Abstract
The bonding quality is a key property for wood-based composites. Determination of the bonding quality of sandwich panels with veneer faces and <50 mm thick cork core is not covered either by the EN 314-1, which refers to plywood, nor by its Annex B, which refers to insulating cores with a thickness of at least 50 mm. This technical note assesses the possibility of using the prescriptions of Annex B of EN 314-1 to test the bonding quality (shear strength) of the concerned panels. For this purpose, sandwich panels were realized by bonding fromager (Ceiba pentandra) veneers to a 5 mm thick core, and their bonding quality was tested. Two types of panels were realized, based on the adhesive used (glue spread 340 g/m2 for double glue lines): urea–formaldehyde (UF) and urea–melamine–formaldehyde (UMF); the panels were pressed at 103 °C for 8 min at a nominal pressure of 0.4 MPa. Pre-treatments were dry-conditioned at 20 °C/65% relative humidity until attainment of the equilibrium moisture content, and immersed in water: cold water for UF panels (5.1.1 of EN 314-2) and boiling water for UMF panels (5.1.2 of EN 314-2). The effect of pre-treatment was statistically significant, with shear resistance reductions of 56% and 43% in UF and UMF panels, respectively. Based on this first investigation (2 panels × 10 specimens per panel = 40 specimens), the test method can be considered suitable for providing reliable results. This study constitutes a useful reference to test the bonding quality of sandwich panels with veneer faces and thin cork cores.
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