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Materials / Comparisons / X-LAM (CLT) vs Glued Laminated Timber (GLT)
Material Library — Comparison · Wood

X-LAM (CLT) vs Glued Laminated Timber (GLT)

Side-by-side comparison of the declared technical data for X-LAM (CLT) and Glued Laminated Timber (GLT). Rows are aligned by metric: the properties both sheets share come first, then the rest. Values come from Architheca material sheets; where a material has no datum you’ll see “—”.

MAT.17/40 · Wood
X-LAM (CLT)
Engineered panel
Full sheet →
MAT.18/41 · Wood
Glued Laminated Timber (GLT)
Linear element (beams)
Full sheet →
MetricX-LAM (CLT)Glued Laminated Timber (GLT)
ClassificationEngineered panelLinear element (beams)
Direct comparison
Reference standard
EU Standard
EN 16351
Legno ingegnerizzato
EU Standard
EN 14080
Strutture in legno
Fire reactionD-s2, d0D-s2, d0
Elastic modulus (E)
Flexural elastic modulus
11.000 MPa
11.000 - 13.700 MPa
Thermal conductivity (λ)
Thermal conductivity
0.13 W/mK
Thermal conductivity
0.13 W/mK
Density500 kg/m3
Materiale iper-leggero
480 kg/m3
Leggero e resistente
GWP (A1–A3)
GWP (A1-A3)
-650 kgCO2
Stoccaggio netto (Negativo)
GWP (A1-A3)
-600 kgCO2
Carbon negative
Recyclability / recycled content
Recyclability
100 %
Pannellare / Biomassa
Recyclability
100 %
Fine vita - Biomassa
Placement moisture12 %
Essiccato in forno
10 - 12 %
Controllo igrometrico
Strength classC24 / C30
Riferito alle singole tavole
GL24h / GL32c
Omogeneo / Combinato
Other properties
Tensile strength—
Parallel tension
14.5 - 19.5 MPa
Specific heat1600 J/kgK—

Rows aligned by canonical metric; each material’s original label is shown when it differs from the metric name. Declared sheet data — not a substitute for product certifications.

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