WISA®-Birch - Plywood panel
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12 mm thick
12 mm thick
Multipurpose product of high quality for various applications where an excellent strength to weight ratio is needed.
Application
Suitable for various applications where an excellent strength to weight ratio is needed.
Description
Multipurpose product of high quality for various applications where an excellent strength to weight ratio is needed.
Features and benefits:
- Light, smooth and hard surface.
- High quality strength and weight ratio.
- Possibility to customize according to your needs.
- Wide size and thickness range available with strict tolerances.
- All birch veneer, structural grade plywood to which the section properties, grade stresses and moduli listed in BS 5268-2 apply; see also 'Handbook of Finnish plywood' on manufacturer's website for details.
- Plies are bonded using a phenolic resin, cross-bonded, weather resistant glue to EN 314-2, Class 3 'Exterior'.
- As wood is a living material, every panel is unique. Thus a photograph or a sample piece cannot represent all variations in colour, shade, graining, knots.
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified.
- Shapes, profiles and drillings can be machined to specifier's drawings.
General information
Finish | Sanded Manufacturer guidanceSanded along the grain, available on request. |
Material | Plywood |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 1000 mm 1220 mm 1250 mm 1500 mm 1525 mm |
Width | 2000 mm 2440 mm 2500 mm 3000 mm 3050 mm |
Height | 6.5 mm 9 mm 12 mm 15 mm 18 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | G20/15 Plywood G20/310 Structural plywood G20/311 Non-structural plywood H20/150 Sheet cladding (attached to metal support systems) H20/155 Sheet cladding (attached to timber battens) K11/115 Battened plywood floating floor K11/215 Plywood floating floor K11/315 Plywood flooring K11/40 Plywood roof decking K11/415 Plywood wall sheathing K11/515 Plywood roof decking K11/615 Plywood sarking K11/715 Plywood underlay K11/815 Plywood M40/10 Natural stone covering to M40/110 Tiling to M40/115 Natural stone covering to M40/120 Mosaic to M40/15 New backgrounds/ bases M40/400 Backgrounds M40/5 Tiling to M50/55 Plywood underlay M50/560 Plywood underlay M51/371 Plywood underlay N10/10 Purpose-made N10/110 Purpose-made N10/160 Shelving systems N10/30 Shelving systems P20/240 Plywood P20/40 Plywood |
Product range |
Specification data - Structural veneer plywoods
Material | |
Type | Birch plywood. |
Material grade | Finnish birch plywood II/III.Finnish birch plywood III/III.Finnish birch plywood III/IV. |
Face veneer | Birch.Betula. |
Face grain direction | Perpendicular to long edges of boards. |
Service class | To BS EN 636, service class 2. |
Use class | To BS EN 335, use class 1.To BS EN 335, use class 2. |
Bonding quality | To BS EN 314-2, Class 3.Guidance for specification option: Exterior. |
VOC emissions | E1 low formaldehyde emission class. |
Sheet size | 1000 x 2000 mm.1000 x 2500 mm.1000 x 3000 mm.1220 x 2440 mm.1220 x 2500 mm.1250 x 2440 mm.1250 x 2500 mm1500 x 2500 mm.1500 x 3000 mm.1500 x 3050 mm.1500 x 3660 mm.1525 x 2500 mm.1525 x 3000 mm.1525 x 3050 mm.1525 x 3660 mm.Manufacturer guidanceScarf jointed panels up to 1950 x 5600 mm available on request. Strength of scarf joint is 10–30% less than that of standard panel. |
Nominal thickness | 12 mm.Manufacturer guidanceOther thicknesses available on request. Thicknesses and tolerances meet requirements of EN 315. |
Number of plies | 9. |
Edges | Square.Guidance for specification option: As standard. Tongued and grooved two long edges.Tongued and grooved four edges. |
Finish as delivered | |
Surface finish | Unsanded.Sanded along the grain.Guidance for specification option: Available on request. |
Face veneer appearance class to BS EN 635 | Class II. Guidance for specification option: WISA-Birch Special only. Grade S to SFS 2413. Surface suitable for painting or coating. Class III. Guidance for specification option: WISA-Birch only. Grade BB to SFS 2413. Surface suitable for painting or coating with thicker materials. Manufacturer guidanceFace grades II and III are recommended where high strength is needed. For the best face grades for visible, demanding applications see WISA-Birch Premium. |
Reverse veneer appearance class to EN 635 | Class IV. Guidance for specification option: WISA-Birch only. |
Panel weight | 8.2 kg/m². |
Modulus of elasticity | 12 735 N/mm². |
BendingStrength | 50.9 N/mm². |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Finland |
Country of product manufacture | Finland |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | -856 kg CO₂ eq/kg Self declared |
Recyclability | Re-use or Biomass |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 Revit | Revit 2016 | 2 |
 IFC | IFC2X3 | 1 |
Literature
WISA-Birch Special Plywood
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