Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• masoudreza habibi ¹
• Hossein Hosseinkhani ²
• Saeed Mahdavi ³
• Sayed javad Sepidehdam ⁴

¹ MSc., Wood and Paper Science Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Iran

² Wood Science & Forest Products Research Division Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands Tehran, Iran

³ Research scientist- RIFR

⁴ Ph.D., Karaj Islamic Azad University

Abstract

In this study, particleboard was produced by Eucalyptus and Poplar wood mixture. Variations of this study were as follow:
-          Combinations of  Eucalyptus and Poplar wood were (%100 , %0) , (%66.5 ,% 33.5) , (%33.5 ,% 66.5) and (%0 ,% 100) respectively.
-          Resin content ( %8 and %10)
Physical and mechanical properties of boards such as MOR, MOE, IB
TS2 and TS24 were tested according to EN standard. The effects of raw materials combinations on bending properties were significant. Maximum of MOE and MOR were observed in %66.5 of Poplar wood and % 33.5 of Eucalyptus wood. As expected, Physical and mechanical properties of boards were improved by increasing of resin content. Results indicated that TS2 and TS24 were increased with increasing of Poplar wood in combinations. Also the minimum of these properties were obtained in combinations of Eucalyptus and Poplar wood, %100, %0 respectively.

Keywords

• Particleboard
• Poplar
• Eucalyptus
• Resin and MOR

Main Subjects

• Composite wood products