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Radial swelling, sprucewood_cutter2017-02-20T12:26:08+02:00

RADIAL SWELLING, SPRUCE

Radial swelling, spruce, as a function of relative humidity (source VTT).

Characteristics
Classifications
Working with wood

RESEARCH RESULTS

Reduced moisture-related dimensional instability

Radial swelling, spruce »
Tangential swelling, spruce »

Colour

Treatment temperature & L-colour component »

Improved weather resistance

Moisture content during natural exposure, pine »
Colour change when exposed to weather »
Effect of treatment temperature on cracking and growth of surface mould »
Effect of substrate on peeling off of paint »

Lowered equilibrium moisture content

Equilibrium moisture content, spruce »

Improved decay resistance

EN-113 decay test, pine »
Weight-loss ratio/Treatment intensity, pine »
Swedish 5 years in-ground field test »

Oy SWM-Wood Ltd
Pursialankatu 32
50100 Mikkeli, Finland

sales@swm-wood.com

We use mainly Finnish wood, harvested from sustainably managed forests.

The ThermoWood® trademark helps you identify the specialist in heat treatment.

The KOMO certificate guarantees the quality and durability of our products.

Responsible forest management wordwide.

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