Investigation of adhesive bond strength when facing furniture boards with flexible stone veneer

Abstract

Stone veneer has been known for a long time. But mostly it has been used as a finishing material, which is widely applied in decorating the outer surfaces of buildings and facilities. Stone veneer is a thin cut of natural stone - slate, which is applied to fiberglass or textiles. The thickness of the veneer is in the range of 2-3 mm. Stone veneer is available in the form of rolls or tiles. Due to its flexibility, it can be used to refine surfaces that have angles and small radius of curvature. The flexibility of stone veneer is a unique property, since natural stone is not flexible. In today’s world stone veneer is trying to find new fields of application. This material is used not only in interior and exterior designs, but also as a decorative coating of furniture panels. In this work we have established the possibility of wood board materials facing by stone veneer using standard technologies and the most common adhesives used in our country, such as urea-formaldehyde resin and polyvinyl acetate dispersion.