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Three concentrations (2.8%, 2.0%, 1.2%) of Ammoniacal Copper Quaternary (ACQ) was selected to treat Lodgepole pine wood for evaluating ACQ treatment on mechanical properties of blue-stained wood. The bending modules of elasticity (MOE), modules of rupture (MOR), toughness and shearing strength parallel to grain on tangential surface, are tested according to the criteria GB1927∼1943–91. Non-treated sample were also tested according to the same procedure. The results showed that the three groups specimen impregnated by different concentrations of ACQ solution met the AWPA standard 2003 of America (UC4A 6.4g/cm3). There were significant difference of toughness between treated wood and non-treated wood (p=0.01), but there were no statistically significant differences among three concentrations in terms of toughness, and toughness of treated wood was approximately 20% lower than non-treated. MOR, MOE as well as shearing strength parallel to grain were found to be not significantly different between treated wood and non-treated one, and there were no statistically significant difference among three concentrations of ACQ too. Toughness, MOR, MOE and shearing strength parallel to grain increased with decrease of concentration of ACQ, but they were hardly affected by ACQ preservatives.
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Foudation project: Chinese Academy of Forestry cooperated with Canada Innovation Investment.
Biography: Jiang Jinghui, male, Assistant Pro. Master, Major: Wood science and technology. Address: Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry; Beijing China, 100091.
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Jiang, Jh., Ren, Hq., Lu, Jx. et al. Influence of Ammoniacal Copper Quaternary treatments on mechanical properties of blue-stained Lodgepole pine wood. J. of For. Res. 18, 213–216 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-007-0043-7
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