Ancillary properties of vapor boron-treated composites

IRG/WP 01-40210

W A Jones, H M Barnes, R J Murphy

This paper discusses the water absorption, thickness swelling, and internal bond strength of North American composites treated using a vapor boron treatment process. For oriented strandboard, high boron loadings led to lower internal bond strength and lower thickness swelling. Water absorption results were variable but no deleterious effect of treatment was noted. For medium density fiberboard, the highest loadings led to reduced internal bond strength. Thickness swelling decreased with increasing boron level, but not significantly. As with OSB, water absorption results varied.


Keywords: WATER ABSORPTION; THICKNESS SWELLING; INTERNAL BOND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; VAPOR BORON TREATMENT; ORIENTED STRANDBOARD; OSB; WATER ABSORPTION; MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD; MDF

Conference: 01-05-20/25 Nara, Japan


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