Species data
Melamine
a panel product . Also sold as melamine board, melamine-faced particleboard, mfc.
Properties at a glance
| Stiffness (MOE) | 250,000 psi |
| Specific gravity | 0.70 (estimated) |
| Density | 43.7 lb/ft3 (700 kg/m3) |
| Weight per board foot | 3.64 lb |
| Indicative price | $45.00 per sheet (estimated) |
Values are at about 12% moisture content. Density is specific gravity times 62.4; a board foot is one twelfth of a cubic foot, so weight per board foot is that density divided by twelve. Anything marked estimated is our own figure, not a measured one.
How Melamine compares
Measured against the 113 solid woods in this database: heavier than 59%, and stiffer than 0%.
What that means in the shop
A 4/4 board 8 inches wide and 8 feet long is 5.33 board feet, so in Melamine it weighs about 19.4 lb. A stack of ten is 194 lb - worth knowing before you load a rack or a car.
Related calculators
Sources
- The Sagulator - shelf material stiffness values (woodbin)
- ANSI A208.1-2016 Particleboard (M-1 core grade and density)
Bending MOE 250,000 psi is the Sagulator material-list value for melamine (note 8), which assumes an M-1 grade particleboard core (0.25 x 10^6 psi); the melamine facing has negligible effect on stiffness, so the value equals that of the particleboard core. For a different core grade, use the matching particleboard value. Specific gravity 0.70 is approximate, based on the ANSI A208.1 medium-density particleboard core, so it is flagged estimated. Movement model N/A (see movementNote). Price indicative.
These calculators are for planning and estimation. Engineering results (shelf sag, wood movement) use published average material properties; real boards vary by grade, grain, moisture and defects. Verify load-bearing designs with a professional.