THE DENSITY, COMPRESSION STRENGTH AND SURFACE HARDNESS OF HEAT TREATED HORNBEAM (Carpinus betulus L.) WOOD

THE DENSITY, COMPRESSION STRENGTH AND SURFACE HARDNESS OF HEAT TREATED HORNBEAM (Carpinus betulus L.) WOOD

The heat treatment of wood is an environment-friendly method for wood preservation. The heat treatment process only uses steam and heat, and no chemicals or agents are applied to the material during the process. Tests have shown no harmful emissions are apparent when working with the material. This...

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Main Authors: Gokhan Gunduz, Suleyman Korkut, Deniz Aydemir, Ilter Bekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2009-01-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
Subjects:
Heat treatment
density
compressive strength
hardness
hornbeam wood
Carpinus betulus L
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2009000100005

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