Effect of sanding processes on the surface properties of modified poplar coated by primer compared with mahogany

Abstract

The surface roughness, static and dynamic liquid wettability of modified poplar wood were measured by different surface treatment of brushing primer and sanding. With the increase of the number of grinding paper, the depth parameters Ra, Ry, Rz and Rp of surface roughness of modified poplar decreased, and the density parameter Sm (the average spacing of micro unevenness of contour) decreased at first and then increased. With the increase of number of the grinding paper, the contact angle of water and glycerol for modified poplar wood decreased at first and then increased. After the modified poplar wood was brushed with the primer and sanded with 240# sandpaper, the density parameter Sm was 0.307, the equilibrium contact angle of distilled water was 34.88, and the equilibrium contact angle of glycerin was 36.46, all of which were the lowest number. At this time, the surface roughness was improved, and the modified poplar has the good wettability that is greater than the mahogany wood wettability. Compared with mahogany, the rough depth parameters of the modified poplar are smaller to those of mahogany, but the Sm of modified poplar wood is greater than that of the mahogany. After the same surface pretreatment, the wetting speed of glycerol on the surface of mahogany is higher than that of the modified poplar.