Vietnam Film Faced Plywood types, Pros and Cons
1 Vietnam Film Faced Plywood characteristics
Vietnam Film Faced Plywood is well known as good quality & competitive price wood panel for formwork in South East Asia & USA market. Our Phenolic Film Plywood is made from 100% hardwood (heave) core such as: Acacia, Eucalyptus, Rubber, … which can give an excellent strength and durability in the construction site.
Vietnam Film Faced Plywood is called in difference name: Phenolic Board, FF Plywood, Formply, Form Plywood, Marine Plywood, …
Main characteristics of Vietnam Film Faced Plywood plywood:
- Full hardwood core, all fresh core, no recycle materials
- Vietnam Phenolic Film Plywood is processed through 2 time hot-press and well sanding before laminating the Phenolic film, thus it can give a smooth concrete surface
- Excellent Water proof
- Competitive price and various quality options
2 Vietnam Film Faced Plywood types
Base on the structure of film faced plywood, there is 2 main type of film faced plywood from Vietnam: Single Film Faced Plywood, and Double Film Faced Plywood. Each type contains difference qualities depend of the producer technical & manufacturing skill.
2.1 Single Film Faced Plywood
Definitions
Film Faced Plywood is an engineer wood panel which is made from thin wood layers and bonding with MUF or PF resin. The outer is coated with Phenolic film paper which give an excellent water and chemical resistance.
Single Film Faced Plywood is a Film Faced Plywood with 1 side Phenolic film coated, and the reverse is raw wood veneer. Single Film Faced Plywood is also called as Tego 1 side or FFP 1Side
Specifications
- Face: Phenolic Film, Black color, local origin
- Back: Raw wood
- Wood core species: Acacia, Eucalyptus
- Glue: MUF Melamine Urea Formaldehyde
- Hot-press: 2 times
- Cold-press: 1 times
- Sanding: 2 times
- Thickness: 11-18mm
- Standard size: 1220x2440mm
- Expected Pouring number: 3-6 times
Pros
- Very good price
- Standard water proof
- Full hardwood core which give a good strength and durability
- Give a standard concrete surface
- Suitable for a low rise building or low repetition
Cons
- The humid can absorb into the core panel from the back
- The back panel appearance
2.2 Double Film Faced Plywood
Definitions
Double Film Faced Plywood is a Film Faced Plywood with both sides Phenolic film coated.
Specifications
- Face: Phenolic Film, Black color, local origin or import
- Back: Phenolic Film, Black color, local origin or import
- Wood core species: Acacia, Eucalyptus, Rubber, … (Heava)
- Glue: MUF – Melamine Urea Formaldehyde or PF – Phenol Formaldehyde
- Hot-press: 2 times
- Cold-press: 1 times
- Sanding: 2-4 times
- Thickness: 11-30mm
- Standard size: 1220x2440mm, 1250x2500mm, 610x2440mm, 610x2500mm, 1200x2400mm, …
- Expected Pouring number: 5-50 times
Pros
- Excellent water proof because of both side is coated by Phenolic film
- Full hardwood core which give an excellent strength and durability
- Give a standard – excellent concrete surface
- Suitable for a mid-rise building or long repetition requirement
- The uniform appearance
Cons
- Higher price than Single Film Faced Plywood
- Various quality, the users have to choose the right quality
Qualities
Because of its popular and various repetition requirement, there is some difference quality of Double Film Faced Plywood you can consider.
| Types | 4-6 time uses | 6-8 time uses | 10 time uses | 15 time uses | 20 time uses | 40 time uses |
| Core | Acacia core | Acacia core | Eucalyptus mix core | Eucalyptus mix core | Eucalyptus mix core | Eucalyptus mix core |
| Glue | WBP Melamine medium | WBP Melamine standard | WBP Melamine high density | WBP | WBP | WBP |
| Face/Back | Phenolic film, local origin, 160gsm | Phenolic film, local origin, 170gsm | Phenolic film, local origin, 170gsm | Phenolic film, import origin, 180gsm | Phenolic film, import origin, 180gsm | Phenolic film, import origin, 180gsm |
| Hot-press | 2 times | 2 times | 2 times | 2 times | 2 times | 2 times |
| Sanding | 2 times | 2 times | 4 times | 4 times | 4 times | 4 times |
| Thickness | 12, 15, 18, 21mm | 12, 15, 18, 21mm | 12, 15, 18, 21mm | 12, 15, 18, 21mm | 12, 15, 18, 21mm | 12, 15, 18, 21mm |
| Dimensions | 1220x2440mm/ 1250x2500mm / 610x2440mm / 610x2500mm | 1220x2440mm/ 1250x2500mm / 610x2440mm / 610x2500mm | 1220x2440mm/ 1250x2500mm / 610x2440mm / 610x2500mm | 1220x2440mm/ 1250x2500mm / 610x2440mm / 610x2500mm | 1220x2440mm/ 1250x2500mm / 610x2440mm / 610x2500mm | 1220x2440mm/ 1250x2500mm / 610x2440mm / 610x2500mm |
The above is the general information about Vietnam Film faced Plywood type, get in touch with us to have the details specifications & technical data sheet.
