The Effects of Press Method and Coating Material Differences on the Properties of Medium Density Fiberboard

This article deals with the effects of press method and coating material differences on some properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF) covered with PVC, which has an important place in furniture production materials. For this purpose, test samples were prepared from MDF with 18 mm thickness covered with high gloss (HG) and matt PVC using wrapping and membrane press methods. Apart from affecting the values of water absorption of HG covered samples and the values of thickness swelling of samples processed by membrane press, the test results showed a statistically significant effect of the pressing method and coating material on water absorption, thickness swelling, modulus of elasticity, bending strength and adhesion strength values in all other tests. At the same time, it was determined that samples covered with HG material received less water, while MDF samples covered with matt material had a low thickness swelling. Also, modulus of elasticity of the samples covered with matt material was much higher and adhesion strength of the HG covered samples was much better.