With UltraStock-Free from Temple-Inland, architects, designers and manufacturers can now choose premium MDF performance with formaldehyde emission levels just about as low as nature herself. Along with lower emissions, UltraStock-Free offers valuable credits in green building rating systems such as LEED, NAHB Green Building Standard, Green Globe, and CARB. But whether a project is “green-sensitive” or not, UltraStock-Free delivers the excellent machining and finishing performance demanded for furniture, flooring and cabinets. Discover UltraStock-Free – precise MDF performance, with specs that could have been written by nature herself.
Product Specifications
| El Dorado | Mt. Jewett | |
|---|---|---|
| Thicknesses | 3/16" to 1" | 1/4" to 1-5/16" |
| Widths | To five feet | To five feet |
| Lengths | To sixteen feet | To sixteen feet |
Minimum Panel Averages
| El Dorado Physical Properties1 |
< 3/8" | 3/8 - < 1/2" | 1/2" - 3/4" | > 3/4" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IB-Internal Bond, psi | 110 | 100 | 90 | 85 |
| MOR, psi | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,050 |
| MOE, kpsi | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 |
| Face Screwholding, lbs. | NA | NA | 250 | 250 |
| Edge Screwholding, lbs.2 | NA | NA | 225 | 225 |
| Mt. Jewett Physical Properties1 |
< 3/8" | 3/8 - < 1/2" | 1/2" - 3/4" | > 3/4" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IB-Internal Bond, psi | 110 | 100 | 90 | 85 |
| MOR, psi | 4,050 | 3,130 | 3,130 | 3,130 |
| MOE, kpsi | 405 | 313 | 313 | 313 |
| Face Screwholding, lbs. | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 |
| Edge Screwholding, lbs.2 | NA | NA | 215 | 205 |
| 1. One-panel minimum average per ANSI 208.2 2. Edge screw pull for less than 5/8" not applicable | ||||
Tolerances
| Length and Width | ±1/16" per panel |
| Squareness | ±1/64" per foot of length |
| Straightness | ±1/64" per 2 feet of length |
| Thickness (within panel) | ±0.005" |
| Thickness (panel to panel) | ±0.005" |
Location and Material
| El Dorado, Arkansas | Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Wood Species: Southern Pine | Wood Species: Mixed Hardwood |
| Transportation: Truck or rail | Transportation: Truck or rail |
Environmental Credits
| LEED | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recycled Content | MR credit 4 | Awards 1 or 2 points for using products with recycled content that constitute at least 10% or 20%, based on cost, of the total value of project materials. |
| Locally Produced Materials | MR credit 5 | Awards 1 or 2 points for using materials on a project that are extracted and manufactured within 500 miles that constitute at least 10% or 20%, based on cost, of the total value of project materials. |
| Certified Wood | MR credit 7 | 50% of wood-based materials and product certified in accordance to the Forest Stewardship Council™ Principles and Criteria |
| Environmental Quality | EQ credit 4.4 | Composite wood panels on the project shall contain no urea-formaldehyde. |
| GREEN GLOBES | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Low-VOC Emitting Materials | G2.9 | Specifies architects to select low-VOC emitting materials |
| NAHB | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Consumer Recycled Content | 604.1(2) | Use recycled content products in major areas such as walls, floor, insulation and roofing |
| FSC® Certification | 606.2(3) | Wood or wood-based products certified by Forest Stewardship Council™ |
| Other Certification | 606.2(6) | Wood-based components certified in accordance to CPA-EPP, Scientific Certifications Systems (SCS), or ISO 14021 |
| Low Formaldehyde/VOC emissions | 901.4(a) | In compliance with ANSI A208.2 |
| Low Formaldehyde/VOC emissions | 901.4(c) | Mt. Jewett in compliance with EPP-CPA 3-08 |
| Low Formaldehyde/VOC emissions | 901.4(d) | Composite wood contains no urea-formaldehyde |
| CARB | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| California Air Resource Board | C.A.R.B. | Exceeds requirements of CARB Phase 1 & 2 and Mt. Jewett approved for NAF exemption (N-09-021) |
Recycled Content Certification:
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has awarded certification to Temple-Inland’s El Dorado, Arkansas MDF plant for producing products using recovered and recycled materials.
UltraStock-Free MDF produced in Temple-Inland’s El Dorado, Arkansas facility is certified to contain 78% pre-consumer recycled fiber on a dry fiber weight basis.
The UltraStock-FREE MDF produced in Temple-Inland’s Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania facility is certified by the Composite Panel Association to be compliant with the Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) specification standard CPA 3-08 verifying a recycled and/or recovered fibers content of 100%.
Product is also available from this facility that is certified for Forest Stewardship Council™ chain-of-custody and controlled wood recognition.
Formaldehyde Emission Testing:
MDF NAF products produced in our El Dorado and Mt. Jewett facilities comply with CARB-NAF requirements as stated by the California Code of Regulations 93120-93120.12, title 17 of the California Code of Regulations 93120.3(f) (2) page 13. These NAF products are made using No-Added Formaldehyde Based Resins. Product produced at our Mt. Jewett plant has also received the CARB NAF exemption for formaldehyde emission limits as stated in executive order N-09-021 based on CARB ATCM 93120.