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FreeForm® (COLORBOND® Steel)
FreeForm® (COLORBOND® Steel)
FreeForm® (COLORBOND® Steel)

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Fielders

Verified over a year ago

Fielders

Verified over a year ago

Fielders
Summary
Structural standing-seam cladding profile.
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Application

Suitable for varying construction applications such as standard purlin construction (single skin roof applications, i.e. sheeting to purlin with no ceiling), vertical wall, conical tapered roof profile and built-up roof system applications. It is also ideal for curved buildings such as sports stadia.


AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS

 

Published load capacity data is derived from testing in accordance with:

  •       AS 4040.0:1992.
  •       AS 4040.1:1992.
  •       AS 4040.2:1992.
  •       AS 4040.3:2018.

 

Published Limit state capacities are suitable to determine structural adequacy and serviceability in accordance with:

  •       AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 Structural design actions, Part 0: General principles.
  •       AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 (Reconfirmed 2016) Structural design actions, Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions.
  •       AS/NZS 1170.2:2011 (Reconfirmed 2016) Structural design actions, Part 2: Wind actions.
  •       AS/NZS 1170.3:2011 (Reconfirmed 2016) Structural design actions, Part 3: Snow and ice actions.

 

Published installation guidelines align with AS 1562.1:2018 Design and Installation of sheet and wall cladding.

 

Fielders steel products comply with:

  •       AS 1397:2011 Continuous hot-dip metallic coated steel sheet and strip - Coatings of zinc and zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium.
  •       AS/NZS 2728:2013 Prefinished/prepainted sheet metal products for interior/exterior building applications - Performance requirements.
  •       AS 1397:2011 which defines the coating types and classes and steel grades for hot dip metallic coated steel.
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Description

FreeForm® is a structural standing-seam cladding profile that is recognised as the world's most thoroughly tested and developed roofing. It provides the freedom to form organic flowing shapes whilst providing durability and security for modern structures. Some of its features include:

  • Freedom to form organic structures.
  • Combination of functionality and aesthetics.
  • Concealed fixing system with no piercing fasteners.
  • Ability to rollform on-site to any length.
  • Available in a range of shapes, colours and finishes.
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Material
Steel.
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Shape
Rectangle
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Warranty description
20 years.
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Specification

Grade
G300.
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Coating class
AM100.
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Base Metal thickness (BMT)
0.55 mm., 0.75 mm.
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Profile
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Height
65 mm.
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Colour
Basalt., Classic Cream., Cottage Green., Cove., Deep Ocean., Dune., Evening Haze., Gully., Ironstone., Jasper., Mangrove., Manor Red., Monument., Night Sky., Pale Eucalypt., Paperbark., Shale Grey., Surfmist., Terrain., Wallaby., Windspray., Woodland Grey.
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Finish
Painted.
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Solar absorptance value (maximum)
0.32–0.96.
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Additional properties

Material
COLORBOND® steel.
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Span
900 mm., 1200 mm., 1500 mm., 1800 mm., 2100 mm., 2400 mm., 2700 mm.
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Configuration
Straight (2 Swage)., Straight (3 Swage)., Tapered., Concave Curved., Tapered-Concave Curved., Convex Curved., Tapered-Convex Curved.
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Cyclonic performance
To AS/NZS 1170.2:2011, AS 4040.1-1992, AS 4040.3-2018 and AS 4055:2012.
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Installation
Concealed clip fixed.
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Manufacturing location
Manufactured on-site with Fielders Mobile Mill., Manufactured at a Fielders facility and transported to project site.
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Sustainability data

Country of material origin
Australia
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Country of product manufacture
Australia
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Recyclability
100% Recyclable.
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