TESTING AND PERFORMANCE –RESEARCH DATA –REAL LIFE USE
Inhouse — We have progressive testing of thermal wood products under way. These tests have multiple products and species exposed to various situations and elements. Time is an important factor in the test of these products. Tests in progress include: Weather resistance, UV and sunlight exposure, Water and ground contact exposure in very aggressive natural environments, natural fungi and microorganism exposures, and more. More details and progressive test results to come in the future.
For Further Testing information we have to rely on others for data. Here is a linked video from
from an install in the 90’s. Just recently the installation and material was analyzed for performance. The results speak for themselves.
Over 20 years in severe conditions the top deck with regular chemical treated wood was replaced 3 times while the Thermal Wood sides and frames are still in excellent condition.
World's Research and Tests for Thermally Modified Wood
Durability
1. Ash Durability Test Report (Germany)
2. Study of chemical modifications and fungi degradation of
thermally modified wood (Germany)
3. Effect of High-Temperature Treatment on Wood Durability
against the Brown-rot Fungus (Japan)
4. Wood endurance increase by means of certification (France)
5. Process and Durability Research (The Netherlands)
6. Durability of Nordic Pine Test Report (Estonia)
7. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Finnish Thermally Modified
Physical Properties
- 1. Compression Test for Thermo Machagony (USA)
- 2. Dimensional stability of heat treated wood floorings (Chroatia)
- 3. Effect of Heat Treatment on Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC)
- 4. Thermal Treated Hardwood Floor Testing (USA)
- 5. Friction Test for Thermo Mahogany (USA)
- 6. Thermal conductivity for Heat treated ash wood panels (Estonia)
- 7. Movement from Moisture Testing of Thermally-Modified Ash
- 8. Test Data for Physical Properties ff Thermo Treated Wood (USA)
- 9. Influences of the hydro-thermal treatment on physical properties of beech wood (Sweden)
- 10. Absorbtion isotherms – information on mode of action of modified wood (England)
- 11. Pine Strength Testing (Estonia)
- 12. Flexural Properties of Structural Lumber Products after Long Exposure to High Temperatures (USA)
- 13. Structural test for Thermal treated end-jointed Ash decking (USA)
- 14. Structural and other properties of modified wood (The Netherlands)
- 15. Water Sorption Properties of Thermo-modified Wood (Latvia)
Chemical Resistance
- A Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Children Who Contact CCA-Treated Playsets and Decks (USA)
- Reaction mechanisms of thermally modified wood (Finland)
- Coatability of Oil-thermal-treated Post-MPB Lodgepole Pine (Canada)
- Determination of formaldehyde content of Ash thermowood (Estonia)
- Corrosion of fasteners in heat-treated wood: report after two years’ exposure outdoors (Sweden)
Documents on Known Thermal Wood Technology
- Wood Modification By Heat Treatment: A Review (Portugal)
- Production and classification of heat treated wood in Finland (Finland)
- Heat treatment of wood in France (France)
Coming- our own live testing data with it all!
The AlphaInterloc Process Technology
The a typical process is shown above. With AlphaInterloc we use an advanced thermo-chemical, Exothermic reaction proprietary process pending and Copyright 2022. This process uses specialized thermo-mechanical process. The AlphaInterloc process is entirely green technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermally_modified_wood
The AlphaInterloc process can resemble other processes in part but takes an advanced technological approach utilizing further properties.