| Domtar Ashdown Prime Hardwood |  |
Domtar Ashdown Prime Hardwood is a high brightness pulp that exhibits high bulking, absorption, and porosity with high tearing strength. The firm market pulp bale is ideal for warehousing and handling.
Characteristics
This ECF bleached hardwood fiber is manufactured from a blend of primarily oak and gum with a trace of Southern Softwood. The pulp is clean and exhibits high bulking characteristics.
Value-Added Features
Excellent fiber for bulking applications with high tear requirements.
Pure Benefits
- High bulk
- High tear
Ideal Applications
Uncoated free sheet, coated papers, tissue, and specialty papers.
End-use Benefits
- Good value
- High bulk
Wood Species*
| Oak | 58% |
| Gum | 32% |
| Loblolly Pine | 10% |
| *Approximate percentage |
Typical Pulp Properties**
| Brightness (ISO) | 86 |
| Dirt (ppm) | 0.23 |
| Viscosity (cp) | 17 |
| Fiber Length (mm) | 1.07 |
| Coarseness (mg/m) | 0.105 |
| DCM Extractives (%) | 0.19 |
| Air Dry (%) | 96 |
| **Average of typical samples tested. Not pulp mill specifications |
Shipping Data
| Dimensions | Inches | cm |
| Length | 33 | 84 |
| Width | 27 | 69 |
| Height | 18 | 46 |
| Weight | 500-525 lb / 227-238 kg | |
| Wires | 1x1 | |
| Available upon request: Wrapped bales – 1 x 2 wires (two on short side) | ||
| Export Package: | 6 bales/unit 7 wire/unit |
PFI Mill Handsheet Data
| Revolutions | Units | 0 | 250 | 1000 | 2500 | 5000 |
| Freeness | CSF, (ml) | 580 | 514 | 426 | 336 | 226 |
| Bulk | (cm3/g) | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 1.7 |
| Burst Index | (kPa-m²/g) | 0.77 | 1.29 | 1.92 | 2.65 | 3.18 |
| Tear Index | (mN-m²/g) | 4.74 | 6.59 | 7.71 | 8.1 | 8.29 |
| Tensile Index | (Nm/g) | 23.4 | 32.4 | 39.8 | 48.3 | 56.6 |
| Tappi Opacity | % | 77.2 | 75.5 | 74.8 | 73.5 | 72.8 |
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