ASTM D1037: Standard Test Method for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
Standard: ASTM D1037 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
Certification Required: N/A
Scope: Per ASTM D1037: "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 a particleboard, medium density fiberboard, hardboard, and oriented strand board."
Applicable Products: Lumber and wood-base structural material
Test Procedure: The following test procedures are defined within ASTM D1037:
- Accelerated Aging
- Static Bending
- Tension Parallel to Surface
- Tension perpendicular to surface
- Lateral Nail Resistance
- Nail Withdrawal
- Nail-Head Pull-Through
- Direct Screw Withdrawal
- Hardness
- Hardness modulus
- Shear if the Plan of the Panel
- Glue
- line Shear (Block Type)
- Falling Ball Impact
- Abrasion Resistance by the U.S. Navy Wear Tester
- Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling
- Linear Expansion with Change in Moisture
- Cupping and Twisting
- Interlaminar Shear
- Edgewise Shear
- Compression-Shear
End Result: These test methods result in the desired physical and mechanical properties of the wood material.
Special Notes: N/A
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