The effects of edge banding thickness of uludag fir bonded with some adhesives on withdrawal strengths of beech dowel pins in composite materials

• Published in: Bioresources Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 1682 - 1693
• Main Authors: Kurt, Şeref, Uysal, Burhanettin, Özcan, Cemal, Yildirim, Mehmet Nuri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University 01-11-2009
• Subjects: Adhesives; Withdrawal strength of dowel; Wood composite; Wood edge bandings
• ISSN: 1930-2126; 1930-2126
• DOI: 10.15376/biores.4.4.1682-1693

Composite materials and wooden dowels are being used increasingly in the construction of furniture frames and inner decoration. Yet there is little information available concerning the withdrawal strength of various fasteners, and, in particular, dowels in composite materials edged solid wood edge bandings. The aim of this study was to determine the withdrawal strengths of 6, 8, 10 mm diameter dowels produced from beech with respect to edge of a medium-density fiberboard (MDF) or particleboard (PB) edged with 5, 10 and 15 mm thickness of solid wood edge banding of uludag fir, bonded with different adhesives. According to TS 4539 standard, the effects of edge banding thickness, dimension of dowels, type of composite materials and type of adhesives used for edge banding on the withdrawal strength were determined. The highest (6.37 N/mm²) withdrawal strength was obtained in beech dowels with 8 mm diameter for MDF with 5 mm thickness of solid wood edge banding of uludag fir bonded with D-VTKA adhesive. According to results, if the hole wall and the surface of dowel are smooth then the adhesives give better mechanical adhesion with dowels and composite materials.