Solid Strand Woven Bamboo flooring test results

Solid Strand Woven Bamboo flooring Brief introduction
The bamboo flooring planks are machined with tongue and groove edges to provide interlocking assembly. Each piece is machine sanded on top, with a rough glue-ready surface on bottom for glue down installation or can nailed down wiht flooring cleats. The edge above the tongue on the long edge is mitered and ready to accept standard flooring nails.

Each pre-finished strand woven bamboo flooring board is coated with clear; UV cured acrylic polyurethane/aluminum oxide. Only the finest machinery is used to apply and cure our durable coating.

All our strand woven bamboo flooring is tongue and groove plank in 72" inches long by 3 ¾” inches wide by 9/16 inch thick, factory pre-finished with 7 coats of 100% solids UV cured Acrylic Urethane with aluminum oxide.

ABRASION RESISTANCE
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM C501 (H-22 Calibrated wheels loaded with
1000 gram weight at 70 RPM for 1000 cycles) weight loss = .349 grams =.012 ounces. The test we have done for abrasion resistance showed that this flooring finish is one of the toughest to be found in the wood flooring industry.

FLAMMABILITY
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM E648 Critical Radiant
Panel Test. Passes with a CLASS I rating per NFPA "Life Safety Code". (This flooring
can be used in all classes of buildings.)

SMOKE DENSITY
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM E622 pass = 450 or less, passes with 269
flaming mode and 329 non-flaming mode.

CHEMICAL AND STAIN RESISTANCE
Bamboo flooring tested with the following chemical reagents finish was unaffected:
Acetic Acid (5%) Acetone Ammonium Hydroxide (10%) Toluene
Detergent Solution Ethyl Alcohol (50%) Hydrochloric Acid
(10%) Turpentine Heavy Duty (.025%) Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) Soap Solution (1%) Sodium
Hydroxide (1%)

INDENTATION RESISTANCE
Bamboo flooring according to ASTM 1037 (Janka Ball Hardness) showed an average hardness of 3098 to 3375. (127% harder than northern red oak and 14% harder than hard maple). Do the fact that bamboo is not a traditional hardwood that is grown over 20 or more years this rating can vary do the amount of rain , sun etc during its short 5 year season of growth.

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY:
Bamboo flooring according to standard method for wood flooring showed a
dimensional change coefficient of .00144. (50% more stable than red oak)

SLIP RESISTANCE:
Bamboo flooring according to ASTM D2047 = results 0.71 coefficient of
Friction. Static co-efficient of 590 exceeds the OSHA recommendation for level surfaces in the workplace.

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH:
Bamboo flooring according to ASTM D3501-86 A = results A) Parallel to Grain
= 7,549 PSI B) Perpendicular to Grain =2,566 PSI C) Flat wise = 16,925
PSI at 50% Strain. (Load to compress to 1/2 thickness)

BENDING STRENGTH
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM D3043-87 result = 13,608 PSI

BENDING ELASTICITY MODULUS
943,443 PSI

SHEAR STRENGTH
Bamboo flooring tested according to BRITISH STANDARD # 373 result = Parallel to
Grain 1365 PSI

TENSILE STRENGTH
Bamboo flooring tested according to ASTM D3500-90 A result = Parallel to Grain
15,290 PSI