Evaluation of surface characteristics of laminated flooring

Kalaycioglu H., Hiziroglu S.

BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, cilt.41, sa.6, ss.756-762, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.03.012
  • Dergi Adı: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.756-762
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: laminated flooring, surface roughness, high-density fiberboard, melamine saturated paper, ROUGHNESS, TIME
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, surface characteristics of commercially manufactured laminated flooring were evaluated. The surface roughness of samples consisting of high-density fiberboard (HDF) base and melamine resin saturated paper overlay was investigated. Here, 10 cm x 10 cm samples of two types of panels were used for the experiments. A fine stylus technique was employed for the measurements. Three roughness parameters, namely average roughness (R-a), mean peak to valley height (R-z), and maximum roughness (R-max) were considered to determine roughness of the flooring panels. It was found that statistically significant difference existed between two types of samples as well as values taken along and across the sandmarks of the HDF and overlaid panels. Average R-a, R-g, and R-max values for HDF were found as 2.73, 26.04, and 27.27 mu m, respectively. Overlaid samples resulted in 15.6%, 26.0%, and 21.0% lower values of above parameters than those of HDF panels. (C) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd.