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Synthetic Turf Fiber Wear Test – Progress Report
Updated June 2016
Penn State’s
Center for
Sports Surface Research
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Lisport wear testing was conducted at Penn State’s Center for Sports Surface Research,
University Park, PA. All samples were exposed to a total of 30,000 cycles on a Lisport wear
tester.
Testing Methods
Fiber wear tests were conducted using a Lisport wear tester (pictured below). The Lisport wear
tester consists of two cylinders outfitted with studs (cleats) that simluate field use. Different
sprocket sizes on each cylinder allow for a sliding movement of one of the cylinders. The model
used in this testing also included a sample tray that produced movement transverse to the linear
movement of the cylinders, allowing for even wear across the entire sample. Each cycle is
roughly equivalent to one hour of field use by users wearing cleated shoes. The method used is
considered a modified version of both the European Standard for Surfaces for Outdoor Sports
Areas - Exposure of Synthetic Turf to Simulated Wear (EN 15306) and the FIFA Quality
Concept for Football Turf – Handbook of Test Methods (May, 2009 edition) as our machine
includes plastic cleats with metal tips instead cleats made of 100% plastic. Each sample was
filled with crumb rubber to a depth based on manufacturer specifications. Ten fibers were
randomly removed after every 10,000 cycles for evaluation.
Center for Sports Surface Research
Department of Plant Science
The Pennsylvania State University
116 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-2571
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Fiber Evaluation
Each fiber was classified into one of four categories based on appearance:
Samples used in testing were obtained from athletic field managers and installers. If you would
like to participate in our testing program, please visit our website for more details:
http://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/ssrc/fibertest . This report will be updated regularly
as more samples are tested. Be sure to check back often for the most current results.
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Table of Contents
AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60H (Tested April 2011) ................................................................ 4
AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D with Astroflect (Tested May 2011)............................................. 10
ATG Sports RamTurf (Tested August 2011)................................................................................ 16
FieldTurf Duraspine Pro (Tested June 2011)................................................................................ 22
FieldTurf Revolution (Tested April 2011) .................................................................................... 28
FieldTurf Revolution 360 (Tested December 2015) ..................................................................... 34
GreenFields MX (Tested May 2016) ............................................................................................ 40
Hellas Matrix (Tested June 2011) ................................................................................................. 46
Mondo Monofibre 3NX (Tested May 2011) ................................................................................ 52
Shaw Sportexe PowerBlade HP+ (Tested June 2011) .................................................................. 58
Sportexe Powerblade (1st Generation, Tested April 2011) ........................................................... 64
Sprinturf Ultrablade DF* (Tested October 2011) ......................................................................... 70
UBU Sports Balance MN69 (Tested June 2011) .......................................................................... 76
UBU Sports Speed M4-M (Tested June 2011) ............................................................................. 82
UBU Sports M4-M (Tested June 2016) ........................................................................................ 88
UBU Sports M4-M -Red Fibers (Tested June 2016) .................................................................... 94
UBU Sports Speed M6-M (Tested July 2011) ............................................................................ 100
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AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60H (Tested April 2011)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
20,000 cycles 6 0 3 1
30,000 cycles 0 1 7 2
Cross section of AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D fiber from sample tested.
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AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D 60H after 30,000 cycles
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AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D with Astroflect (Tested May 2011)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 5 2 2 1
20,000 cycles 0 2 4 4
30,000 cycles 0 0 3 7
Cross section of AstroTurf GamedayGrass 3D with Astroflect fiber from sample tested.
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AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D with Astroflect after 30,000 cycles
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ATG Sports RamTurf (Tested August 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
20,000 cycles 5 5 0 0
30,000 cycles 4 6 0 0
*Hairsplitting on edges of fibers only
Cross section of ATG Sports RamTurf fiber from sample tested.
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ATG Sports RamTurf after 30,000 cycles
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FieldTurf Duraspine Pro (Tested June 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 6 4 0 0
20,000 cycles 4 4 2 0
30,000 cycles 1 1 3 5
Cross section of FieldTurf Duraspine Pro fiber from sample tested.
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FieldTurf Duraspine Pro after 30,000 cycles
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FieldTurf Revolution (Tested April 2011)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
20,000 cycles 9 1 0 0
30,000 cycles 7 3 0 0
*Hairsplitting on edges of fibers only
Cross section of FieldTurf Revolution fiber from sample tested.
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FieldTurf Revolution after 30,000 cycles
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FieldTurf Revolution 360 (Tested December 2015)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
20,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
30,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
Cross section of FieldTurf Revolution 360 fiber from sample tested.
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FieldTurf Revolution 360 after 30,000 cycles
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GreenFields MX (Tested May 2016)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 9 1 0 0
20,000 cycles 4 1 4 0
30,000 cycles 2 0 3 5
Cross section of GreenFields MX fiber from sample tested.
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GreenFields MX after 30,000 cycles
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Hellas Matrix (Tested June 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured*
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 4 5 1 0
20,000 cycles 4 6 0 0
30,000 cycles 1 7 2 0
*Hairsplitting and fracturing on edges of fibers only
Cross section of Hellas Matrix fiber from sample tested.
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Hellas Matrix after 30,000 cycles
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Mondo Monofibre 3NX (Tested May 2011)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 9 1 0 0
20,000 cycles 2 2 1 5
30,000 cycles 1 1 2 6
Cross section of Mondo Monofibre 3NX fiber from sample tested.
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Mondo Monofibre 3NX after 30,000 cycles
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Shaw Sportexe PowerBlade HP+ (Tested June 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured*
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 8 2 0 0
20,000 cycles 6 4 0 0
30,000 cycles 4 5 1 0
*Hairsplitting and fracturing on edges of fibers only
Cross section of Shaw Sportexe PowerBlade HP+ fiber from sample tested.
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Shaw Sportexe PowerBlade HP+ after 30,000 cycles
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Sportexe Powerblade (1st Generation, Tested April 2011)
Fiber classifications for each 10,000 cycle interval from 10 random fibers removed from
sample.
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 3 4 3 0
20,000 cycles 3 3 2 2
30,000 cycles 0 2 4 4
Cross section of Sportexe Powerblade (1st generation) fiber from sample tested.
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Sportexe PowerBlade after 30,000 cycles
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Sprinturf Ultrablade DF* (Tested October 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 3 6 1 0
20,000 cycles 0 2 6 2
30,000 cycles 0 1 6 3
*Sprinturf Ultrablade contains both parallel-fibrilated (slit-film) fibers and non-extruded
monofilament tape. In this test, only monofilament tape fibers were removed for evaluation
Cross section of Sprinturf Ultrablade DF non-extruded monofilament tape fiber from sample
tested.
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Monofilament fiber = non-extruded monofilament tape
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Monofilament fiber = non-extruded monofilament tape
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Monofilament fiber = non-extruded monofilament tape
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Monofilament fiber = non-extruded monofilament tape
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Sprinturf Ultrablade DF after 30,000 cycles
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UBU Sports Balance MN69 (Tested June 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 7 3* 0 0
20,000 cycles 6 4* 0 0
30,000 cycles 4 4** 1 1
*Hairsplitting on edges of fibers only
**3 fibers with hairsplitting on edges, 1 fiber with hairsplitting down center
Cross section of UBU Sports Balance MN69 fiber from sample tested.
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UBU Sports Balance MN69 after 30,000 cycles
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UBU Sports Speed M4-M (Tested June 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
20,000 cycles 6 4 0 0
30,000 cycles 5 5 0 0
*Hairsplitting on edges of fibers only
Cross section of UBU Sports Speed M4-M fiber from sample tested.
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UBU Sports Speed M4-M after 30,000 cycles
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UBU Sports M4-M (Tested June 2016)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured*
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 10 0 0 0
20,000 cycles 8 2 0 0
30,000 cycles 9 1 0 0
*Hairsplitting and fracturing on edges of fibers only
Cross section of UBU Sports M4-M fiber from sample tested.
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UBU Sports M4-M after 30,000 cycles
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UBU Sports M4-M -Red Fibers (Tested June 2016)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured*
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 8 2 0 0
20,000 cycles 6 4 0 0
30,000 cycles 5 4 1 0
*Hairsplitting and fracturing on edges of fibers only
Cross section of UBU Sports M4-M fiber from sample tested.
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UBU Sports M4-M (Red Fibers) after 30,000 cycles
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UBU Sports Speed M6-M (Tested July 2011)
# of cycles Good Hair-Splitting* Fractured
Complete
Splitting
0 cycles 10 0 0 0
10,000 cycles 9 1 0 0
20,000 cycles 6 4 0 0
30,000 cycles 6 4 0 0
*Hairsplitting on edges of fibers only
Cross section of UBU Sports Speed M6-M fiber from sample tested.
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UBU Sports Speed M6-M after 30,000 cycles