Asfar Hameed Minhas

Mr. Asfar Hameed Minhas


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 November 2021 in Applied Sciences
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AMAsfar Hameed Minhas
Asfar Hameed Minhas
NUnaveed Ullah
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Asim Ahmad RiazAsim Ahmad Riaz
Asim Ahmad Riaz
MSMuftooh Ur Rehman Siddiqi
Muftooh Ur Rehman Siddiqi
KAKhamael M Abualnaja
Khamael M Abualnaja
Riaz MuhammadRiaz Muhammad
Riaz Muhammad
This research investigates the performance of medium density fiberboard (MDF) with respect to hot press parameters. The performance of the board, type of glue, and production efficiency determine the optimum temperature and pressure for hot pressing. The actual temperature of the hot press inside the MDF board determines the properties of the final product. Hence, the optimal hot press parameters for the desired product are experimentally obtained. Moreover, MDF is experimentally investigated in terms of its vertical density profile, bending, and internal bonding under the various input parameters of temperature, pressure, cycle time, and moisture content during the manufacturing process. The experimental study is carried out by varying the temperature, pressure, cycle time, and moisture content in the ranges of 200–220 °C, 145–155 bar, 260–275 s, and 8–10%, respectively. Consequently, the optimum input parameters of a hot-pressing temperature of 220 °C, pressure of 155 bar, cycle time of 256 s, and moisture content of 8% are identified for the required internal bonding (0.64 N/mm2), bending (32 N/mm2), and increase in both the core and peak density of the vertical density profile as per the ASTM standard.