T. Ganier, J. Hu, A. Pizzi*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 79-82, 2013, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2012.634101
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… More >
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