Penetration Indices of Hardwoods: A Quantitative Approach to Define Treatability

Authors

  • Satish Kumar
  • P. B. Dobriyal

Keywords:

Hardwoods, flow path, penetration, creosote, wax, water-borne salts, treatability, penetration index

Abstract

Fluid accessibility of various structural components of 15 hardwoods belonging to different treatability classes was studied by using water-soluble and organic solvent stains. Penetration was found to vary even among the species categorized under the same treatability class indicating large-scale variation within the existing treatability classes. A quantitative estimation of this behavior was obtained in the form of a penetration index. This approach indicates that treatability class needs a change for 5 of the 15 species studied.

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2007-06-28

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Number 2 / April 1993

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