Article Number: 23524
White Paper: Making Sense of Wear Resistance & AC Ratings
WASHINGTON, DC – Some technical and marketing terms used in the flooring industry can be confusing or misleading for the consumer. The term “Abrasion Class or AC rating (AC1-AC6),” is a classification from the European standard EN 13329 to describe “wear resistance” of laminate flooring.

Even though, the North American standard for laminate flooring NALFA-LF-01 does not use AC rating classification, the AC rating has become over the years widely use in the marketing of laminate flooring. Abrasion class is only one component of product durability; other properties such as impact and stain resistance also come into play when describing how durable a laminate flooring product really is.

For more information, download a copy of the NALFA white paper on AC ratings: White Paper: Making Sense of Wear Resistance and AC Ratings by clicking on the link below.



Related News

Thursday, April 18, 2024

NALFA Gathers for Annual Spring Meeting

WASHINGTON D.C., 2023 — NALFA, the North American Laminate Flooring Association, returned to Raleigh, North Carolina last week for its annual spring meeting. Hosted by and at NC State University, the Association’s first and only...read more

NALFA Announces Arclin as Newest Member

WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association is pleased to announce our newest member, Arclin USA Inc. Arclin is the first paper-treating member to join the association and broadens the technical base of...read more

Foam Products Rejoins NALFA

WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association is excited to announce that Foam Products Corporation has rejoined as its newest Associate Member...read more

Web Design

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Mobile-Friendly Web Design
Flooring Website Design
Building Flooring Websites since 1996

Zip2Biz is a perfect match for non-techies flooring retailers planning to launch their own websites, as well as for flooring dealers whose current website design is difficult to maintain, costing them too much money, or they would rather be selling flooring than dealing with a website?

learn More  
Mobile-Ready Web Design