In order to improve the physical and mechanical properties of rattan,Calamus faberii was taken as the research object,MMA(methyl methacrylate),SBCPA(Si-Bi-Cd-Pb alloy)and FA(furfuryl alcohol)were se-lected as modified reagents.An orthogonal experiment was arranged at three levels,including four factors,namely,modifier,impregnation amount,treatment temperature and treatment time.According to the pre-experiment,the maximum impregnation amount of the specimen impregnated with MMA,FA and SBCPA were about 35%,70%and 200%,respectively.The results showed that the main physical and mechanical properties of the three modi-fied C.faberii were modified to different degrees,MOE(modulus of elasticity),MOR(bending strength),USCPG(compressive strength parallel to grain),SSPG(shearing strength parallel to grain)and BD(basic density)increased by 8.3%-64.2%,28.0%-107.6%,30.5%-94.4%,3.8%-32.1%and 32.1%-220.7%,respectively,while VSOD(volume over-dried shrinkage ratio)dropped by 19.6%-75.4%.A combination of factors determining the best process were as follows:the modified reagent was SBCPA,the impregnation amount was 195%,the treat-ment temperature was 105 ℃,and the treatment time was 2 h.According to the verification experiment obtained the modified material,MOE,MOR,USCPG,SSPG and BD were 4 350 MPa,181.2 MPa,77.8 MPa,12.3 MPa and 1.612 g·cm-3,and increased by 46.9%,102.9%,60.2%,12.2%and 221.1%,correspondingly;VSOD was 7.3%,down 27.0%from the material.EC(electrical conductivity)and LOI(limit oxygen index)also increased from 0 S·m-1 and 27.7%to 0.904 S·m-1 and 29.9%,correspondingly.In conclusion,after the modification treatment of SBCPA,the BD and main mechanical strength of C.faberii were significantly improved,the VSOD was sig-nificantly reduced,and the EC and LOI were also modified to varying degrees.
Calamus faberii Becc.MMAFASBCPAmodification treatmentphysical and mechanical properties