Multi-scale evaluation of the effects of nanoclay on the mechanical properties of wood/phenol formaldehyde bondlines

Published Date
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
April 2017, Vol.74:92–99, doi:10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2017.01.004

Author 

• Xinzhou Wang ^a,b,
• Siqun Wang ^b,
• Xuqin Xie ^c,
• Linguo Zhao ^a,
• Yuhe Deng ^a,,
• Yanjun Li ^a,d,,

• aCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
• bCenter for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
• cDehua Tubao New Decoration Material Co., Ltd., Zhejiang 313200, PR China
• dKey Laboratory of Wood Science and Technology, Lin An 311300, Zhejiang Province, PR China

Accepted 4 January 2017. Available online 7 January 2017. 

Abstract

Nanoclay is a natural mineral that has great potential as a reinforcing filler in wood adhesives. In order to investigate the reinforcing mechanism more clearly, the crystalline structure, chemical properties, morphology, and thermal stability of pure PF and organic nanoclay-reinforced phenol formaldehyde (PF-OMMT) adhesive were characterized. The comparative mechanical properties of pure PF adhesive and PF-OMMT in the bondlines of plywood were analyzed by nanoindentation (NI) under different service environments and the shear strain distribution on the interphase was also measured by a digital image correction technique (DIC). X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results indicated good dispersion of the clay in the PF matrix. The modified adhesive showed greater thermal stability than did the control adhesive, as evaluated by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA). The good dispersion of nanoclay and the positive effects of the nanoclay on the adhesive's water and heat resistance may have contributed to the improved mechanical properties of adhesives in an accelerated durability test. Compared to pure PF, the reduced elastic modulus and hardness of PF-OMMT in the bondline increased significantly and the strain distribution was much more uniform, resulting in an observed increase of macro-bonding strength of plywood, especially under conditions of severe cyclic water saturation and drying.

Keywords

Bondline

Mechanical properties of adhesives

Nanofillers

Nanoindentation

Phenolic

Wood and wood composites

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  Corresponding author.
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  Corresponding author at: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China.

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