High Pressure Laminates
Benefits of HPL
Description of Material – HPL according to EN 438 are materials with outstanding characteristics e.g. durability, clean ability, wear resistance, combined with a wide range of technical and design possibilities. HPL are easy to process and to maintain and therefore can be used in many applications. Manufacturing and Composition – The excellent characteristics
exhibited in use arises from the manufacturing process and the raw material used. Cellulosic fibrous based core material (normal paper) impregnated with thermosetting resin are pressed together under simultaneous application of heat (temperature > 120o C) and high specific pressure ≥ 50MPa to obtain a homogenous non porous material with a density ≥
1,35g/cm2. HPL have one or two decorative surfaces
consisting of material resins which are one of the hardest surface materials available. The core layers consist of cured Phenolic resin.
