Effect of almond shell particles on tensile property of particleboard

Abstract

The purpose of present study was to fabricate particleboard using almond shell. This might help to overcome the raw material shortage that the panel industry is facing now days. Particleboards containing different almond shell particle ratios were made using epoxy resin. Tensile properties of almond shell particleboards were determined in this research paper. The addition of almond shell particles greatly affected the tensile property of the panels. Hardness is very important property for the particle board. In the present, investigation tensile strength of fabricated particle board decreases with increase in the almond shell particles.