Eco-Core® Poplar Multiply
Italian Poplar Plywood is one of the most famous wood products known. Thanks to its flexibility, light weight, and its natural light colour, poplar plywood is an irreplaceable product in many uses. More economic materials have shown that in the long run they are unable to guarantee the properties of durability and strength of poplar plywood.
Environment
The Eco-Core Poplar Multiply is manufactured using Poplar Logs from the Northern part of Italy and Southern part of France.
The Eco-Core Poplar Multiply is rated E1 for formaldehyde emission.
It comes with a I/II Poplar face, but can also be ordered with MDF, particleboard, melamine or high pressure laminate faces. Special orders are subject to additional lead-time and minimum quantities.
Specifications
The Eco-Core Poplar Multiply is available in the following sheet sizes: 2520mm x 1850mm x 18 & 25mm thick.
Available with White High Pressure Laminates on 2 sides in 3050mm x 1300mm x 18mm.
Construction
The outer face and internal layers of the boards are made entirely of poplar sheets.
Average Approximate Values of physical-mechanical features:
| PROPERTY | STANDARD | UNIT | 4 | 8 | 15 | >30 |
| Density | UNI EN 323 | Kg/m3 | 370 | 380 | 385 | 400 |
| Humidity | UNI EN 322 | % | <11 | <11 | <11 | <11 |
| Bonding IF 20, EI | UNI EN 314 | Class 1 | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant |
| Bending strength longitudinal | UNI EN 310 | N/mm2 | 44 | 38 | 43 | 11 |
| Bending strength transversal | UNI EN 310 | N/mm2 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 17 |
| Modulus of elasticity longitudinal bending | UNI EN 310 | N/mm2 | 5.300 | 4.000 | 4.600 | 2.050 |
| Modulus of elasticity transversal bending | UNI EN 310 | N/mm2 | 1.300 | 3.400 | 4.800 | 4.300 |
Benefits
The boards are very light in weight - 350 to 380 kg/m3 depending on thickness - or approx. half the weight of MDF, but still strong and stable.
Applications
Used as a substrate, the light weight factor makes the Poplar Multiply suitable for high quality joinery/furniture, ceiling bulkheads, luxury yacht interiors, and the construction of caravans.
It is used as a substrate material suitable for re-veneering or laminating. It is not recommended to apply a clear lacquer or paint finish directly on the faces.