Cork Flooring Product Specifications
Cork Flooring Product Specifications for AmCork
Product specifications for parquet cork floor tiles and Floating Floor Cork Tile Planks.
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AmCork Product Specifications
Parquet Cork Floor Tiles
Glue-in-place floor tiles
PRODUCT NAME
AmCork Parquet Cork Floor Tile
APPLICATIONS
Commercial and residential flooring, suitable for new construction and replacement cork installations. Recommendations include healthcare facilities, retail, museums, hospitals, food service and office environments. Appropriate for all residential applications.
INSTALLATION
AmCork Cork Parquet Floor Tile products may be installed directly on any level concrete substrate or directly over most previously installed floors, except carpeting or some surfaces of ceramic tile.
SIZE
12” x 12” x 3/16”
DENSITY
31 lbs./f³ ISO 7322 (Metric : EN 672: >500k/m³)
FINISH
UV-cured acrylic, no organic solvents or volatile organic compounds. See specifications.
COLORS & PATTERNS
High resolution cork flooring images available at www.amcork.com
Floating Cork Floor Planks
Tongue & Groove Interlocking Cork Planks with Built-In Cork Underlayment
PRODUCT NAME
AmCork Floating Cork Floor Plank
APPLICATIONS
Commercial and residential flooring, suitable for new construction and replacement parquet tile installations. Applications for parquet flooring includes most environmentally sensitive areas, healthcare facilities, food service, exercise flooring, retail, museum, hospitality, static sensitive, all office and residential installations.
INSTALLATION
AmCork Cork Parquet Cork Flooring may be installed directly on ant level concrete substrate or directly over most previously installed floors, except carpeting or some surfaces of ceramic tile.
SIZE
12” x 36” x 7/16”
DENSITY
Surface: 3mm composite cork wear layer
28lbs./f³ density ISO 7322 (Metric: EN 672: 450 Kg/m³)
Locking element: 6mm industry standard mdf tongue-and-groove
45 lbs./f³ density (Metric: 850 Kg/m³)
Underlayment: 2mm flexible, sound-absorbent cork underlayment
13 lbs./f³ density ISO 7322 (Metric: EN 672: 200 Kg/m³)
FINISH
UV-cured acrylic, no organic solvents or volatile organic compounds. See specifications.
COLOR & PATTERNS
High resolution cork flooring images available at www.amcork.com
AmCork Technical Specifications
AmCork flooring products are made from the bark of cork oak trees. Only the bark is harvested, trees are never felled. Harvesting the bark once a decade actually prolongs the life of the cork oak, which can exceed a century. In addition to this entirely natural substance, there are other components in all natural cork flooring products. AmCork elects to fully disclose the comprehensive specifications for the binders, glues, pigmentation and varnish used in its own products, including toxicology data. AmCork products are remanufactured to critical specifications for food service and healthcare applications.
BINDER
TDI based polyurethane agglomerative resin developed for manufacturing agglomerated cork blocks using high-frequency curing. Quantity is 5% to 7% of the granulated cork mass to agglomerate. This binder is formaldehyde-free and no emissions are to be expected from the finished product. The components of this prepolymer are included in the list of positive substances and authorized raw materials for the production of agglomerates that can come into contact with food, according to EEC and FDA legislation.
BINDER SPECIFICATIONS
Type of polymer: Polyurethane
Viscosity @ 20º C: 2000 ± 500 mPa.s.
Density: 1.05
Solid content: 99%
NCO groups: 3.6 ± 0.25%
BINDER TOXICOLOGY
This product, after complete reaction with cork on a high-frequency oven, changes itself into a completely inert polymer with no toxicity. The global migration, the TDI specific migration, sensorial and taste analysis show that this product becomes a toxicity-free polymer, being suitable for food contact applications.
GLUE
The glue for the cork veneer is a solvent-free composition based on an aqueous copolymer emulsion of synthetic resins. It is applied with a roller coating machine on the back of the cork veneer. Gluing is achieved by applying pressure to the veneer against the cork agglomerated backing on a hot plate press. This product provides a flexible adhesive film with high cohesion, thermal stability and bond strength after drying.
GLUE SPECIFICATIONS
Base: Synthetic resins
Viscosity: 25 P (Brookfield RVT 3.10.25ºC)
Density: 1.32 (20ºC - DIN 53217)
PIGMENTATION
Ink-based nitro-cellulose with pigment (titanium dioxide) in a blend of alcohol-based solvents. Applied with a roller coating machine and dried in a hot tunnel. After evaporation of the solvent, the resulting film has resistance to oils, greases and water. When dried, this product is odor-free and gives high opacity and color intensity. This product is free of formaldehyde and phenols.
PIMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS
Base: Nitro-cellulose
Viscosity @ 20ºC: 20 seconds (cup a DIN 53211)
Density (20ºC): 1.02 DIN 53217
Solid content: 30%
VARNISH
Acrylic UV-cured varnish (gloss or matte) developed for sealing cork floor tiles. Applied on reverse with a roller machine and dried in a U V tunnel at 10m /min with two 80 W/cm lamps. Normally applied in three layers. The varnish exhibits good flexibility and high wear resistance, as well as resistance to the usual solvents, detergents and chemical solutions.
VARNISH SPECIFICATIONS
Base: Acrylic-urethane resins
Viscosity @ 20ºC: Gloss: 25 Poise
Matte: 5 Poise
Density: 1.1g/cm3
Solid content: 100%
Wear resistance: 3mg/100 cycles (Taber CS-17 with 2.2 lb. load)
AmCork Product Testing
Standard Test Results AmCork Flooring *
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
ISO 9366, ISO 7322
Deviation from square along length and width: Less than .02 inch Metric <0.5 mm (EN427)
Deviation from thickness: .001 inch Metric <0.25 mm (EN 428)
INDENTATION
ISO 9727
Residual indentation: less than .01 inch Metric <0.3mm (EN 433)
Indentation recovery: 38.5 lbs/in² load 10% initially: 1.5% after 1 hour
SLIP RESISTANCE
Meets and/or exceeds Federal Standard ADA 0.6 flat surfaces (DIN 51130)
ABRASION RESISTANCE
Abraded area no greater than 3.6 mg/100 ciclos
THERMAL RESISTANCE
ISO 8301
Conductivity coefficient 0425-06 W/mºK (DIN 52612)
FIRE RESISTANCE
ASTM E 658-94A
This sustainable tile is a fire inhibitor which neither spreads flame nor releases toxic gases during combustion. Class B2. Classification CSTB = M3. (DIN 4102)
FLAMMABILITY
Hardwood, Plywood, Veneer Association Average critical radiant flux 0.60 w/cm²
SMOKE DENSITY
ASTM E 662, NFPA 258
Specific Optical Density Flaming: 148
Specific Optical Density Non Flaming: 272
WATER VAPOR
ASTM E 96
Transmission: 0.128 grains/h ft²
Permanence: 0.183 perms
SOUND REDUCTION – IMPACT
ASTM E 413-87, ASTM E 989-89
AmCork Parquet Tile 3/16” thickness = 12db (DIN52210) STC 58; II C 73
AmCork Floating Floor Planks 7/16’ thickness = 12 db
(Acoustical ratings measured in situ; 8’ concrete slab, suspended ceiling.)
* Results refer to AmCork Parquet tile flooring and surface layer of AmCork Floating Floor Planks except as noted. In instances where separate tests have not been completed for Floating Floor Planks, some data will differ: for example, thermal resistance and vapor transmission figures will be significantly better.