THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY VALUES OF SOME WOOD SPECIES USED IN PLYWOOD INDUSTRY

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Thermal conductivity is one of the most important properties for construction materials. The aim of the study was to determine the thermal conductivity values of veneers from common wood species used in plywood industry. For this aim, Scots pine, maritime pine, black pine, poplar, beech, alder, spruce, birch, plane tree, tetra, okoume, ozigo were used as wood species in this study. Thermal conductivity values of the veneers were determined according to ASTM C518 by means of The Fox 314 instrument. It was determined from the study that there were differences among the thermal conductivity values of the veneers obtained from wood species in plywood industry. It was also concluded from the study that some manufacturing parameters such as veneer drying temperature affect the thermal conductivity values of veneers.