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Acrylic/Wood: The generic name for wood-plastic-composites that utilize wood impregnated with acrylic monomers and polymerized within the wood cells through gamma irradiation. Heat radiation is used to cure some versions. (A semi-built-in finish is developed in acrylic/wood parquet.)
Air-Dried: Drying by exposing to air without the use of artificial heat and within a yard or shed.
Annual […]
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Abrasion Resistance: A measure of a tiles ability to withstand wears by friction. ASTM C-1027-84 describes the standard test procedure for determining visible abrasion resistance of glazed ceramic tile.
Absorption: (1) Penetration of water into tiles particles. (2) The property of yarn, fiber or fabric that enables it to attract and hold gases or liquids within […]
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Abrasion Marks: Marks left on the pile of a carpet by abrasion.
Abrasive Wear: Commonly defined as the loss of face fiber through foot traffic. While wear is a frequent complaint, synthetic fibers are highly resistant to abrasion and most carpet will ugly out before it will wear out. (See ugly out)
Atmospheric soil/dirt: - As it […]
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Additive - A material used to modify the properties, processing, or end use of a base polymer. The amount of additive used is usually expressed in parts per hundred (by weight) of the total resin n the polymer formulation.
Antioxidants - Materials which when added to a flexible polyurethane foam formulation improve the resistance of […]
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Abrasive Wear - This is generally defined as the actual loss of face fibers through foot traffic. While wear is often a complaint, today’s synthetic carpets are almost impossible to wear out so this seldom becomes an actual claims factor.
Atmospheric soil/dirt: - As it relates to carpet, it is the dust, pollen, smoke, cooking vapors […]
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