• COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ is suitable for a wide range of roll-formed roof and wall claddings, rainwater accessories and general building products
• Warranted in very severe environments for roofing, wall cladding, spouting and fascia*

*Please refer to the COLORSTEEL® Environmental Categories & Warranty guide for further information.

COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ products are not recommended for the following applications:

• Intensive animal shelters, where the build-up of alkaline fumes may occur
• Swimming Pools, and other structures with continually wet internal environments
• Buildings with harsh internal environments such as galvanising plants, tanneries and meat works
• Fertiliser works
• Embedded in concrete
• In contact with soil, bark or similar
• Very severe geothermal areas

Before using COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ products in these applications please consult one of our Business Development Managers for a recommendation.

Copper or brass pipes must not be allowed to discharge onto or come into contact with COLORSTEEL® pre-painted steel products. The use of other materials in proximity to COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ must be carefully considered — the COLORSTEEL® Incompatible Materials bulletin should be used as reference.

Mixing with other brands of pre-painted materials on the same building is not recommended.

COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ is a Type 6 product in accordance with AS/NZS 2728:2013 and therefore is consistent with the NZ Building Code for use in environments as described in Acceptable Solution E2/AS1 Table 20.

COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ is manufactured by New Zealand Steel Ltd. COLORSTEEL® is made, tested and trusted for New Zealand conditions.

Colour Retention:

• Colour retention (CIE Lab units Delta E) is 8 units maximum after 10 years exposure, and 10 units maximum after 15 years exposure. Chalk rating (AS 1580:481.1.11:1998) is no more than 4 after 10 years exposure
• Solar reflectance and light reflectance values vary with colour, refer to COLORSTEEL® Light Reflectance brochure for details

Standards:

• Steel substrate may be either G300 or G550 consistent with AS 1397:2021
• Metallic coating is consistent with AS 1397:2021
• Tolerances are consistent with the requirements of AS/NZS 1365:1996

Fire Resistance:

• COLORSTEEL® Maxam™ is rated as a Group 1-S material and has an average specific extinction area of 56.0m²/kg, a peak heat release rate of 3.6 kW/m² and total heat released of 0.3 MJ/m² when tested in accordance with ISO 5660:2002 Part 1 and Part 2