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41 Forms of plyeood Plywoods are available in different commercial forms such as batten board,lamin board,matal faced plywood,multi-ply,three-ply,veneered plyeood,etc. Batten board It is a soild block with wood as shown in Fig 1.1.3.The thickness of core is about 20 mm to 25 mm and the total thickness of board is about 50mm,These boards are light and strong.They do not crack or split easily. Ply sheets Core of multi-ply veneers Fig.1.13 Batten board Lamin board It is similar to batten board except that thecore is made of multi-ply veneers as shown in Fig1.14.The thickness of each veneer does not exceed 6 mm and the total thickness of the board is about 50 mm. Ply sheets Core of batten Fig.1.13 Lamin board In metal faced plywood,the core is covered by a thin sheeet of aluminium,copper,bronze,steel,etc.This plywood is rigid and it is cleaned. The plywoods made from more than three plies are designated as multi-ply.The number of veneers is odd.The thickness may vary from 6 mm to 25 mm or more. 42 The plywoods prepared from three plies only are konown as three-ply.In veneered plywood,The facing veneer is of decorative appearance and it is used to develop an ornamental effect. Advantages Plywoods are light in weight. They are available in different sizes. Plywoods do not split in an axial direction. They possess uniform tensile strength in all directions. They are not easily affected by moisture. 1.9 PLASTICS Plastics are organic substances which consists of resins in combination with a moulding compound.The synthetic resins may be phenol,vinyl,cellulose,etc.and the moulding compound may be fillers,plasticizers,plasticizers,solvents,pigments, hard-ener,etc. Advantages They have high resistance to corrosion. They are light in weight and hard. They are not affected by fungus,vermins,rot. They can be used as thermal and electrical insulations. They can be easily moulded. They have good shock absorbing capacity. They have pleasing appearance. They are cheap.