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Specimens of four commercially produced particleboards were exposed to various accelerated aging treatments: 1) 6-cycle ASTM D-1037 exposure, 2) 6-cycle WCAMA exposure, 3) BS 5669 test, 4) cyclic soak-dry test, and 5) cyclic boil-dry test. Thickness swelling (TS) and internal bond strength (IB) were measured after each step of each cycle. Phenol and phenol (face)/isocyanate (core)bonded boards are more durable than urea and melamine urea bonded boards. The effect of treatment 1) is most severe on TS and IB retention, followed in order by treatments 2), 5), 4) and 3). When the value of springback reached about 35%, IB became equal to zero.
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Kajita, H., Mukudai, J. & Yano, H. Durability evaluation of particleboards by accelerated aging tests. Wood Sci.Technol. 25, 239–249 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223474
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223474