Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2019.1828

Comparison of Birch and Beech Wood in Terms of Economic and Technological Properties for Plywood Manufacturing

Evren Osman Cakiroglu ; Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin Vocational School, Materials and Material Processing, Artvin, Turkey
Aydin Demir ; Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Trabzon, Turkey
Ismail Aydin ; Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Trabzon, Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of birch wood, one of the most important wood species used in the plywood industry, especially in Europe, the Nordic countries, Poland, Belarus and Russia as an alternative to beech wood. For this purpose, comparison was made of their economic and technological properties. In five-ply plywood manufacturing, beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and birch (Betula pendula) veneer sheets were used with melamine urea formaldehyde (MUF) and urea formaldehyde (UF) resins. Some mechanical properties such as shear strength, bending strength and modulus of elasticity of plywood panels were conducted according to EN 314-1 and EN 310, respectively. Mean mechanical strength obtained for birch plywood panels was quite above the limit values specified in the related standards. When taking into consideration the annual increment of beech and birch trees in 1 ha and the time they need to reach suitable diameters for the manufacturing of rotary cut veneers, it was calculated that birch trees provide 2.46 times more physical harvesting than beech trees.

Keywords

birch; beech; economic comparison; technological properties; plywood

Hrčak ID:

221586

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/221586

Publication date:

28.6.2019.

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