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Medium-density fiberboard output in 2005

Medium-density fiberboard (MDF or MDFB) is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into wood fibers, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and resin, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. It is a building material similar in application to plywood but made up of separated fibers, not wood veneers. It is denser than normal particle board.
Large-scale production of MDF began in the 1980s. Its name derives from the distinction in densities of fiberboard. MDF typically has a density of 600-800 kg/m³, in contrast to particle board (160-450 kg/m³) and to high-density fiberboard (600-1450 kg/m³). Similar manufacturing processes are used in making all types of fiberboard.
MDF is also known as Customwood or Craftwood.[citation needed].
MDF has been controversial in regard to its use of formaldehyde resins and the associated health risks. Thus, other resins are being considered and used instead of formaldehyde.
MDF is often used in school projects because of its flexibility.

A sample of MDF

Hollow extruded MDF decking boards, which appear to have the colouring/preservative in the manufacture
Contents[hide]
1 Manufacturing
2 Comparison to natural woods
3 Different kinds of MDF
4 References
5 External links


Manufacturing
MDF is a wood product created by breaking down a softwood into a powder, which is then mixed with wax and resin. The final finish is created by submitting the boards to high pressure and temperatures.
In Australia the main species of tree used for MDF is plantation-grown radiata pine. However a variety of other products have also been used including other woods, waste paper and fibers.
The trees are debarked after being cut. The bark can be sold for use in landscaping, or burned in on-site furnaces. The debarked logs are sent to the MDF plant where they go though the chipping process. A typical disk chipper contains 4-16 blades. Any resulting chips that are too large may be re-chipped; undersized chips may be used as fuel. All chips are then washed and checked for defects.
The chips are then compacted using a screwfeeder, and will be heated for 30-120 seconds to soften the wood; they are then fed into a defibrator which maintains high pressure and temperature. The pulp that exits from the defibrator is fine, fluffy, and light in weight and in colour.
From the defibrator the pulp enters a blow line where it is joined with wax (to improve moisture resistance) and resin (to stop the pulp from forming bundles). The material expands in size and is then heated by heating coils. When it comes out it may be stored in bins for an indefinite length of time.
After this drying period the board goes through a "Pendistor" process which creates 230-610 mm thick boards. Then it is cut and continues to the press. Here it is pressed for a few minutes, to make a stronger and denser board.
After pressing MDF is cooled in a star dryer, trimmed and sanded. In certain applications boards are also laminated for extra strength.
The Environmental Impact of MDF has greatly improved over the years. Today many MDF boards are made from a variety of materials. These include other woods, scrap, recycled paper, bamboo, carbon fibers and polymers, steel, glass, forest thinning and sawmill off-cuts.

Comparison to natural woods
Benefits of MDF:
Some varieties are less expensive than many natural woods
Isotropic (no grain), so no tendency to split
Consistent in strength and size
Flexible. Can be used for curved walls or surfaces.
Shapes well with a router.
Drawbacks of MDF:
Heavier (the resins are heavy)
Swells and breaks when waterlogged
Warps or expands if not sealed
Contains urea-formaldehyde which may cause eye and lung irritation when cutting and sanding
Dulls blades more quickly than many woods
Though it doesn't have a grain in the plane of the board, it does have one into the board. Screwing into the edge of a board will generally cause it to split in a fashion similar to delaminating.

Different kinds of MDF
There are different kinds of MDF, which are sometimes labeled by color:
Moisture-resistant is typically green
Fire-retardant MDF is typically red
High finition for powder lacking
Lighter densities of fiberboard are commonly marketed as ultralight or LDF boards.

References

External links
A video podcast from podcastschool.net
The Production Process of Humewood MDF (Humewood is a product of Hume Fiberboards Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian fiberboard manufacturer)
Wood Dust - dangers of exposure to wood dust, including MDF dust (from the Worker's Health Centre)
Medium Density Fiberboard - from Investment New Zealand, a division of New Zealand's economic development agency.
A personal experience of MDF toxicity
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard"
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Botanical Names: Hevea brasiliensisFamily
Name: Euphorbiaceae
Others Name: Rubbertree ( Malaysia ,Singapore ), para rubber , Arbol de caucho (Venezuela), Sibi-sibi (Guyana), Mapalapa (Surinam), Seringa, Seringueira (Brazil), Capi, Jeve, Shiringa (Peru). Jebe, Arbre De Para ( French), Parakautschukbaum, Cauchotero de Pará ,Siringa , Seringueira-branca, rapa (Fiji)
Working Properties:Obtained by tapping the trunks of the trees , good strength characteristic, easy machining and processing properties. Additionally, The wood is reported to saw without difficulty, planes easily to a smooth surface; tends to split in nailing. Therefore it can easily be stained and finished to meet various market requirements.
Durability: The wood is perishable and stains readily. Also highly susceptible to borer and termite attack as well as powder-post beetles.
Wood Appearance: high color ( This wood is whitish yellow when freshly cut and seasons to cream, straw or light brown, often with a pinkish tinge.)
Rubberwood story:The rubber tree was originated came from Brazil named Hevea brasiliensis from the species family of Euphorbiaceae and widely planted for the production of latex in South East Asia country, mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.At the begining stage, rubber trees just for use in produce milky liquid known as latex that circulates through small tubes or veins for every 5- 7 years of growing. And these trees will discontinue for produce latex after 21 - 25 year, so at this moment, due to unproductive, therefore this trees are demand to fell (either replanting or other planning). Initially the felled trees were of low commercial value and mainly used as firewood, hence, due to worldwide technological developments & environment hazard, All these threes became valuable sources especially for furniture industrial. Today, Rubberwood becomes one of the most demanding and popular timbers for furniture maker (for both local & oversea market), therefore, this wood now can have categorised as environment-friendly due to hazard free to the environment and the supply is sustainable. In the sense that we are now using what was going as waste. Today Malaysia become one of the major resource and country who successful for supplying & exporting rubberwood ( for both sawn wood, raw, semi-finished, finished good and furniture accessories ) and for the production of panel products such as particleboards, woodfibre cement-bonded particleboards ,fibreboards (MDF), plywood and other products for both local and oversea market demand.
Perabut Seong Aik (or known as PSA ) is one of the manufacturer who leading to produce rubber wood furniture. click here for product view

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