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Influence of Natural Durability, Laboratory Weathering, Resin Content, and Ammoniacal Copper Arsenate Treatment on the Decay Resistance of African Hardwood Particleboard
Particleboards manufactured from ring-flaked Ghanaian hardwood chip mixtures were evaluated for decay resistance as measured by weight and internal bond (IB) strength losses after the ASTM soil-block test. Variables studied […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Influence of Paper Birch on the Properties of Aspen Waferboard: A Mill Trial
The properties of 7/16-inch commercial waferboard manufactured from a wafer mixture of 70 percent aspen – 30 percent paper birch by weight compared favorably to those of all-aspen waferboard. Modulus […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Influence of Selected Resin and Bonding Factors on Flakeboard Properties
Factors associated with the bonding process in particleboard production such as resin type, resin spray, time, use of catalyst, press closure time, and conditioning treatment were studied with regard to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Influence of Specific Gravity and Resin Content on Properties of Particle Board
Aspen and yellow birch flake boards were studied to determine effects of wood specific gravity, resin content, and board density on strength and stability. The aspen boards were stronger and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Influence of Surface Treatments on the Properties of Weathered Particleboards
For an improvement in the performance of directly weathered particleboards, four different surface treatments have been tested. These treatments, with different water vapor permeances and different degrees of water repellency, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Influence of the Amount and Type of Phenolic Resin on the Properties of a Wafer-Type Particleboard
Wafer-type particleboard was produced from balsam poplar utilizing 3 percent phenolic bonding resin. Boards were also produced from wafers which had been treated with 7 percent phenolic impregnating resin applied […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Influence of Wood Furnish Type on Properties of Oriented Strand Panels
Panels made from oriented strands or flakes provide good structural properties but previous data have indicated only strands from roundwood produced adequate structural properties. Strands from pulp chips produced weak […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Initial formaldehyde emission levels for particleboard manufactured in the United States
Formaldehyde is an important component of most adhesives used in pressed wood products. It is used in urea-formaldehyde (UF) adhesives, the primary bonding agents for particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Innovation and Productivity Change in the Structural Panel Industry
Innovation and productivity change in the structural panel industry is traced to favorable economic circumstances prevailing in the 1970s and to research that was accomplished over several decades. The research […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Insulation Board, Hardboard, and Particleboard Industries
Hardboard has been produced for commercial use since 1926. Aggressive development and residential construction resulted in hardboard shipments of 6,475 million square feet (1/8-inch basis) in 1973. Since 1962, domestic […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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Internal Bond and Moisture Response Properties of Three-Layer, Wood-Bark Boards
Recent antipollution legislation has resulted in mounting pressure on the forest products industry to seek uses for material such as bark, previously regarded as a waste material. In this study, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Interregional Patterns of Wood Use in Mobile Home Production, 1971-75
Updated U. S. Forest Service statistics on wood use in mobile homes, combined with Forest Service research on factors affecting regional distribution of mobile homes, provides information on regional consumption […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Investigation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood Waste Board
Physical and mechanical performance tests of “Plaswood” gave the following results: Density–3/8-inch board 42.2 pounds per cubic foot; 5/8-inch board 37.3 pounds per cubic foot. Thermal conductivity–K equals 0.74 Btu […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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Investigation of variables affecting hot-press formaldehyde and methanol emissions during laboratory production of urea-formaldehyde-bonded particleboard
An extensive research project has been undertaken to investigate variables that affect hot-press formaldehyde and methanol emissions from particleboard bonded with urea-formaldehyde resin. A system has been developed to collect […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Investigation of volatile organic compound press emissions during particleboard production. Part 1. UF-bonded southern pine
A method has been developed to collect and analyze volatile organic compound (VOC) press emissions during particleboard pressing, and to monitor the temperature and vapor pressure at different locations within […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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Investigations on the Use of Spruce Bark in the Manufacture of Particleboard in Poland
Two situations in Poland have prompted a study on the possibility of using spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) bark as part of the furnish in pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) particleboards: […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Irreversible Dimensional Changes in Panel Materials
Panel materials typical of those often combined in composite panels, such as for furniture tops, were examined for irreversible dimensional changes. Length, weight, and thickness were recorded after exposure to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Isocyanate-Polyol Resin as a Binder for Particleboard
In an effort to improve bond performance, a polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI) was modified with various polyols as cross-linking and plasticizing agents, and the formulations were used in making particleboard. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Kenaf core as a board raw material
Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabis) is an annual cane-like plant whose outer bast fiber is being considered as a newsprint raw material. In this work, the kenaf core material was examined as […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Laboratory apparatus for applying air-sprayed powdered adhesive
This work reports on an inexpensive, effective laboratory apparatus for applying powdered adhesive thermosetting resins in particleboard manufacture. Two percent emulsion wax application on the wood (or agro-fiber) materials prior […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2000 |
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Laboratory-Scale Development of a Structural Exterior Flakeboard from Hardwoods Growing on Southern Pine Sites
Reports a series of experiments designed to develop a 1/2-inch-thick, structural, exterior, mixed-species flakeboard functionally competitive with sheathing grades of plywood. The board design settled on was comprised of equal […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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Laminated Prefinishing of Composition Board
The application of laminating papers treated with low pressure triazine resins to wood panel products is discussed. Principle advantages are that they can be applied to low density core materials […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Laser machining wood composites
This practical, nonstatistical experiment using commercial equipment demonstrated that nominal 3/4-inch composite panels for furniture consisting of a particleboard core, high density melamine crossbands, and walnut veneer face plies can […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Lateral edge resistance of single-fastener furniture joints in wood-based panel products
Effects of material type, fastener type, and fastener penetration depth on lateral edge resistance of T-shaped, face-to-edge single-fastener joints were investigated. Common fasteners in the construction of upholstered furniture, including […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Lateral Nail Resistance for Ten Common Sheathing Materials
The lateral resistance of fasteners is the controlling property governing racking strength and stiffness of light-frame walls. Composite action in floors, walls, and roofs also depends upon fastener stiffness. The […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |