Structural Flakeboards and Composites 



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Figure 24-48. — Three-layer red oak structural particleboard designed for industrial/ 

 commercial roof decking. (Photo from Hunt et al. 1978.) 



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PRESS TEMPERATURE BETWEEN CAUL 8 SURFACE PANEL 



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PRESS TIME (MINUTES) 



Figure 24-49. — Temperature through panel thickness related to closed press time in 1- 

 1/8-inch-thick red oak sp. structural particleboard with density of 46.2 Ib/cu ft based 

 on ovendry weight and volume at 5 percent moisture content. (Drawing after Hunt et 

 al. 1978.) 



