Properties of hightemperature treated wood from KATRES chambers
The process effects on wood chemical composition and therefore changes the properties of wood:
- lower equilibrium moisture content
- highly diminished shrinkage and swelling
- improved dimensional stability
- improved biological durability against insects
- improved biological resistance to rot and mould
- resin is evaporated, dead knots fall out
- bending strength decreases slightly
- improved surface wearing
- wood becomes lighter in weight
- wood colour of changes into warm tone of brown colour uniformly throughout
- the treatment makes abundant Northern wood species look like rare tropical ones, and the real rain forests are saved
- improved thermal conductivity properties
- long-lasting service life
- because of reduced deformation High temperature treated wood is good base for coating
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High temperature treated wood is environmentally friendly – only heat and steam are used in the manufacturing process, no chemicals or additional constituents are applied.
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