Bamboo Hardwood Flooring Technical Specifications

Hardness

ASTM 1037 : strand woven bamboo displays a hardness of 16.1 KN. Janka ball test: 3625 psi

Anti-Bending Intensity

114.7 kg /cm3

Density

1.15 -1.30g /cm3  or 16.4kg/m2

Smoke Density

Testing to ASTM E622 where passing is 450 or less, bamboo flooring passes with a 270 rating in flaming mode, and a 330 rating in non-flaming mode.

Compressive Strength

Testing to ASTM 3501-86 A, produced:

Compression parallel to grain: 7600 PSI
Compression perpendicular to grain: 2624 PSI.

Abrasion Resistance

ASTM D 4060, CS-17 Taber abrasive wheels: Final wear-through: Minimum 12,600 cycles.

Formaldehyde Emission

0.1mg/L.

Our bamboo flooring off-gasses 5 times less than allowed under the most stringent European (E0) standards which are 0.5 mg /L.

Most boards only pass to an E1 standard which is <1.5 mg/L.

Slip Resistance

AS/NZS 4586:2004

Using a Wet Pendulum Slider gives a BPN of 31 and Rating Class Y

EN1839 Friction Coefficient 0.43 to 0.44.

Modulus of Elasticity

940,000 PSI

Dimensional Stability

Bamboo flooring produced a dimensional change coefficient of .00144, making it 2.5 times more stable than commonly used wood flooring.

Flammability

Using ISO 9239 For Critical Radiant Flux we have the following results:

Mean Distance of Flame Travel: 337.5mm
Average Critical Radiant Flux: 7.0kw/m2
Average Smoke Obscuration: 45% Min