ASTM D1037

These test methods cover small-specimen tests for wood-base fiber and particle panel materials that are made to provide:

Data for comparing the mechanical and physical properties of various materials,

Data for determining the influence on the basic properties of such factors as raw material and processing variables, post-treatments of panels, and environmental influences, and

Data for manufacturing control, product research and development, and specification acceptance.

Not all the tests outlined in these test methods may be necessary to evaluate any particular panel for any specified use. In each instance, therefore, it will be necessary to determine which tests shall be made.

1. Scope

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 and hardboard. Some of the test methods are applicable to other panel products such as oriented strand board. The test methods are as follows:

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 . 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.

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.

2. Referenced Documents

ASTM Standards
D143 Test Methods for Small Clear Specimens of Timber
D1554 Terminology Relating to Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
D2395 Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Wood and Wood-Based Materials
D2915 Practice for Evaluating Allowable Properties for Grades of Structural Lumber
D3043 Test Methods for Structural Panels in Flexure
D3501 Test Methods for Wood-Based Structural Panels in Compression
D4442 Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Base Materials
D905 Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesive Bonds in Shear by Compression Loading
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

Index Terms

hardboard; medium density fiberboard; oriented strand board; panels; particleboard; particle panel materials; wood; wood-base fiber; wood-base panel; ICS Number Code 79.040 (Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber)

Citing ASTM Standards

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