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Phoenix
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Metsä Wood Phoenix plywood products provide enhanced fire performance for uses in tranport industry. The product range consists of birch plywood and Sonex Light sound-absorbing sandwich panels overlaid with a special aluminium overlay. Phoenix products meet the requirements of many demanding end use applications. APPLICATIONS The combination of fire performance, sound insulation properties and good strength-to-weight ratio make Phoenix an excellent choice for various applications in transport industry, like railway wagons and bus floors. MAJOR ADVANTAGES • Enhanced fire performance • Good sound reduction properties with Phoenix Sonex Light • Versatile uses – surface can be painted or overlaid • High strength/weight ratio o Strong and rigid o Light and dimensionally stable • Air tight surface o Water vapour barrier • Environmentally friendly o No endangered wood species o No hazardous chemicals o Low formaldehyde emissions o PEFC certified BASE PLYWOOD The base plywood of Metsä Wood Phoenix Birch is Metsä Wood Birch, which is made of cross-bonded 1.4 mm thick birch veneers and bonded with weather and boil-resistant phenol formaldehyde adhesive. The base plywood of Metsä Wood Phoenix Sonex Light is Metsä Wood Sonex Light, which is a composite panel consisting of Metsä Wood birch plywood and Amorim Cork composite sound reduction material. OVERLAY AND SURFACE PROPERTIES Metsä Wood Phoenix has a special aluminum overlay. The primed aluminum overlay allows the surface to be painted or overlaid in the customers’ own process according to the end use requirements. The compatibility of a surface coating or an adhesive should be confirmed from the coating supplier. Additionally a test coating is recommended prior to use. PANEL EDGES Panel edges are sealed against moisture absorption with acrylic edge sealing paint. The colour of the edge sealing is transparent. Even though the edge sealing slows down the absorption of moisture into the panel, it do

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FIRE CLASSIFICATION The fire performance of Metsa Wood Phoenix products has been tested according to several standards and directives: Phoenix Birch Phoenix Sonex Light_ BS 6853: 1999 ASTM E162, ASTM E662, Bombardier SMP 800C, Boeing BSS 7239 EN 13501-1: 2007 meets requirements THICKNESSES, STRUCTURES AND THICKNESS TOLERANCES THICKNESSES, THICKNESS TOLERANCES AND WEIGHT OF THE EXAMPLE PANELS * BASE PLYWOOD THICKNESS THICKNESS TOLERANCE* WEIGHT** * Moisture content of the product affects its dimensions. ** Weights given in relative humidity RH 65 %. *** Phoenix panels are also available with...

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