@Article{JRM.2012.634101,
AUTHOR = {T. Ganier, J. Hu, A. Pizzi},
TITLE = {Causes of the Water Resistance of Welded Joints  of Paduk Wood (<i>Pterocarpus soyauxii </i>Taub.)},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {1},
YEAR = {2013},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {79--82},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v1n1/49681},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {Linear vibration welding of extractive rich Paduk wood from central Africa containing a high proportion of 
a native mixture of water-insoluble extractives, or of low water solubility, has been shown to yield joints of 
much upgraded water resistance. This has been shown to be due to the protecting infl uence the extractives 
from the wood itself has on the welded interphase, due to their inherent water repellence. Joints of unusually 
high percentage wood failure but modest strength were obtained; Paduk wood brittleness apparently yielding 
weld line strengths always higher than that of the surrounding wood itself. This indicated that Paduk wood 
welded joints present enhanced weather exposure durability in relation to welded joints using other species 
of wood.},
DOI = {10.7569/JRM.2012.634101}
}