Abuse & Impact Resistant Gypsum Board
Made from durable materials to protect walls from damage
Abuse & Impact Resistant drywall is ideal for interior walls in areas like hotel lobbies, apartments, dorms, hallways and stairwells, garages, gyms, and classrooms. Essentially, it’s ideal in any high-traffic space, or where damage-prone activities occur. Protecting these spaces with material stronger than standard gypsum board will save on time and costly repairs.
ASTM C1629 | Surface Abrasion | Soft Body Impact | Hard Body Impact | Indentation Resistance |
ASTM Test Method | ASTM D4977 Tests resistance to scuffs and scratches: Board was subjected to abrasive back and forth motion of a wire brush for 50 cycles with 25 lb total load |
ASTM E695 Tests impact of heavy soft objects: 60 lb of steel pellets in standard leather bag swung through an angular distance towards the board |
ASTM C1629 Annex A. 1 Tests resistance to hard objects in stud cavity: Board was struck with weighted steel ram with increasing weight added until board surface is penetrated |
ASTM D5420 Gardner Impact Tests resistance to dents from small hard objects: 2 lb weight dropped onto hemispherical die on board from height of 36", striking with impact energy of 72 inch-pounds |
Extreme Abuse Classification Levels* |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Extreme Impact Classification Levels* |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |