Reduction of Residual Stresses in Medium Density Fibreboard. Part 2. Effects on Thickness Swell and Other Properties

Holzforschung ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
J. van Houts ◽  
D. Bhattacharyya ◽  
K. Jayaraman

Summary The Taguchi method of experimental design has been utilised to investigate various treatments for relieving the residual stresses present in medium density fibreboard (MDF). These treatments involved subjecting panels to different combinations of heat, moisture and pressure. This paper reports on the Taguchi analysis of the internal bond strength, surface layer tensile modulus, surface layer tensile strength and thickness swell of the treated specimens. These properties were measured to indicate whether the treatments had any effect on panel strength and dimensional stability. A strong correlation between residual stresses and thickness swell has been identified. When the change in residual stress through the outer layers of a panel is almost completely removed, a reduction in thickness swell of approximately 20% for a 24 hour water soak is observed.

Holzforschung ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. van Houts ◽  
D. Bhattacharyya ◽  
K. Jayaraman

Summary This paper demonstrates how the Taguchi method of experimental design can be utilised to investigate methods for relieving the residual stresses present in medium density fibreboard (MDF). Panels have been subjected to heat, moisture and pressure, and after equilibration to room conditions, the changes in residual stresses through various layers have been measured using the dissection method. The application of heat and/or moisture has reduced the magnitude of residual stresses while generally the application of pressure has no effect on these stresses. The subsequent paper in this series uses Taguchi analysis to investigate how other board properties such as thickness swell, internal bond strength, surface layer tensile modulus and surface layer tensile strength are affected by the different treatment methods.


Holzforschung ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen van Houts ◽  
Debes Bhattacharyya ◽  
Krishnan Jayaraman

Summary Due to the moisture and temperature gradients developed during hot pressing of medium density fibre-board (MDF), residual stresses occur within the board as it equilibrates to room conditions. It would be extremely useful to measure these residual stresses and to determine their effects on board properties such as moduli of elasticity and rupture in bending, internal bond strength and dimensional stability. In this article two methods, namely dissection and hole drilling, have been adapted to measure residual internal stress distributions in six different samples of industry produced MDF. The dissection method involves cutting several pieces of MDF perpendicular to the thickness direction at different depths. The residual stresses released by the dissection can be determined by measuring the curvatures of cut pieces and knowing their elastic moduli. The hole drilling method, on the other hand, involves mounting three strain gauges on the surface of a piece of MDF and drilling a hole to release residual stresses in close proximity. The released stresses are manifested as strains in the forms of which can be measured in three directions on the surface of the board. A theoretical model for predicting residual stresses involving various parameters has been developed and an excellent agreement with the experimental results from both the dissection and hole drilling methods has been achieved. Linear moisture expansion coefficient appears to have the greatest influence on residual stress. When compared against each other, the residual stresses measured by the hole drilling method show some shortcomings towards the centre of the board. While all six of the MDF boards exhibited similar trends in their residual stress distributions, significant differences were identified in the magnitudes of residual stress measured. Finally, some preliminary results linking the residual stress with the thickness swell of the samples and their surface densities have been presented.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Karolczuk ◽  
Krzysztof Kluger ◽  
Szymon Derda ◽  
Mariusz Prażmowski ◽  
Henryk Paul

This study aimed to analyze the effect of the impact velocity of a Zr 700 flyer plate explosively welded to a Ti Gr. 1/P265GH bimetallic composite on the residual stress formation, structural properties, and tensile strength. The residual stresses were determined by the orbital hole-drilling strain-gauge method in a surface layer of Zr 700 in as-received and as-welded conditions. The analysis of the tensile test results based on a force parallel to interfaces was used to propose a model for predicting the yield force of composite plates. Compressive residual stresses found in the initial state of the Zr 700 plate were transformed to tensile stresses on the surface layer of the welded Zr 700 plate. A higher impact velocity resulted in higher tensile stresses in the Zr 700 surface layer. To increase the resistance of the composite plate to stress-based corrosion cracking, a lower value of impact velocity is recommended in the welding process.


2013 ◽  
Vol 768-769 ◽  
pp. 519-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastjan Žagar ◽  
Janez Grum

The paper deals with the effect of different shot peening (SP) treatment conditions on the ENAW 7075-T651 aluminium alloy. Suitable residual stress profile increases the applicability and life cycle of mechanical parts, treated by shot peening. The objective of the research was to establish the optimal parameters of the shot peening treatment of the aluminium alloy in different precipitation hardened states with regard to residual stress profiles in dynamic loading. Main deformations and main residual stresses were calculated on the basis of electrical resistance. The resulting residual stress profiles reveal that stresses throughout the thin surface layer of all shot peened specimens are of compressive nature. The differences can be observed in the depth of shot peening and the profile of compressive residual stresses. Under all treatment conditions, the obtained maximum value of compressive residual stress ranges between -200 MPa and -300 MPa at a depth between 250 μm and 300 μm. Comparison of different temperature-hardened aluminium alloys shows that changes in the Almen intensity values have greater effect than coverage in the depth and profile of compressive residual stresses. Positive stress ratio of R=0.1 was selected. Wöhler curves were determined in the areas of maximum bending loads between 30 - 65 % of material's tensile strength, measured at thinner cross-sections of individual specimens. The results of material fatigue testing differ from the level of shot peening on the surface layer.


2006 ◽  
Vol 315-316 ◽  
pp. 140-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Yu Wang ◽  
Xing Ai ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Z.J. Lv

An orthogonal cutting model was presented to simulate high-speed machining (HSM) process based on metal cutting theory and finite element method (FEM). The residual stresses in the machined surface layer were obtained with various cutting speeds using finite element simulation. The variations of residual stresses in the cutting direction and beneath the workpiece surface were studied. It is shown that the thermal load produced at higher cutting speed is the primary factor affecting the residual stress in the machined surface layer.


2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-134
Author(s):  
Makoto Hayashi ◽  
Kunio Enomoto

Changes in the residual stress in a worked surface layer of type 304 austenitic stainless steel due to tensile deformation were measured by the X-ray diffraction residual stress measuring method. The compressive residual stresses introduced by end-mill, end-mill side cutter, and grinder were easily changed into tensile stresses when the plate specimens were subjected to tensile stress greater than the yield stress of the solid solution heat-treated material. The residual stresses after the tensile deformation depend on the initial residual stresses and the degree of preliminary working. The behavior of the residual stress changes can be interpreted if the surface-worked material is regarded as a composite made of solid solution heat-treated material and work-hardened material.


2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Turgay Akbulut ◽  
Nadir Ayrilmis

Abstract The aim of the study was to develop three-layer medium-density fibreboard (MDF) manufacture by adding the coarse fibres in the middle layer, like three-layer particleboard. The liquid urea–formaldehyde (UF) resin was reduced from 10.5 to 6.5 wt% in the middle layer of the MDFs. The UF resin content was kept constant at 10 wt% in the surface layers of all the MDFs. Moreover, the average density of MDFs was decreased from 730 to 650 kg/m3. The internal bond strength of three-layer MDFs decreased with decreasing UF resin content (10.5 to 8.5 wt%) in the middle layer. However, the decreases in the internal bond strength were statistically not significant. The internal bond strength values of the MDFs having density between 730 and 675 kg/m3 did not show significant differences. The cost savings of the resin were 20% when the amount of resin was reduced from 10.5 to 8.5 wt%. Three-layer MDFs had lower resin consumption at lower densities over traditional single-layer MDFs produced in the same plant with the same material components without decreasing their technological properties. In conclusion, it can be said that three-layer MDF could be produced at a lower cost than traditional single-layer MDF.


2016 ◽  
Vol 368 ◽  
pp. 99-102
Author(s):  
Lukáš Zuzánek ◽  
Ondřej Řidký ◽  
Nikolaj Ganev ◽  
Kamil Kolařík

The basic principle of the X-ray diffraction analysis is based on the determination of components of residual stresses. They are determined on the basis of the change in the distance between atomic planes. The method is limited by a relatively small depth in which the X-ray beam penetrates into the analysed materials. For determination of residual stresses in the surface layer the X-ray diffraction and electrolytic polishing has to be combined. The article is deals with the determination of residual stress and real material structure of a laser-welded steel sample with an oxide surface layer. This surface layer is created during the rolling and it prevents the material from its corrosion. Before the X-ray diffraction analysis can be performed, this surface layer has to be removed. This surface layer cannot be removed with the help of electrolytic polishing and, therefore, it has to be removed mechanically. This mechanical procedure creates “technological” residual stress in the surface layer. This additional residual stress is removed by the electrolytic polishing in the depth between 20 and 80 μm. Finally, the real structure and residual stresses can be determined by using the X-ray diffraction techniques.


2013 ◽  
Vol 433-435 ◽  
pp. 1898-1901
Author(s):  
Li Juan Cao ◽  
Shou Ju Li ◽  
Zi Chang Shangguan

Shot peening is a manufacturing process intended to give components the final shape and to introduce a compressive residual state of stress inside the material in order to increase fatigue life. The modeling and simulation of the residual stress field resulting from the shot peening process are proposed. The behaviour of the peened target material is supposed to be elastic plastic with bilinear characteristics. The results demonstrated the surface layer affected by compressive residual stresses is very thin and the peak is located on the surface.


Holzforschung ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen van Houts ◽  
Debes Bhattacharyya ◽  
Krishnan Jayaraman

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