EFFECTS OF EDGE COVERING ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF MDF

Abstract

Dowels, 6, 8 and 10 mm ? diameters were bonded with PVAc adhesive on Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF). Edges were covered with 5, 8 and 12 mm beech wood materials, drilled 25 mm depth. Tensile strength measurments were made on the samples. The highest tensile strength value was given as 6 mm ? dowel and MDF covered with 8 mm thickness beech wood material (2.294 N/mm2), the lowest value was obtained with 10 mm ? dowel and with unprocessed MDF (1.314 N/mm2).

Keywords

• MDF, Çekme direnci, Kavela, Kenar masifleme, PVAc