material specifications

Manufactured from rapidly renewable agricultural resources, Dakota Burl® composite exhibits the elegance of traditional burled wood.     Also in our decorative line is BIOFIBER™ Wheat composite - a natural fiber alternative to hardwood.     Environ Biocomposites Manufacturing, LLC (EBM) also offers a line of fire-rated door core, msDor™ core and a line of industrial panel products, MICROSTRAND™ Wheat composite; see manufacturer for details.

Our innovative bio-engineered process manufactures rigid, thermo-set panels in which durability exceeds that of wood and wood composite boards.     All EBM materials are tested using ASTM D1037-93 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood based Fiber

and Particle Panel Systems.

All decorative EBM materials are intended for interior commercial and residential use only.     The panel materials are suitable for a wide range of applications, all of which can be easily created using standard wood fabrication techniques.     The decorative EBM materials must also have a finishing system applied (similar to that of wood) to enhance its full natural color and provide proper performance.

EBM Biocomposites Manufacturing LLC's fully automated quality control system ensures that these innovative products will always be of the same superior quality...to match your specifications.

panel properties
description
Dakota Burl ®
BIOFIBER™ Wheat
mean density
50 lbs/f3
40-42 lbs/f3
modules of rupture
2400 psi
3500 psi
modules of elasticity
400,000 psi
420,000 psi
screw holding    
  perpendicular to plane
300 lbs
230 lbs.
  withdrawal from edge
280 lbs.
180 lbs.
hardness
1000 lbs
700 lbs
internal bond
100 psi
70 psi
thickness swell
  (24 hour immersion)
 
<15%
 
<10%
water absorbption
  (24 hour immersion)
<20%
<25%
linear expansion
0.55%
less than or equal to sign0.35%
moisture content
8%
8%
flame spread
Class 3
Class 3
Environ Biocomposites Manufacturing, LLC engineered panel products have been tested to the appropriate ASTM and ANSI test standards. All testing performed on 3/4" thick product.
panel physical characteristics
panel thickness
  Dakota Burl ®
panel weight
BIOFIBER™
panel weight
1/2" (12.7mm)
69 lbs.
58 lbs.
3/4" (19.1mm)
104 lbs.
87 lbs.
1" (25.4mm)
138 lbs.
116 lbs.
sheet dimension: 49" x 97" (1245mm x2464mm) thickness tolerance plus or minus sign 0.005"
panel surfaces: 120 grit sand top, 120 grit sand bottom, unfinished
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