Paper Faced Foam Board: Fome-Cor®

Common Properties

Common Brand Names Gator Board, MightyCore, Ryno Board string
Typical Thickness Size 0.125, 0.1875, 0.25, 0.5 inches
Typical Lengths 24, 48, 96 inches
Typical Widths 18, 24, 32, 48 inches
Friendly Names Foam Board, Sandwich Board string
Common Profiles Sheets, Panels string

Physical Properties

Density 0.9g/cm³
Water Absorption 0.05%
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium 0.2%
Linear Mold Shrinkage 1.5%
Melt Flow 10g/10 min

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength 10-15kV/mm
Dielectric Constant 1.0-1.5—
Dissipation Factor 0.01-0.02—
Volume Resistivity 10^14-10^16ohm-cm
Surface Resistivity 10^14-10^16ohm/sq
Arc Resistance 120-180seconds
Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) 600-750V
Breakdown Voltage 10-15kV

Mechanical Properties

Hardness, Rockwell R variablescale
Tensile Strength, Ultimate variableMPa
Tensile Strength, Yield variableMPa
Elongation at Break variable%
Elongation at Yield variable%
Modulus of Elasticity variableGPa
Flexural Yield Strength variableMPa
Flexural Modulus variableGPa
Compressive Yield Strength variableMPa
Bearing Yield Strength variableMPa
Shear Strength variableMPa
Izod Impact, Notched variableJ/m
Izod Impact, Unnotched variableJ/m
Gardner Impact variableJ
Falling Dart Impact variableJ
Instrumented Impact Total Energy variableJ

Thermal Properties

CTE, linear 55µm/m°C
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow 85µm/m°C
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi) 75°C
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 65°C
Vicat Softening Point 90°C
Flammability, UL94 HBnone
Max Continuous Operating Temperature in F 150°F
Minimum Operating Temperature in F 32°F
Thermal Conductivity 0.03W/mK

Regulations

UL-94 Flame Class
FDA
ASTM/Mil-Spec
USDA
3-A Dairy
NSF
USP Class VI
FAR 25.853 Flammability
FAR 25.853 Smoke
Boeing/Airbus Toxicity
Canada AG
D635 Self Extinguishing
FAR 25.853 Heat Release (OSU 65/65)
RoHS Compliant
REACH Compliant

Piedmont Plastics provides a variety of paper faced foam board products including Fome-Cor® and Foam-X®. Fome-Cor® is one of the preferred materials used for artistic canvases, mounting, backing and framing photographs, and 3-D designs. Fome-Cor® can also be embossed and die cut. Foam-X® is similar to Fome-Cor® but it contains a memory retaining foam core and cannot be embossed. The boards consist of three layers of material, a polystyrene foam core and two outer layers with your choice of color. These color options include a white clay-coated paper or natural brown craft paper liners over a white foam core, or black paper liners with a black foam core.

These American-made products, with a reputation for performance, boast an extremely lightweight and easily-cut design that allows for direct printing, making it an ideal product for a variety of artistic and display applications. Foam sheet paper faced board provides a compressed edge that consistently stays closed, a perfect solution for intricate hand and die cutting applications.

These boards are available in a variety of sizes, including large sheets up to 8’ x 10’ and ranges in thickness from 1/8”- 1/2”. Piedmont Plastics has a deep inventory in these materials and offers quick delivery and excellent service to meet your requirements. Contact us today for more information!