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Improving fire retardancy of fast growing wood by coating with fire retardant and surface densification
Author(s) -
Kajimoto Takeshi,
Hata Toshimitsu,
Ishihara Shigehisa,
Kawai Shuichi,
Getto Hideo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1018(199809/10)22:5<207::aid-fam654>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - fire retardant , materials science , composite material , coating , cryptomeria , phosphoric acid , pressing , flexural strength , japonica , metallurgy , botany , biology
Fire retardant fast‐growing wood product was developed by coating with fire retardant and densifying the surface of wood. Trimethylol melamineformaldehyde resin mixed with phosphoric acid was coated on the wood surface, preheated and followed by hot pressing. Effects of the amount of coating, preheating temperature, and densifying ratio on the fire retardancy of sugi ( Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) wood, and pressing temperature and pressing time on that of albizia ( Paraserianthes falcataria Becker) wood were discussed. Bending strength, creep performance under fire and fire retardancy were evaluated. The results showed that the treatments improved the fire retardancy of woods without reduction in the bending strength. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.