Optimization of pressing parameters for mechanically surface-densified aspen

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 64-68

  Lamason, Clevan ^a,b   Gong, Meng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSING PARAMETERS; SOFTENING-PRESSING-COOLING TECHNIQUE; SURFACE COATING;

DENSIFICATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FORESTRY; HARDNESS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

WOOD;

ACER RUBRUM; ELASTICITY; FOREST PRODUCTS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

ACER RUBRUM; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 36349027182     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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