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1.1 Part A-General Test Methods for Evaluating the Basic Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials. These test methods cover the determination of the properties of wood-base fiber and particle panel materials that are produced as mat-formed panels such as particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, hardboard, and oriented strand board.

Section
Significance and Use 3
Apparatus 4
Test Specimens 5
Moisture Content and Conditioning Requirements 6
Accelerated Aging 7
Size, Physical Properties and Appearance of Panels 8
Static Bending 9
Tension Parallel to Surface 10
Tension Perpendicular to Surface 11
Compression Parallel to Surface 12
Fastener Holding Tests:
Lateral Nail Resistance 13
Nail Withdrawal 14
Nail-Head Pull-Through 15
Direct Screw Withdrawal 16
Hardness 17
Hardness Modulus 18
Shear in the Plane of the Panel 19
Glue-Line Shear (Block Type) 20
Falling Ball Impact 21
Abrasion Resistance by the U.S. Navy Wear Tester 22
Moisture Tests:
Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling 23
Linear Expansion with Change in Moisture Content 24
Cupping and Twisting 25
Interlaminar Shear 26
Edgewise Shear 27
Compression-Shear 28

1.2 Part B-Acceptance and Specification Test Methods for Hardboard. The methods for Part B provide test procedures for measuring the following properties of hardboard:

Section
Thickness 32
Modulus of Rupture 33
Tension Strength Parallel to Surface 34
Tension Strength Perpendicular to Surface 35
Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling 36
Moisture Content and Specific Gravity 37

1.3 There are accepted basic test procedures for various fundamental properties of materials that may be used without modification for evaluating certain properties of wood-based fiber and particle panel materials. These test methods are included elsewhere in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. The pertinent ones are listed in Table 1. A few of the test methods referenced are for construction where the wood-base materials often are used.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI equivalents are approximate in many cases. 1 in. = 25.4 mm, 1 lbf = 4.45 N.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

TABLE 1 Basic Test Procedures for Evaluating Properties of Wood Base-Fiber and Particle Panel Materials

ASTM
Designation
Test Methods for
C177 Steady-State Heat-Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate ApparatusA
C209 Cellulosic Fiber Insulating BoardA
C236 Steady-State Thermal Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of the Guarded Hot BoxA
C384 Impedance and Absorption of Acoustical Materials by the Imped-
ance Tube MethodA
C423 Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients by the Re-
verberation Room MethodA
D149 Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Elec-
trical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power FrequenciesB
D150 A-C Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulating MaterialsB
D257 D-C Resistance or Conductance of Insulating MaterialsB
D495 High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical InsulationB
D1666 Conducting Machining Tests of Wood and Wood-Base MaterialsC
D1761 Mechanical Fasteners in WoodC
E72 Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building ConstructionD
E84 Surface Burning Characteristics of Building MaterialsD
E90 Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building PartitionsA
E96 Water Vapor Transmission of MaterialsA
E97 Directional Reflectance Factor, 45-deg 0-deg, of Opaque Specimens by Broad-Band Filter ReflectometryE
E119 Fire Tests of Building Construction and MaterialsD
E136 Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750°CD
E152 Fire Tests of Door AssembliesD
E162 Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy SourceD
E661 Performance of Wood and Wood-Based Floor and Roof Sheathing Under Concentrated Static and Impact LoadsD
E662 Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid MaterialsD
E906 Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Prod-
uctsD

A Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.06.

B Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.01.

C Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.10.

D Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07.

E Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.

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