WPC materials in furniture design
What effect does the combination of wood and plastic have? Are they both wood and plastic? Or is it better than these two materials? Can it be used for furniture design?
What is wood plastic composite material
Wood-plastic composite material (English name Wood-plastic Composities, abbreviated as WPC, hereinafter referred to as wood-plastic material) is a new type of material composed of pretreated wood fiber or wood powder and thermoplastic resin and other materials.
Characteristics of wood plastic materials
As a new type of material, wood plastic material has the characteristics of wood and plastic from the perspective of production and molding processes:
- Easy to process: Wood plastic materials have good mechanical properties and strong processability.
- High strength: Wood-plastic materials have the same elasticity as plastic, but the hardness is higher than plastic.
- Good stability: Compared with wood materials, wood-plastic materials have a long life, are resistant to water and corrosion, and have very strong stability.
- Adjustable: The characteristics of wood-plastic materials can be changed. Adding additives to the material changes its density and strength, which can improve the performance of preventing aging, avoiding static electricity, preventing insects, preventing corrosion, and blocking combustion.
- Low-carbon and environmental protection: The biggest advantage of wood-plastic materials is that they can decompose and recycle the waste products, which realizes the effective regeneration and reasonable use of resources, and after the special process treatment, no harmful gases such as formaldehyde are released, which is veritable. New environmentally friendly materials.
Because of the many advantages of wood plastic materials, they are widely used in various fields such as automotive interior design, railway sleepers, construction industry, packaging industry, outdoor interior design of gardens and gardens, and also involve the field of furniture design.
Advantages of wood plastic materials in furniture design applications
Wood plastic materials have many advantages in the application of furniture design. According to its unique material properties, wood plastic materials can be applied to furniture design of frame type, plate type, injection type, folding and disassembly type. In addition, wood plastic furniture has lower maintenance costs and can be recycled. It has greater advantages in economic cost than solid wood furniture. Wood plastic materials can be used according to the actual needs of the furniture. ,avoid wasting. For example, for example, extruded hollow profiles and solid profiles, the price difference between these two materials is very large. Under the premise of meeting structural strength, you can save costs and reduce economic expenses through die design. Not only that, wood-plastic materials can be used to make furniture with texture, color, and touch that are very similar to solid wood furniture, but also have the characteristics of easy bending and hardware links.
