Linear expansion and thickness swell of MDF as a function of panel density and sorption state

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 327-336

  Ganev, Stefan ^a,b   Cloutier, Alain ^a   Beauregard, Robert ^a   Gendron, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Linear expansion; Linear expansion coefficient; MDF (medlum density fiberboard); Thickness swell; Thickness swell coefficient

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DESORPTION; EXPANSION; HYSTERESIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; SOFTWOODS; SWELLING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

LINEAR EXPANSION; LINEAR EXPANSION COEFFICIENT; PANEL DENSITY; SORPTION STATE; THICKNESS SWELL; THICKNESS SWELL COEFFICIENT;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

ADSORPTION; CONTRACTION; DESORPTION; EXPANSION; HYSTERESIS; PICEA MARIANA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; SOFTBOARDS; SWELLING; THICKNESS; WOOD DENSITY;

EID: 18844427852     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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