Water Absorption of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Fir Sawdust Panel

Abstract:

Moisture absorption results in dimensional deformation, mechanical property deterioration and fungi attack in wood composite products, which may be improved by the reinforcement of waterproof material. In this study, we used basalt fibre as a reinforcement material for fir sawdust panels and investigated the influence of basalt fibre content and length on moisture absorption rate and thickness swelling. The reinforced fir sawdust panel groups largely reduced water absorption rate, and the smallest thickness swelling occurred when the content of basalt fibre was 5%. The results also indicated that the basalt fibre content played a more important role than basalt fibre length on the thickness swelling of the reinforced fir sawdust panels.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 821-822)
• Pages: 1171-1174
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.821-822.1171
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Hua Wu Liu, Kai Fang Xie, Wei Wei Hu, Han Sun, Shu Wei Yang, Tian Yang Yang
• Keywords: Chopped Basalt Fibers, Fir Sawdust Panels, Thickness Swelling, Water Absorption

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