1. The wettability and surface free energy of sawn, sliced and sanded european oak wood
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Piotr Beer, Grzegorz Koczan, Marcin Zbiec, Pawet Kozakiewicz, Sylwia Oleńska, and Agnieszka Jankowska
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0106 biological sciences ,sawing ,Materials science ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,Surface finish ,01 natural sciences ,Slicing ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Contact angle ,Machining ,lcsh:Manufactures ,010608 biotechnology ,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) ,lcsh:Forestry ,Composite material ,040101 forestry ,Significant difference ,Forestry ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Contact angles ,wood machining ,Surface energy ,contact angles ,Free surface ,surface roughness ,lcsh:SD1-669.5 ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Wetting ,Quercus robur ,lcsh:TS1-2301 ,quercus robur - Abstract
The main objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of two machining processes on European oak wood surface characteristics. The relationships between wettability, free surface energy and machining methods were studied. Sawing and slicing, with or without sanding, were used to prepare surfaces prior to testing whether they produce surfaces with different characteristics. For the wood surfaces machined by slicing and sawing, there was a significant difference in contact angle measurements. This indicates that the influence of machining processes such as slicing and sawing on contact angle value is remarkable. Sanded surfaces showed good wettability and high process roughness.
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- 2018
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