FORMICA ®Products Technical Properties
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Technical Properties

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CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION FAR (Fire Retardant AR Plus®) ® SURFACE FINISH

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COMPOSITION High pressure decorative laminates are ready-finished man made veneers of high density. Formica® decorative laminates consist of layers of specially selected papers, impregnated with thermosetting synthetic resins, fused together under heat and very high pressure. The surface layer(s), incorporating decorative colours or designs, are impregnated with melamine based resins to give high resistance to wear, impact, heat and staining. The core layers are impregnated with phenolic-based resins for strength and flexibility. SHEET SIZES Formica decorative laminates are available in a...

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GENERAL Formica Group produce the above grades of decorative laminate each with its own performance characteristics. These grades conform to EN 438-2:2016 and are suitable for the typical applications shown. The references above denote the product classification system contained in EN 438-2. Each grade has specific properties suitable for specific applications. Flame retardant laminates meet the fire performance requirements specified for Transport, Building Products (Euroclass) and the specified National Standards, for example, Class 1 (BS 476-7), B1 (DIN4102-1), M1 (NF P92-501 &...

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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#1 Compact Tolerance - Nominal Thickness Tolerance ± mm #2 Compact Flatness - Nominal Thickness Compact Flatness EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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Nominal Thickness Compact Flatness EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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#1 Compact Tolerance - Nominal Thickness Tolerance ± mm #2 Compact Flatness - Nominal Thickness Compact Flatness EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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Characteristic Method Unit of Measure EDF For further information on fire performance for specific applications please contact your regional Formica Group Customer Service Department #1 Compact Tolerance - Nominal Thickness Tolerance ± mm Nominal Thickness Compact Flatness EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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#1 Compact Tolerance - Nominal Thickness Tolerance ±mm #2 Compact Flatness - Nominal Thickness Compact Flatness 8 EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour

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EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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Class 3 Moderate loss of gloss and or colour EN438 Class Definitions - Class 5 No visible change Class 4 Slight loss of gloss and or colour Class 2 Marked loss of gloss and or colour Class 1 Blisters and or delamination

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