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Effects of press closing time on mat consolidation behavior during hot pressing and on linear expansion of particleboard

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Mat consolidation behavior was investigated at various press closing times (PCTs) using hinoki (Japanese cypress) particle mats. The temperature in the core layer of the mat, press pressure, and platen distance were measured. At the plateau stage during hot pressing, the core temperature decreased with increasing PCT. The core temperature did not increase before the platen distance equaled the target board thickness in the PCT range of 4–50 s and rose slightly when the PCT exceeded 100s. There was a linear relation between the logarithm of PCT and the maximum press pressure. The density profile across board thickness was strongly affected by the PCT. As the PCT increased, the position of the peak density (PD) moved toward the core layer as the PD itself decreased. The effect of PCT on the linear expansion (LE) of the board is discussed in relation to the density profile. There was no difference in LE after high relative humidity treatment in the PCT range 4–50s. LE appeared to be related to the low density and the precured region of the board surface. The LE after drying treatment was around −0.1%, and the thickness swelling after high relative humidity and drying treatments increased with increasing PCT.

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Miyamoto, K., Suzuki, S., Inagaki, T. et al. Effects of press closing time on mat consolidation behavior during hot pressing and on linear expansion of particleboard. J Wood Sci 48, 309–314 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00831352

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