Thermally Modified Wood Floor Decking

タイトルまたは説明

Material: Russian Scots Pine
Size: *8x*5x***0/***0/***0mm
Treatment: Thermally Modified
Application: Outdoor

It has been known for centuries that burning the surface of wood in open fire will make it more durable in exterior use. Even the Vikings used this method in outdoor structures such as fences.
Heat treated of wood was scientifically studied by Stamm and Hansen in the ***0s in Germany and by White in the ***0s in the United States. In the ***0s, Germans Bavendam, Runkel, and Buro continued research into the subject, together Kollman and Schneider in ***0s and Rusche and Burmester in the ***0s. The most familiar research work was carried out in Finland, France and the Netherlands in the ***0s. VTT(Technical Research Center of Finland) further refined the research into heat treatment, and developed Thermowood method.
Thermowood Method refers to the wood material is heated to a temperature of at least **0 degrees while it is protected with steam. Besides providing protection, the steam also affects the chemical changes taking place in the wood. As a result of the treatment, environmentally friendly thermowood is created. Its color darkens, it is more stable than normal wood in conditions of changing humidity, and its thermal insulation properties are improved. If carried out at a sufficiently high temperature, treatment also makes the wood resistant to decay. On the other hand, this has a decrease in the bending strength