Preparation and Properties of Coextruded PVC Foamed Wood Plastic-Laminated Veneer Lumber Composites
1.Institute of Biomass Engineering,Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization(Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs),South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,Guangdong,China
2.Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education,College of Future Biomass,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,Guangdong,China
3.College of Arts,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,Guangdong,China
Traditional wood plastic composites (WPC) are extremely limited in engineering structural applications due to their high density and susceptibility to creep behavior. To address these issues
this study developed a composite using a water-resistant
moisture-proof rice husk-polyvinyl chloride foamed composite (RHPC) as the surface layer and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) as the core layer
via a custom-designed co-extrusion device. The resulting RHPC-LVL composites (RHPC-LVL) exhibited a density of approximately 0.6 g/cm³
with a flexural strength of 102.6 MPa and a flexural modulus of 11.4 GPa
falling between those of RHPC and LVL. Compared to the surface RHPC
the specific flexural strength and specific flexural modulus of RHPC-LVL increased by 38.1% and 96.7%
respectively. After end-capping treatment
the aging resistance of RHPC-LVL was significantly improved
with flexural strength and flexural modulus being 63.5% and 38.6% of the control specimens after six accelerated aging cycles.When the applied load increased to 30% of the ultimate strength
the 800-hour creep strain of RHPC-LVL increased by 16.5% compared to LVL. The short-term creep strain of RHPC at 30 °C and 60 °C increased by 33% and 200% compared to LVL
respectively. By fitting the creep and recovery stages using commonly used creep models
this study provided a theoretical basis for predicting the short-term creep of RHPC-LVL in engineering structural applications. This research could offer guidance for the development and application of RHPC-LVL.
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Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education,South China Agricultural University
Xishan Home Furnishing Technology Co.,Ltd.,Shunde
College of Materials Science and Engineering,Northeast Forestry University,Key Laboratory of Biomass Materials Science and Technology,Ministry of Education
College of Materials Science and Engineering,Nanjing Forestry University