FORMULA:
Wood:C47O46H6N
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION:
It is dense, flat, can be easily machined and painted. Also as a kind of recycled material it is environmentally friendly, cheap and recyclable. The disadvantage of this material is that it would soak up water and other liquids. Also, MDF doesn’t hold screws very well. Standard MDF is available in a range of sizes, with the most common sheet sizes being 2400 x 1200 mm and 3600 x 1200 mm. Due to its manufactured form, MDF offers a non-directional grain making it easy to work with. MDF is good for interior furniture, it can be sawn, routed, spindled, planned or bored.
EXTRACTION AND REFINING PROCESS:
MDF is a kind of engineered wood product made from wood fibers glued under heat and pressure.
BASIC PROPERTIES:
compressive strength 10MPa
tensile strength 18MPa
stiffness 3800Mpa
density 0.75g/cm³
carbon footprint 652 g/kg
recyclable YES
laser YES
small laser YES
milling YES
3d printing NO
ADVANTAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITAL FABRICATION:
MDF has no direction, no knots, and is flat, easy to fabricate. It can ensure cutting quality, can be precisely cut, and the cut surface will be neat.
MATERIAL SUPLIERS:
MADERAS ESTADELLA http://www.maderasestadella.com/productos.htm
GILABERT http://www.maderasestadella.com/productos.htm
SERVEI ESTACIO http://www.serveiestacio.com/
LEROY MERLIN http://www.leroymerlin.es/
PRICE:
2.128 EURO/KG
PRICE LIST (FROM LEROY MERLIN)
SIZE PRICE(€)
600 x 300 x 10 mm 2.45
600 x 300 x 16 mm 3.45
800 x 400 x 10 mm 4.6
1200 x 610 x 3 mm 5.1
800 x 400 x 16 mm 5.7
1200 x 600 x 10 mm 7.15
1200 x 600 x 16 mm 10.2
2440 x 1220 x 3 mm 13.3
2440 x 1220 x 10 mm 24.6
2440 x 1220 x 16 mm 33.8
2440 x 1220 x 19 mm 37.9
2440 x 1220 x 22 mm 43.05
2440 x 1220 x 30 mm 61.5
PROJECTS REFERENCES
Project 1
A Laser cut prototype
Link: http://www.artisanmodelmakers.co.uk/Blog/Tag/laser-cut-wood.aspx
A really simple prototype made by MDF and laser. Simple, but showing a way how MDF boards become a volume.
Project 2
Laminae Table
Link: http://www.paredesaleman.com/p/furniture_01.html
It is a bridge-like table of arched supports on two sides. The starting point is an elastic surface stretched on two parallel axes and pulled down to become the supports, while keeping a central vault as its main structure. All the layers of MDF gradually come downward and upward generating the geometry of the entire table.
Project 3
Irregular honeycomb MDF structure
Link: http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/20/3d2real-by-ilek-students/
An exhibition stand is created by student of architecture with an irregular honeycomb MDF structure. The stand was created to display the work of designers at design fair Blickfang in Stuttgart in March. Each cell of the structure is uniquely angled to focus the gaze of people standing outside the wall onto the individual objects within.
Each element of the structure is unique, generated by algorithms based on the location of the wall and the locations of the items exhibited. The screens are made up of 2,142 pieces joined by 1,376 unique pairs of connecting components. These components are made of CNC-cut pieces of 3mm and 10mm MDF, slotted together without adhesive.
Project 4
MDF laser cut
Link: http://www.lasercuttingshop.com/?projects=wood
Laser and MDF can together produce very fine patterns and go into very detail. It is really good for designers to make their ideas come into reality, as big as a house, or as small as a necklace.
REFERENCES:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard
2. http://www.addicted2decorating.com/mdf-vs-plywood-differences-pros-and-cons-and-when-to-use-what.html
3. http://www.coastdesign.co.nz/Router.htm
4. http://blog.ponoko.com/2011/05/03/mdf-for-the-month-of-may/
5. http://www.woodsolutions.com.au/Wood-Product-Categories/Medium-Density-Fibreboard-MDF