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Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Board density before and after outdoor exposure at site 4 after 5-year outdoor exposure

From: Nail-head pull-through strength and lateral nail resistance strength of wood-based boards subjected to various climatic conditions in Japan

 

Board density (g/cm3)

PB

OSB

MDF

Before exposure

0.75

0.63

0.71

After 5-year exposure

0.58

0.33

0.69

  1. The site no. is described in Table 1
  2. PB phenol–formaldehyde resin-bonded particleboard, OSB oriented strand board manufactured of aspen, MDF methylene diphenyl diisocyanate resin-bonded medium-density fiberboard
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