Metal-clad wood

Joints based on phenolic resin glues are of high quality and weatherproof. They are recommended for gluing wood to metal (metal-clad wood). 

Wood is usually used as a building material and not as a cladding of metallic materials however, sometime wood parts are used in contact with metallic materials, for storage and packaging, and furthermore, metallic components are used as joints for wood parts. Wood contains ceUnlose, hani-cellulose, lignin, and water in equilibrium with atmospheric humidity, and also complex substances such as acetylated polysaccharides. Some of these substances, by hydrolysis, generate acetic acid, and others release formic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid, all volatile substances that can dramatically affect the behavior of the atmosphere, especially in indoor environments. On one hand, wood contains tannins, which combine with the metals and may give rise to protective corrosion... 

Some of the composites have also been in the consumer market for some time. In addition to plywood, homebuilders and furniture makers are making extensive use of particle board (woodchips in a polymer matrix) because of its superior dimensional stability. Often it is laminated to a wood veneer for use as furniture. Decorative vinyl-clad steel or aluminum panels are used in office buildings. Generally, the more advanced composites such fiber-reinforced metals and ceramics have been too expensive for... 

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