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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Initial properties of panel specimens in aging treatment

From: Effect of accelerated aging treatment on a surface property and dynamic mechanical properties of commercial wood-based panels

Panel type

Adhesive

Symbol

Thicknessa (mm)

Densityb (g cm−3)

E cd (GPa)

Particleboard (PB)

PFd

PB(PF)

12.0 ± 0.03

0.75 ± 0.01

4.5 ± 0.23

MDIe

PB(MDI)

12.0 ± 0.09

0.79 ± 0.02

5.3 ± 0.30

Medium density fibreboard (MDF)

MUFf

MDF(MUF)

12.1 ± 0.08

0.74 ± 0.01

5.1 ± 0.08

MDI

MDF(MDI)

9.0 ± 0.03

0.72 ± 0.02

4.0 ± 0.13

  1. aThickness is given as average value ± standard deviation
  2. bDensity is given as average value ± standard deviation
  3. cDynamic modulus of elasticity, given as average value ± standard deviation
  4. dPhenol formaldehyde
  5. eMethylene diphenyl diisocyanate
  6. fMelamine urea formaldehyde