Hardboard
Hardboard, also called high-density fiberboard (HDF),[1] is a type of fiberboard, which is an engineered wood product.[2] It is used in furniture and in the construction industry.
Description
Hardboard is similar to
Hardboard is produced in either a wet or dry process. The wet process, known as the Mason Method,[7] leaves one smooth side and one textured side, while the dry processed hardboard is smooth on both sides. Masonite is produced using the wet process only.
History
A product resembling hardboard was first made in England in 1898 by hot pressing waste paper.[8] In the 1900s, fiber building board of relatively low density was manufactured in Canada. At around the same time the first commercially produced MDF was developed in 1966 in Deposit, New York, United States. In the early 1920s, improved methods of compressing wet wood pulp at high temperatures resulted in a higher density product.[8]
Uses
Unlike
Tempered hardboard is a hardboard that has been coated with a thin film of
Perforated hardboard, also called pegboard, is tempered hardboard that has a uniform array of 1⁄8-or-1⁄4-inch (3.2 or 6.4 mm) holes in it, into which tool-hanging hooks or store fixtures can be placed.
Hardboard has become less popular in the construction industry in recent years due to new environmental targets[11] to procure more sustainable temporary protection materials.
See also
- Fibro(fibrous asbestos cement board)
- Glued laminated timber
- Masonite
- Oriented strand board
- Plywood
- Pressed wood
Citations
- ISBN 3540655174.
- ^ "Hardboard, Perforated Board, Underlayment, Office Furniture – Composite Panel Association". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ISBN 9780470445440.
- ^ Frane, 1994, p. 156
- ISBN 978-1-56158-358-4.
- ^ Akers, 1966, p. 125
- ^ U.S. patent 1,578,609 & U.S. patent 1,586,159
- ^ a b Akers, 1966, p. x
- ^ Christie's, Louis Valtat, "Child on the Carpet", 1910
- ^ Akers, 1966, p. 140
- ^ Government, HM. "Industrial Strategy: Government and Industry in Partnership" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
Works cited
- Akers, L. E. (1966). Particle Board and Hardboard. Oxford: Pergamon Press. OCLC 1097718.
- Frane, J. T. (1994). Craftsman's Illustrated Dictionary of Construction Terms. Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman Book. OCLC 35958421.