This study examined the mechanical properties of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) wood before and after combined steam and thermal treatments under vacuum conditions. Wood was steamed at 100 to 110° C and thermally treated under vacuum at 160° C by the press-vacuum or thermo-vacuum process. Treated material was characterized in terms of the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and compression strength of heartwood and sapwood. The MOE was established using a nondestructive technique based on the measurement of ultrasonic pulse propagation. Results differed depending on the treatment or combination of treatments, and showed that the steaming process strongly affected the MOE. Thermo-vacuum treatment increased the compression strength, whereas steaming had the opposite effect.
Steaming treatment decreases moe and compression strength of Turkey OAK wood
Cetera P.;
2016
Abstract
This study examined the mechanical properties of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) wood before and after combined steam and thermal treatments under vacuum conditions. Wood was steamed at 100 to 110° C and thermally treated under vacuum at 160° C by the press-vacuum or thermo-vacuum process. Treated material was characterized in terms of the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and compression strength of heartwood and sapwood. The MOE was established using a nondestructive technique based on the measurement of ultrasonic pulse propagation. Results differed depending on the treatment or combination of treatments, and showed that the steaming process strongly affected the MOE. Thermo-vacuum treatment increased the compression strength, whereas steaming had the opposite effect.
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