Mechanical conversion of wood and wooden fittings
Barat ali Keshtegar; Mehrab Madhoushi; Alimorad Rashidi; mahdi mashkour
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In this research, the effect of Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesive reinforced with modified carbon nanofibers (CNF) were studied in three levels (0%, 0.4%, 1.5%) on the strength properties of joints commonly in the furniture industry. Modified carbon nanofibers were used as chemically modified surface ...
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In this research, the effect of Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesive reinforced with modified carbon nanofibers (CNF) were studied in three levels (0%, 0.4%, 1.5%) on the strength properties of joints commonly in the furniture industry. Modified carbon nanofibers were used as chemically modified surface to improve the dispersion in polymer matrix. The bonding of the test specimens were made using of cut out medium density fiber board (MDF) pieces with desired dimensions and dowel wooden with 6, 8 and 10 mm in diameter, and penetration depth at three levels using polyvinyl acetate adhesive reinforced with modified carbon modified nanofiber. Totally, we have 27 treatments with three replicates. The evaluation of the bending moment capacity of test specimens made with freshly formulated adhesive carried out and the effect of other variables was performed on the joints made under tensile loading at a speed of 3 mm/min. The results showed that increasing the weight percent of carbon nanofibers, the diameter of the wooden dowel and the penetration depth and the moment capacity compared to the control samples was increased by 1.6, 1.5 and 1.3 times, respectively. The 0.4% w/w carbon nanofibers, 10 mm diameter and L3 wooden dowel penetration depth had the greatest effect on the strength of the joints.
Composite wood products
mahdi abasyan; asghar omidvar; mahdi mashkour; zinat farhadi
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This study seeks to investigate the possibility of producing polypropylene composite- cotton stalk flour with various percentages of cotton stalk flour. Determining the best treatment in terms of physical and mechanical properties and exploring the effect of using cotton stalks in the production of the ...
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This study seeks to investigate the possibility of producing polypropylene composite- cotton stalk flour with various percentages of cotton stalk flour. Determining the best treatment in terms of physical and mechanical properties and exploring the effect of using cotton stalks in the production of the composites were among the major objectives of this study. Six treatments consisting of Polypropylene, 40, 55 and 70 percent level of cotton stalks and two fillers (cotton stalks with and without barks) were developed. Maleic anhydride modified polypropylene (3% wt) was applied to each treatment. The mixing and granulation of the plastic and cotton silk flour was carried out using twin screw extruder model 4815. After preparing and shearing of samples, the mechanical properties of composites including tensile strength, rupture modulus and elasticity modulus were calculated in accordance with D-6109 and ASTM D-7031 standards. In addition, water absorption and thickness swelling tests were performed according to D-570-98 standard. The results showed that an increase in the flour of cotton stalk reduced the tensile strength and rupture modulus on the one hand, and increased the bending elasticity modulus on the other hand. In terms of the performance of the filler, there was a significant difference between values of rupture modulus and elasticity modulus at 95% level whereas this difference was not significant for tensile strength. Moreover, this difference was significant for values of water absorption and thickness swelling. The maximum tensile strength belonged to T4 with 40 percent of cotton stalk bark fibers.
