What is Artificial Timber ?
The artificial timber is made
of enhanced, modified and thermoplastic material that is filled with wood fiber and plant fiber.
- Combining advantages of timber and plastics, the material features in corrosion resistance, warp free, convenience in maintenance and superficial similarity to wood etc.
- The artificial timber was invented by Shri S.G. Kulkarni and the artificial timber is also termed to be as poly-timber or an artificial wood. It was developed in the year 1993.
- It is the best substitute over the entire range of natural wood, jungle wood and the exotic woods like Burma teak, sag wood.
- Since the process involves "extrusion" the end products like squares, hexagons, angles, flats, channels, hollow sections etc. can be produced so as to 'minimize' skilled labour.
- All mechanical processes like planning, drilling, chipping, milling, screwing, painting, varnishing, laminating are totally eliminated in the artificial timber.
Types of artificial timber available in market
There
are three types of artificial timber available in market. They are as follows-
1.
MPPT = Market
Potential for Poly – Timber.
2.
PMNW = Potential
Market for Natural Wood.
3.
PMLAS = Potential
Market for Light Aluminium Sections.
4.
PMCPM =Potential
Market for Ceiling Proofing Materials.
Properties of Artificial Timber
1. It is termite proof as
well as moisture proof.
2. It has better resistance
to sea water, lower acidic or alkaline chemicals.
3. It has better insulation
against heat and sound.
4. It has good di-electric
strength.
5. It has good colouring
ability.
6. Natural wood generates
carbon monoxide which is toxic gas but artificial timber do not produce toxic
gas. Hence it is eco-friendly material.
7. It is lighter than natural
wood.
8. It is fire resistant.
9. It has higher strength and
low density.
10. It is economical as
compared to wood.
Uses of Artificial Timber:
1.It
is used to make door and window frames, planks, round and square sections for
furniture.
2. Besides
replacing natural wood in many applications poly-timber or artificial timber
can replace aluminium because of its higher strength, low density, poor heat
and electrical conductivity, noise-absorbing capacity.
3.
An artificial timber can also be used as a ceiling proofing material in
construction line.
4.
Glass panes fitted in an aluminium frame cracks in severe winter while it may
fall loose in extreme summer but this will not happened in case of artificial
timber frame.
5.
It is cost effective as compared to natural wood and even the big problem of
the plastic bags which is faced by the society can be solved easily as plastic
bags can be used or recycled as raw material for the production of the
poly-timber or artificial timber.
6.
It is used to make various structural members like squares, hexagons, angles,
flats, channels, hollow sections etc.
Acoustics Materials:
When
the sound intensity is more, then it gives the great trouble or nuisance to the
particular area like auditorium, cinemall hall, studio, recreation center,
entertainment hall, college reading hall. Hence it is very important to make
that area or room to be sound proof by using a suitable material called as
acoustics material. It is measured in decibles (db).
Acoustics
materials play a vital role in the various area of building construction. In
studio, class room, reading hall, cinema theatre, more concentration is
required to listen, hence the acoustics treatment is provided so as to control
the outside as well as inside sound of the various building until such that
sound will be audiable without any nuisance or disturbance.
Types of Acoustic Material:
Acoustic
plaster
Perforated
plywood
Acoustic
tiles
Fibrous
plaster
Pulp
board
Straw
board
Compressed
fiber board
Hair
felt
Cork
board slabs
Asbestos cement boards
Foam glass
Thermocol
Foam plastic
Chip boards
Gasket cork sheet
Hair felt
Acoustic foam