Surface densification has the potential to greatly increase the hardness of the outer parts of wood material, and thereby also increase the value of low-density species such as Scots pine …
The transverse compression of wood under non-destructive conditions (densification) leads to an improvement of the mechanical properties. In surface densification – as opposed to bulk densification – only a thin …
The mechanical properties of wood are closely related to its density (Kollmann 1936). Increasing the density of low-density wood species is thus an attractive method to increase the value of …
In the past, many efforts have been made to improve the mechanical properties of low-density wood species through densification, i.e., the transverse compression of wood. Although densified wood products have …
Through transverse compression of wood, the density of the material is increased, improving some mechanical properties, such as hardness and abrasion resistance. This work presents the first results of a …
