Specs
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Available Sizes
19" x 38"
17" x 34"
Custom cut to size available
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Thicknesses
Increments: .187", .250", .312", .375", .438", .500", .625", .750", 1.000"
Range: .187" - 4.000"
Custom thicknesses and sanding to tight tolerances are available.
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Specific Gravity
1.2 - 1.25. Can be manufactured within the range of 1.0 - 1.4.
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Equilibrium Swelling and Shrinking
1/4 to 1/3 that of normal wood.
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Grain Raising
Greatly reduced compared to normal wood.
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Springback
Negligible
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Surface Finish
Varnished-like appearance through sanding and buffing.
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Permeability to water vapor
Less than 1/10 that of normal wood.
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Decay and termite resistance
Far better than normal wood.
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Acid resistance
Significantly better than normal wood due to impermeability.
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Alkali resistance
Better than normal wood.
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Fire resistance
Better than normal wood for short exposures but the same for long exposures.
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Heat resistance
Greatly increased.
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Electrical Conductivity
Slightly more than 1/10 the conductivity of normal wood.
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Heat Conductivity
Slightly increased.
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Compressive Strength
Increased considerably more than proportional to specific gravity increase.
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Tensile Strength
Increased less than proportional to specific gravity increase.
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Flexural Strength
Increased less than proportional to specific gravity increase.
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Hardness
10 to 20 times that of normal wood.
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Impact Strength Toughness
1/2 to 3/4 that of normal wood.
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Izod
1/3 to 3/4 the value for normal wood.
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Abrasion Resistance (tangential)
Increased about in proportion to specific gravity increase.
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Glueability
Same as normal wood after sanding.
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