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The used agricultural farm plastics collected through the Plasback product stewardship scheme, are re-processed and extruded into products like Tuffboard.

 

Standard thicknesses available are 6mm & 12mm but custom thicknesses can be made to order.

 

  •  Tuffboard comes in two variations:

     

     Tuffboard FIRM - is made from Polypropylene, is a stiffer board and comes in black only.

     

     Tuffboard FLEX - is made from Low Density Polyethylene, is very flexible and comes in green only.

     

    Both sheets have very high UV resistance.

     

    Both materials can be machined using standard wood working tools. They can be sawn (hand, jig or circular), filed, drilled, tapped, milled or riveted. The shape of the sheet can be altered via hot forming. Separate sheets can be joined by plastic welding and can form a water impermeable barrier.

     

    6mm Tuffboard FLEX horse stall installation. Note the curved corner           12mm  Tuffboard FIRM temporary grain storage installation.

  • to facilitate cleaning. Flexible board prevents injury to animals and             Prevented the weight of the grain pushing out the shed walls. 

    will not break or splinter on impact.                                                                       Also used to line fertiliser bunkers as Tuffboard does not corrode

  • tuffboard horse stalls 1110-1 lining grain storage shed

     

    The versatility of the material allows it to be bent, drilled, sawn, plastic welded and routed. Some examples below:

     

  • Dog kennel made from Tuffboard FLEX & FIRM                                         Temporary calf pen, made from Tuffboard FIRM

     

  • dog kennel frontlamb pen sml

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  • Additional properties:

     

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    TuffboardFLEX (LDPE)

     

     

     

    Tuffboard (PP)

     

     

     

    Steel

     

     

     

    Plywood

     

     

     

    Flexibility

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Medium

     

     

     

    Splinter/crack resistance

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    Medium 

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Rot resistance

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Resistance to insect attack

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Oxidisation resistance

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Water resistance

     

     

     

    High  

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Impact resistance

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Medium

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Scratch resistance

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Medium

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Acid/alcohol resistance

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Mineral oil resistance

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Vegetable oil resistance

     

     

     

    Medium 

     

     

     

    Medium 

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Max Temperature

     

     

     

    80 C

     

     

     

    135 C

     

     

     

    1100 C

     

     

     

    190 C

     

     

     

    Min Temperature

     

     

     

    - 50 C

     

     

     

    0 C

     

     

     

     -

     

     

     

     -

     

     

     

    Autoclavable

     

     

     

    No

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    No

     

     

     

    Gas Sterilization

     

     

     

    Yes 

     

     

     

    Yes 

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    No

     

     

     

    Dry Heat Sterilization

     

     

     

    No 

     

     

     

    No 

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    No

     

     

     

    Chemical Disinfectant Sterilization

     

     

     

    Yes 

     

     

     

    Yes 

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    No

     

     

     

    Electrical resistivity

     

     

     

    High  

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    Medium

     

     

     

    Buoyancy

     

     

     

    High  

     

     

     

    High 

     

     

     

    Low

     

     

     

    High

     

     

     

    Recyclable

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    Yes

     

     

     

    No

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ask at your local Murray Goulburn Trading Stores, AIRR or progressive independent retail store about Tuff board today.