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Abstract
This study examined nails and screws exposed to ACQ-treated wood for up to 12 months in a controlled environment. The environment (27ºC, 100% relative humidity) was chosen so that comparisons could be made with previous exposure tests run using CCA-treated wood in the same environment. Five types of fasteners (common 8d nail, hot-dipped galvanized 8d nail, 4d aluminum alloy nail, 64-mm electroplated galvanized screw, 64-mm stainless steel screw) were inserted into wood treated with ACQ to a retention of 4 kg m–3 and exposed to a 100% relative humidity environment for periods from 1 to 12 months. The fasteners were cleaned and weighed to quantify corrosion rate.
Keywords
Corrosion,
anti-corrosives,
wood preservatives,
fasteners,
exposure tests,
preservatives,
alkaline copper quaternary,
ACQ,
treated wood,
preservative treated wood,
connectors,
nails,
spikes,
screws
Citation
Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R. 2006. Exposure test of fasteners in preservative-treated wood. WCTE 2006 : 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering, August 6-10, 2006, Portland, OR, USA : program and abstracts. Portland, Or. : World Conference on Timber Engineering, [2006]: [4] pages.
