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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 4 Mechanical properties of plywood made from rubberwood veneers thermally treated at different temperatures

From: Characterization of plywood made from heat-treated rubberwood veneers bonded with melamine urea formaldehyde resin

Type of panel

MOR*

(MPa)

MOE*

(MPa)

Shear strength*

(MPa)

Wood fiber* failure (%)

Control

99.1a (8.54)

11300a (1017)

1.5a (0.09)

60a (4.47)

T160

116.5a (8.37)

17462b (1015)

1.6ab (0.08)

70b (4.47)

T170

143.6b (14.64)

24220c (2029)

1.9c (0.09)

80bc (5.48)

T180

150.2b (19.77)

22680c (2324)

1.9c (0.19)

80c (7.07)

T190

102.8a (6.50)

11320a (907)

1.7b (0.13)

70b (7.07)

  1. The numbers in parentheses are the standard deviation values
  2. *P-value < 0.001 and means with the different letter are significantly different