Raw Material
Wood is a living and evolving material.
If well treated, it restores warmth and well-being.
POPLAR
For the construction of exteriors exposed to the action of atmospheric agents.
Calligaro Category: Construction
ART. Poplar | black poplar | white poplar | aspen.
FINISH: MATT
FEATURES:
Nominal thickness
- 25 mm
- 30 mm
- 40 mm
- 50 mm
- 60 mm
- 80 mm
- 100 mm
- on request
Specific weight
on request Lamellar beams
Dimensions
- Massive beams
- 10 x 10
- 15 x 15
- 20 x 20
- Maximum length 13 m
STANDARD SIZE 3050 X 100 mm
Are you looking for structural materials for building and interiors, areas in which poplar has always been appreciated?
Poplar Wood: Characteristics and Applications
The poplar plywood highlights the peculiarities of the wood used, namely lightness, light color, high homogeneity with barely perceptible grain, ease of processing, gluing and finishing.
One of the main attributes of poplar wood is that it can be reduced into sheets of large surface and free of defects that allow to produce a plywood with almost unique appearance characteristics or at least well superior to those of many panels of the same type made with other wood species.
The simplicity of installation and the versatility of use are further valuable elements.
The panel is also an ideal support for cladding with many decorative materials and is part of the construction of many composites.
Furthermore, poplar plywood producers are increasingly oriented towards the development of panels that combine aesthetic characteristics and technical innovations, thus satisfying the growing market demand for real performance or aesthetic needs (pre-finished plywood, with inserts insulating, fireproofing and so on).
The European Poplar - Pinus
Among the widely used woods, poplar is the one that denotes the fastest growth rates. This feature amply offsets the mechanical qualities which are far from excellent - but not excessively deplorable - of this wood, at least on a commercial level.
The extraordinary ability of these plants to renew themselves, in fact, almost seems to encourage their intensive exploitation. The poplar reaches maturity around the age of 50, while life expectancy varies significantly depending on the subspecies and is between 100 and 400 years.
In Europe, there are three main varieties of poplar: black, white and aspen; plus a fairly large congerie of hybrids and cultivars.
It is above all from the latter that the wood for processing is obtained, whose quality, therefore, varies significantly from producer to producer. Therefore, for companies that process wood, it is essential to take into account the traceability of the raw material and to contact only suppliers renowned for their quality production.
Without prejudice to the differences, at times marked, between one variety and another, the poplar is proposed as an almost unique concentrate of prerogatives. The heartwood, of a medium dark brown color, is heavy and at the same time tender; however, it has an unsuspected resistance to mechanical stress.
| Category / Family / Name | Conifers / Populus nigra, Clone I-214, Populus tremula |
| Origin | Italy - Central Northern Europe |
| Color | Light color similar to fir |
| Weaving | Generally straight grain and medium-fine texture |
| Mass (after seasoning) | ++ Average (450 Kg m2) |
| Durability | ++ Medium - High |
| Stability | ++ Good |
| Machinability | ++ Good |
| Hardness | - Modest |
| Mechanical characteristics | + Axial 510 Kg / cm2, bending 920 Kg / cm2 |
| Gluing | ++ Good |
| Painting | ++ Good |
| Legend | - Poor - Moderate + Fair ++ Good +++ Excellent |
Combined with rapid drying, it makes it easy to work and widely used
As a cheap material for waste processing such as veneers (in rare cases even valuable ones), containers and packaging (fruit crates, baskets). Matches are also usually made of this wood.
The use of poplar as the main material in the production of furniture is strongly discouraged: in fact, in addition to not being considered a valuable wood, it is easily attacked by parasites and fungi, and deteriorates very quickly.
However, its use in the production of plywood is fairly widespread. For the rest, poplar is mainly used in the cellulose industry.
Poplar Wood: Characteristics and Applications
The poplar plywood highlights the peculiarities of the wood used, namely lightness, light color, high homogeneity with barely perceptible grain, ease of processing, gluing and finishing.
One of the main attributes of poplar wood is that it can be reduced into sheets of large surface and free of defects that allow to produce a plywood with almost unique appearance characteristics or at least well superior to those of many panels of the same type made with other wood species.
The simplicity of installation and the versatility of use are further valuable elements.
The panel is also an ideal support for cladding with many decorative materials and is part of the construction of many composites.
Furthermore, poplar plywood producers are increasingly oriented towards the development of panels that combine aesthetic characteristics and technical innovations, thus satisfying the growing market demand for real performance or aesthetic needs (pre-finished plywood, with inserts insulating, fireproofing and so on).
The European Poplar - Pinus
Among the widely used woods, poplar is the one that denotes the fastest growth rates. This feature amply offsets the mechanical qualities which are far from excellent - but not excessively deplorable - of this wood, at least on a commercial level.
The extraordinary ability of these plants to renew themselves, in fact, almost seems to encourage their intensive exploitation. The poplar reaches maturity around the age of 50, while life expectancy varies significantly depending on the subspecies and is between 100 and 400 years.
In Europe, there are three main varieties of poplar: black, white and aspen; plus a fairly large congerie of hybrids and cultivars.
It is above all from the latter that the wood for processing is obtained, whose quality, therefore, varies significantly from producer to producer. Therefore, for companies that process wood, it is essential to take into account the traceability of the raw material and to contact only suppliers renowned for their quality production.
Without prejudice to the differences, at times marked, between one variety and another, the poplar is proposed as an almost unique concentrate of prerogatives. The heartwood, of a medium dark brown color, is heavy and at the same time tender; however, it has an unsuspected resistance to mechanical stress.
| Category / Family / Name | Conifers / Populus nigra, Clone I-214, Populus tremula |
| Origin | Italy - Central Northern Europe |
| Color | Light color similar to fir |
| Weaving | Generally straight grain and medium-fine texture |
| Mass (after seasoning) | ++ Average (450 Kg m2) |
| Durability | ++ Medium - High |
| Stability | ++ Good |
| Machinability | ++ Good |
| Hardness | - Modest |
| Mechanical characteristics | + Axial 510 Kg / cm2, bending 920 Kg / cm2 |
| Gluing | ++ Good |
| Painting | ++ Good |
| Legend | - Poor - Moderate + Fair ++ Good +++ Excellent |
Combined with rapid drying, it makes it easy to work and widely used
As a cheap material for waste processing such as veneers (in rare cases even valuable ones), containers and packaging (fruit crates, baskets). Matches are also usually made of this wood.
The use of poplar as the main material in the production of furniture is strongly discouraged: in fact, in addition to not being considered a valuable wood, it is easily attacked by parasites and fungi, and deteriorates very quickly.
However, its use in the production of plywood is fairly widespread. For the rest, poplar is mainly used in the cellulose industry.
