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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Initial mechanical properties and water resistance of the sample panels

From: The evaluation of long-term mechanical properties of wood-based panels by indoor exposure tests

  1. OSB, PB, MDF, PW see Table 1, //, directions parallel and perpendicular to the grain, respectively
  2. MOR modulus of rupture, MOE modulus of elasticity, IB internal bond strength, LNR lateral nail resistance (N50 nail; edge distance, 12 mm), NHPT nail-head pull-through resistance (N50 nail), TS thickness swelling caused by a 24-h water immersion test (n = 30), Wet-MOR wet-bending strength after 2-h boiling specified in JIS A 5908
  3. aPercentage of Wet-MOR to MOR in the initial dry condition