a simple maintenance periodically. Is easy and quick to clean, keeping it's characteristics (See Maintenance Section).

Granato, the versatile and resistant solid surface. Easy to work as wood.

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
Granato® Plus doesn't show damage after exposing it to a great variety of chemical agents and it is spot resistant, in accordance with tests done under the norm SEFA 8.3 (see Chart 1) and NEMA (see Chart 2).

If chemical attack is presented , taking place a bleaching or opacity of the surface, Granato® Plus is recoverable, in most of the cases, making a polish and maintenance process (See Recovery Section).

CHART 1 CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TEST UNDER THE SEFA 8.3 NORM. CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTO DE CAPACITACIÓN E INVESTIGACIÓN DEL PLÁSTICO Y EL CAUCHO (Julio 2001)
TEST NUMBER	CHEMICAL REACTIVE	CARBONIO S1 – PLUS Classification level	NEVADO S2 – PLUS Classification level	GRAY TEMPO S3 – PLUS Classification level	CRISTALLO S3 – PLUS Classification level
2	Acetone	1	0	0	0
3	Acetic acid atl 98%	1	0	0	0
6	Formic acid at 90%	1	0	0	0
7	Phosphoric acid at 85%	2	1	0	1
8	Hydrochloric acid at 37%	1	0	1	1
9	Hydrofluoric acid at 48%	2	1	1	1
10	Nitric acid at 20%	0	0	0	0
11	Ácido nítrico al 30%	0	0	0	0
13	Nitric acid at 33%	1	0	0	0
14	Sulfuric acid at 77%	1	1	1	1
15	Sulfuric acid at 96%	2	1	1	1
16	Sulfuric acid at 77 and nitric acid at 70% equal parts	1	0	0	0
17	Buthylic alcohol	0	0	0	0
18	Ethylic alcohol	0	0	0	0
19	Methylic alcohol	0	0	0	0
20	Benzene	0	0	0	0
21	Chloroform	2	1	2	1
22	Metylene Chloride	2	1	2	1
23	Zinc chloride Saturated	0	0	0	0
27	Dioxane	3	1	3	2
28	Ethylic ether	0	0	0
30	Phenol at 90%	1	0	0	-
33	Gasoline	0	0	0
35	10% Sodium Hydroxide acqueous solution	0	0	0	-
36	20% Sodium Hydroxide acqueous solution	0	0	0
37	40% Sodium Hydroxide acqueous solution	0	0	0	-
38	Sodium hydroxide in flakes	0	0	0
42	Saturated silver nitrate	0	1	0	-
43	Hydrogen peroxide at 90%	0	0	0
45	Carbon tetrachloride	0	0	0	-
46	Iodine dye	0	0	0
47	Toluene	0	0	0	-
48	Dicloroethylene	0	0	0
49	Xilene	0	0	0	-

LEVEL 0: Changes are not detected

LEVEL 1: Slight change in color or shine

LEVEL 2: Slight engrave on the surface or severe stain

LEVEL 3: Presence of holes, craters or erosion, significant deterioration
of the surface.


CHART 2 CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TEST UNDER THE NEMA NORM. ARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTO DE CAPACITACIÓN E INVESTIGACIÓN DEL PLÁSTICO Y EL CAUCHO (Julio 2001)
REACTIVE No.	REACTIVE	GRAY TEMPO		MIELLE
REACTIVE No.	REACTIVE	CLASSIFICATION LEVEL	EFFECT	CLASSIFICATION LEVEL	EFFECT
1	Distilled water	0	NE	0	NE
2	Ethylic alcohol, solution at 50 % in water	0	NE	0	NE
3	Acetone	0	NE	0	NE
4	Domestic ammonia	0	NE	0	NE
5	Citric acid, aqueous solution at 10% in weight	0	NE	0	NE
6	Kitchen vegetable oil	0	NE	0	NE
7	Coffee recently prepared	0	NE	0	NE
8	Tea recently prepared	0	NE	0	NE
9	Ketchup	0	NE	0	NE
10	Mustard	0	NE	0	NE
11	Podivona, iodine at 10%	0	NE	0	NE
12	Black marker	2	NE	3	NE
13	Pencil Nº 2	1	NE	2	NE
14	Black wax crayon	0	NE	0	NE
15	Paste black polish	2	NE	3	NE


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Granato® Plus
CHARACTERISTICS	VALUE	CHEKUP METHOD
Specific gravity, 25^o	1.72	ASTM D-792
Hardness Barcol (model GYZ 934-1)	55-58	-
Tension Resistance, Psi	4.300	ASTM D-638
Tensil Module, Gpa	1.28	-
Elongation in the rupture, %	0.5	ASTM D-638
Flexion Resistance, Psi	5.930	-
Water Absorption in 24 hours, % weighs	0.02	ASTM D-570
Izod Impact , foot, pound/inch	0.55	-
Impact by spherical fall ((½ pound sphere from 2.44m. height.)	No effect	ANSI Z.125
Abrasion Resistance, gr. (weight loss in 500 cycles)	0.14	ASTM D-4060
Heat Resistance	Pass	NEMA D-2863
Resistance to boiling water	Pass	-
Spot Resistance	Pass	ANSI Z, 124
Chemical resistance	Pass	-

NOTE:
1 Mpa = 1 MN/m2 = 1 N/mm2 = 145,04 psi
1 Gpa = 1000 MPa.

Granato, the versatile and resistant solid surface. Easy to work as wood.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
The most important part of each GRANATO product is the technical support that we guarantee to our clients

Each dispatch of our products is supported by a technical service with personal highly qualified to guarantee the best perfomance in our products.

The presentation, finishes, manipulation and transport of Granato Plus are identical to those of Basic Granato.