Composite wood products
Saeid Ismaeilimoghadam; Mohammad Shamsian; Ali Bayat Kashkoli; Behzad Kord
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This research with aim of evaluation the effect of chemical treatment of wood flour on physical, mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene-nano SiO2 hybrid nanocomposite were done. For this purpose, wood flour with sodium hydroxide and benzyl chloride to chemically treatment. For ensure ...
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This research with aim of evaluation the effect of chemical treatment of wood flour on physical, mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene-nano SiO2 hybrid nanocomposite were done. For this purpose, wood flour with sodium hydroxide and benzyl chloride to chemically treatment. For ensure the chemical treatment, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy tests was done on the treated and untreated wood flour. Wood flour at 60% weight ratio with polypropylene with 4% maleic anhydrate grafted polypropylene coupling agent in extrusion were mixed. Also Nano SiO2 with 0, 1, 3 and 5% as filler was used. The sample specimen were manufactured by using injection molding techniques. Then mechanical tests such as bending resistance and modulus and physical tests such as water absorption and thickness swelling according to the ASTM standard was done on the samples. Also for morphological investigation on the Nano composites from Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used. Results showed that the bending resistance and modulus increased with effect of chemical treatment but water absorption and thickness swelling decreased. With increase of Nano SiO2 to 3% the mechanical properties increased but adding further amount Nano particles reduced the mechanical properties. With increase of SiO2 Nano particles to 5% the water absorption in Nano composites were increased, but thickness swelling was decrease. The results of SEM showed an improvement in interface between filler and matrix with effect of chemical treatment Also transmittance of Nano SiO2 to 3% levels was good.
Ali Bayatkashkoli; Mehdi Jamshedzadeh
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Member joints and furniture designs are very important in the production of these elements and the strength of the structure is affected by both the joints and designs. The performance of the chairs made from poplar wood against the front to back load test and also, mechanical strength of mortise and ...
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Member joints and furniture designs are very important in the production of these elements and the strength of the structure is affected by both the joints and designs. The performance of the chairs made from poplar wood against the front to back load test and also, mechanical strength of mortise and tenon and dowel joints were evaluated and compared. Two types common wooden chairs having side stretcher or without side stretcher, and also the chairs structured by common joints and poly vinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive are evaluated and their maximum strength were measured. The results showed that treatments and intercept treatments were statistically significant with the 95% confidence. Duncan analysis for comparison of the averages showed that maximum load of different treatments can be classified into four category; A; Pattern of side stretcher with mortise and tenon joint (984.5 N), B; Pattern of side stretcher with dowel joint (892.4 N), C; Pattern without side stretcher with mortise and tenon joint (303.3 N), D; Pattern without side stretcher with dowel joint (260.2 N). Since, all treatments showed statistically significant differences, it can be conclude that the maximum strength of the chairs is significantly influenced by the pattern of side stretcher and the other factor is the mortise and tenon joint.
