I-Cork ngokwayo ineenzuzo zokuthungwa okuthambileyo, u-elasticity, ubunzima obuthile obuncinci, kunye nokuqhuba okungahambiyo kobushushu. Ayina-conductive, ayingeni moya, ihlala ixesha elide, ayinyangeki, ayinxibi, ayivani neasidi, ingena zinambuzane, ayinamanzi, kwaye ayinabungqina bokufuma.
Ukusetyenziswa kwelaphu le-cork: Lidla ngokusetyenziselwa ukupakishwa kwezihlangu, iminqwazi, iibhegi, izinto zenkcubeko nezemfundo, imisebenzi yezandla, imihombiso, ifenitshala, iingcango zamaplanga, nezinto zodidi oluphezulu.
Iphepha le-cork likwabizwa ngokuba yilaphu le-cork kunye nesikhumba se-cork.
Yahlulwe ngokwezi ndidi zilandelayo:
(1) Iphepha elinomfanekiso ofana nesikhwebu esishicilelwe kumphezulu;
(2) Iphepha elinoqweqwe olucekethekileyo lwezivalo ezincanyathiselwe kumphezulu, ubukhulu becala elisetyenziselwa abantu ababamba imidiza;
(3) Kwiphepha le-hemp elinobunzima obuphezulu okanye iphepha leManila, i-cork ekhutshiweyo iqatywe okanye incamathelisiwe, isetyenziselwa ukupakisha iglasi kunye nemisebenzi yobugcisa ebuthathaka;
(4) Iphepha elinobunzima obungama-98 ukuya kuma-610 g/cm. Yenziwe ngepulp yemithi yeekhemikhali kunye ne-10% ukuya kwi-25% ye-cork ekhutshiweyo. Ihluthiswe ngesisombululo esixubileyo se-bone glue kunye ne-glycerin, kwaye emva koko icinezelwe kwi-gasket.
Iphepha le-cork lenziwe ngamasuntswana e-cork ecocekileyo kunye ne-elastic adhesives ngokuvuselela, ukunyanzeliswa, ukunyanga, ukusika, ukusika kunye nezinye iinkqubo. Imveliso i-elastic kwaye inzima; kwaye ineempawu zokufunxa isandi, ukufunxa ukothuka, ukugquma ubushushu, i-anti-static, ukuxhathisa kwezinambuzane kunye neembovane, kunye nokubuyiswa komlilo.