Volume no :11, Issue no: 1, January 2015

Journal of Materials Science and Engineering with Advanced Technology

MICROWAVE CONVERSION OF PLANTATION GROWN BLUE GUM (Eucalyptus globulues L'Herit) WOOD TO TORGVIN AND IMPREGNATION WITH A METAL ALLOY

Author's: Grigory Torgovnikov, Peter Vinden and Bruno Balbony
Pages: [1] - [19]
Received Date: December 12, 2014
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18642/jmseat_7100121430

Abstract

Microwave modification converts wood into a highly porous material Torgvin with numerous cavities and dramatic changes to the physical and mechanical properties of wood including very high permeability. Impregnation of Torgvin with a low melting point metal alloy fills the voids with metal. Strength property values of the newly formed Vintorg-metal range between the property values of wood and Torgvin. Vintorg-metal has new properties compared to natural wood: high electro-conductivity, high thermo-conductivity, very high density, and other physical properties that require further study. New specific properties of the Vintorg-metal opens up new fields of potential application.

Keywords

metal alloy, microwave wood modification, microwave applicator, Torgvin, Vintorg-metal.