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EUCALIPTUS

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Introduction
This document provides a detailed technical overview of Eucalyptus wood, specifically focusing on its use in solid wood flooring by Lopez Pigueiras.

Wood Characteristics

Appearance: The sapwood is cream-colored with little difference from the dark heartwood, tinged with gray. The fiber direction is straight, and the grain is straight to interlocked.
Density: Heavy wood with a density of 800-900 kg/m3 at 12% moisture content.
Hardness: Hard timber with a Monnin hardness of 6.5 and Brinnell hardness of 50 N/mm2.
Hygroscopicity: The wood is considered nervous, with a recommended swelling/shrinkage coefficient of 0.3% radially and 0.5% tangentially.
Durability: Classified as durability class 2 according to AS 5604:2005.
Fire Resistance: Nominal charring rate of 0.55 - 0.47 mm/min.

Technological Characteristics

Dynamic Bending: High resilience coefficient (k = 1.2 as per UNE 56.540:1978).
Strength Properties: Classified as strength class D-40 according to UNE 56.546:2007.

Applications
Eucalyptus wood is traditionally used in applications requiring resistance and durability, such as naval and civil construction, flooring, telegraph posts, docks, bridges, carts, carriages, tool handles, and railway sleepers. It is now also used in carpentry and furniture.

Product Specifications

Indoor Coated Wood Flooring: Available in formats for nailing, with dimensions of 500/2400 x 75 x 17 mm.
Varnish Layers: The flooring contains 8 layers of coating, including 5 layers of UV-drying acrylic and water-based primers and 3 anti-scratch coats.

Quality and Standards
The flooring products meet various quality standards and certifications, including UNE-EN ISO 9001:2015, AITIM, and several UNE-EN standards related to wooden floors, dimensional stability, elasticity, resistance to abrasion, and fire classification.

Durability and Structural Classification

Durability in Ground Contact: Class 3 (5 to 15 years).
Durability Outside Above Ground: Class 2 (15 to 40 years).
Bending Strength: Percentile value of 47 N/mm2.
Modulus of Elasticity: Mean value of 18,400 N/mm2, percentile value of 13,500 N/mm2.
Density: Mean value of 797 kg/m3, percentile value of 672 kg/m3.

Catalog excerpts

DATA SHEET Name and family International Name Scientiﬁc Name Eucaliptus globulus Main Commercial Names Description of the wood Sapwood cream color with little difference to dark heartwood cream, tinged with gray. Fiber Direction Straight to interlocked target for nodosities. Technological characteristics Density (12%) Hard timber. Monnin hardness of 6,5 and Brinnell hardness. HB = 50 N/mm2. Nervous wood. Between 5% and 25% moisture content, it is recommended to use a unitary swelling and/or shrinkage coeﬃcient of 0,3% in radial and 0,5% tangential direction. Dinaminc bending Strength properties High resilience coeﬃcient (k = 1,2 as per UNE 56.540:1978). The standard UNE 56.546:2007 sets a unique quality grade, denominated MEF, for which toa strength class D-40 is assigned. Durability class 2 as per the standard AS 5604: 2005. Fire resistance Nominal calculated charring rate Bn = 0,55 - 0,47 mm/min. LOPEZ PIGUEIRAS SOLID WOOD FLOORING Lg. de Patarroa s/n, CP 27861, Covas-Viveiro (LUGO), Tel. +34 982 561 061 [email protected] www.lopezpigueiras

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DATA SHEET Uses and applications Originally it was used in applications where resistance and durability were required, such as in naval and civil construction, ﬂooring, telegraph posts, docks, bridges, carts and carriages, tool handles, railway sleepers, etc. Now it is used in new carpentary and furniture uses too. Natural durability Durability in ground contact Durability outside above ground Class 3 (5 to 15 years). Class 2 (15 to 40 years) Structural Classiﬁcation Percentile value of bending strength Mean value of modulus of elasticity parallel to the grain Percentile value of modulus of elasticity...

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DATA SHEET EUCALIPTUS UNE-EN 13501-1:2007: Classiﬁcation according to behavior with ﬁre for construction products and elements used in building work. Part 1: Classiﬁcation based on data obtained in ﬁre reaction tests. UNE-EN 14342:2006: Wooden ﬂoors. Characteristics, evaluation of compliance and marking CE. Eucaliptus Indoor Flooring “White Stain” LOPEZ PIGUEIRAS SOLID WOOD FLOORING Lg. de Patarroa s/n, CP 27861, Covas-Viveiro (LUGO), Tel. +34 982 561 061 [email protected] www.lopezpi

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