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PANNEAU MDF [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
CONT

Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure ... Over time, the term MDF has become a generic name for any dry process fibre board. MDF is typically made up of 82% wood fibre, 9% urea-formaldehyde resin glue, 8% water and 1% paraffin wax ...

OBS

medium-density fibreboard; MDF: term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bois reconstitués
CONT

Un panneau de fibres à densité moyenne [...] est un panneau de fibres de bois à moyenne densité (avec des masses volumiques variables [Ils] sont élaborés à partir de bois feuillus ou résineux (écorcés afin de réduire le taux de silice), réduits en copeaux à l'aide d'une coupeuse-déchiqueteuse.

OBS

panneau de fibres à densité moyenne; MDF : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

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