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particle board [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
  • Wood Products
DEF

A generic term for a panel manufactured from lignocellulosic materials-commonly wood-essentially in the form of particles (as distinct from fibers) which are bonded together with synthetic resin or other suitable binder under heat and pressure, by a process wherein the inter-particle bonds are created wholly by the added binder [in contrast to fiberboard], and to which other materials may have been added during manufacture to improve certain properties.

OBS

particle board: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bois reconstitués
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Panneau fabriqué avec des particules de bois ou d'autres matières lignocellulosiques, de granulométrie donnée, dont l'agglomération est obtenue par encollage dans les conditions de pression, de température et d'humidité propres à chaque fabrication.

OBS

panneau de particules : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maderas reconstituidas
  • Productos madereros
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