专业外语讲稿第9课Fiberboard.docVIP

Fiberboard The term fiberboard includes hardboard, medium-density fiberboard(MDF), and insulation board. Several things dfferentiate fiberboard from particleboard, most notably the physical configuration of the comminuted material. Because wood is fibrous by nature, fiberboard exploits the inherent strength of wood to a greater extent than does particleboard. To make fibers for composites, bonds between the wood fibers must be broken. In its simplest form, this is age-old concept whereby material is fed between two disks, one rotating and the other stationary. As the material is forced through the preset gap between the disks, it is sheared, cut, and abraded into fibers and fiber bundles (Fig.9-1). Grain has been ground in this way for centuries. Water soaking, steam cooking, or chemical treatments can augment attrition milling, or refining as it is commonly called. Steaming the lignocellulosic weakens the lignin bonds between the cellulosic fibers. As a result, the fibers are more readily seperated and usually are less damaged than fibers processed by dry processing methods. Chemical treatments, usually alkali, are also used to weaken the lignin bonds. All of these treatments help increase fiber quality and reduce energy requirements, but they may reduce yield as well. Refiners are available with single-or double-rotating disks, as well as steam-pressurized and unpressurized configurations. For MDF, steam-pressurized refining is typical. Fiberboard is normally cassified by density and can be made by either dry or wet processes. Dry processes are applicable to boards with high density (hardboard) and medium density (MDF). Wet processes are applicable to both high-density hardboard and low-density insulation board. The following subsections briefly describe the manufacturing of high-and medium-density dry-process fiberboard, wetprocess hardboard, and wet-process low-density insulation board. Dry-Process Fiberboard Dry-process fiberboard is made in a similar fash