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WISA®-Birch - Plywood panel

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6.5 mm thick

UPM Plywood Variant:

Multipurpose product of high quality for various applications where an excellent strength to weight ratio is needed.

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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 guidance

Sanded along the grain, available on request.

Material

Plywood

Shape

Rectangle

Length

1000 mm

1220 mm

1250 mm

1500 mm

1525 mm

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Width

2000 mm

2440 mm

2500 mm

3000 mm

3050 mm

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Height

6.5 mm

9 mm

12 mm

15 mm

18 mm

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Uniclass

Pr_25_71_97_86 Structural veneer plywoodsPrimary

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 system

N10/30 Shelving system

P20/240 Plywood

P20/40 Plywood

Product range

Uncoated plywood

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 mm

1500 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 guidance

Scarf 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

6.5 mm.

Manufacturer guidance

Other thicknesses available on request. Thicknesses and tolerances meet requirements of EN 315.

Number of plies

5.

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 guidance

Face 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

4.4 kg/m².

Modulus of elasticity

12 735 N/mm².

BendingStrength

50.9 N/mm².

Sustainability data

Country of material origin

Finland

Country of product manufacture

Finland

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

0.37 kg CO₂ eq/kg

Recyclability

Re-use or Biomass

Recycled content

As 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

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WISA-Birch Special Plywood

WISA-Birch Special Plywood

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