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Bamboo Flooring Test Report(Technical info)
Hardness:
Testing to ASTM 1037 procedures, bamboo shows an
average hardness of 1642, which makes it over 27
percent harder than Red Oak and more than 13
percent harder than Rock Maple.
Dimensional
Stability:
Bamboo flooring produced a dimensional change
coefficient of .00144 making it more than 2.5
times more stable than commonly used wood
flooring.
Compressive
Strength:
Testing to ASTM 3501-86 A produced:
Compression parallel to grain: 7600 PSI
Compression prependicular to grain: 2624 PSI
Modulus of
Elasticity: 940,000 PSI
Flammability:
When tested according to ASTM E648 Critical
Radiant Panel Test, Bamboo passed with a Class 1
rating per NFPA "Life Safety Code".
This means that Bamboo flooring can be used in
all classes of buildings.
Smoke Density:
When tested according to ASTM E622, Bamboo
passed with a 269 flaming mode and a 329
non-flaming mode. A passing score was 450 or
less.
Tensile Strength:
Testing to ASTM 3500-90 A yielded results of
15,300 PSI parallel to grain.
Abrasion Resistance:
When tested according to ASTM C501, the weight
loss was only .012 ounces (.349 grams). The test
utilized H-22 calibrade wheels loaded with
1000-gram weights at 70 RPM for 1000 cycles.
Chemical and Stain
Resistance: When tested with the following
chemical reagents finish,Bamboo was unaffected:
Acetic Acid (5%) Ethyl Alcohol (50%)
Ammonium Hydroxide (10%) Hydrogen Peroxide (3%)
Acetone Soap Solution (1%)
Detergent Solution Turpentine
Heavy Duty (.025%) Toluene
Sodium Hydroxide (1%) Hydrochloric Acid (10%)
Indentation
Resistance: When tested according to ASTM
1037 (the Janka Ball Hardness test), Bamboo
showed an average hardness of 1350. This is
harder than red oak and as hard or harder than
hard maple.
Slip Resistance:
When tested according to ASTM D2047, Bamboo was
rated as slip resistant per the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
Formaldehyde:0.0127ppm
(European standards for formaldehyde = 0.124
mg/m3 (About .13 ppm)
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