Dimensional stability of MDF panels produced from heat-treated fibres

Holzforschung

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-284

  Garcia, Rosilei A ^a   Cloutier, Alain ^a   Riedl, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensional stability; Heat treatment; MDF; Medium density fibreboard

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FIBERS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; SWELLING;

FIBERBOARD; HEAT-TREATED FIBRES; INTERNAL BOND STRENGTH; MDF;

PAPERBOARDS;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FIBER BOARDS; HEAT TREATMENT; PANELS; SWELLING;

EID: 33646498293     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2006.045     Document Type: Article

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