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Tuff MD
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Birch PlyTuff MD Metsa Wood Tuff MD is a birch plywood panel overlaid with a high quality thermoplastic overlay. Tuff MD is UV-resistant and therefore suitable for interior and exterior flooring applications. The combination of technical properties with high class surfaces makes Tuff MD an excellent panel for various flooring applications. APPLICATIONS Metsa Wood TuffMD provides an easy ready finished surface solution for interior and exterior flooring applications. Transport industry: • Floorings for vans and light trailers Building industry: • Industrial-, shop-, kitchen- and sanitary floorings • Working platforms • Playground furniture MAJOR ADVANTAGES • Excellent wear resistance • Flexible and slip resistant surface • Excellent impact and crack resistance • Strong, rigid and dimensionally stable panel • Easy to fix and cut • Easy to clean • Good weather resistance • Good resistance against most chemicals • Environmentally friendly BASE PLYWOOD The base plywood of Metsa Wood Tuff MD is Metsa Wood Birch, which is made of cross-bonded 1.4 mm thick birch veneers and bonded with weather and boil-resistant phenol formaldehyde adhesive. OVERLAY Metsa Wood Tuff MD panels are overlaid with extra durable mini-diamond patterned (MD) polypropylene based overlay. The overlay provides slip resistance and has UV-additives to make it resistant against the sunlight. The overlay is safe to use and it is free of chlorine, halogens, plasticizer, formaldehyde and heavy metals. The overlay is bonded to plywood with water resistant adhesive. Tuff MD is available in grey colour. INSTALLATION Metsa Wood Tuff MD panels can be cut, shaped and drilled using standard wood-working tools. Raw edges and holes should be sealed with a suitable water resistant paint. Tuff MD panels can be easily fastened with conventional screws. For maximum service life, it is recommended to seal the panel joints with elastic gap-filling sealing compound (figure 1). Panel edges which are exposed to wear are recommended to be protected with edge protection strips (figure 2).

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SURFACE PROPERTIES The surface of Metsa Wood TuffMD overlay is structured and slip resistant. Overlay is elastic, tough and does not crack easily. It has extremely good wear resistance. It is also moisture and UV resistant and provides hygienic surface. The surface is easy to clean with water and normal detergents. Strong acids, alkalis and e.g. acetone may cause visual changes on the surface. Technical properties of surface • Resistance to Surface wear according to EN 438-2 (Taber value) 7500R. Abrasion Class AC5. • Weather resistance according to ISO 4892-3; ASTM G 154: After 6000h...

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