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    BS EN 312 - PARTICLEBOARDS - SPECIFICATIONS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2010

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Classification of boards
    4 General requirements for all board types
    5 Requirement values
    6 Requirements for general purpose boards for use in dry
       conditions (Type P1)
    7 Requirements for boards for interior fitments (including
       furniture) for use in dry conditions (Type P2)
    8 Requirements for non load-bearing boards for use in humid
       conditions (Type P3)
       8.1 General
       8.2 Mechanical and swelling properties
       8.3 Moisture resistance
    9 Requirements for load-bearing boards for use in dry conditions
       (Type P4)
    10 Requirements for load-bearing boards for use in humid
       conditions (Type P5)
       10.1 General
       10.2 Mechanical and swelling properties
       10.3 Moisture resistance
    11 Requirements for heavy duty load-bearing boards for use in dry
       conditions (Type P6)
    12 Requirements for heavy duty load-bearing boards for use in
       humid conditions (Type P7)
       12.1 General
       12.2 Mechanical and swelling properties
       12.3 Moisture resistance
    13 Supplementary properties
    14 Verification of compliance
       14.1 General
       14.2 External control
       14.3 Factory production control
    15 Marking
       15.1 Boards marketed within the European Economic Area for
            construction applications
       15.2 Other Boards
    Annex A (normative) Voluntary colour coding system for
            particleboards
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee B/541
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 326-3:2003 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 3: Inspection of an isolated lot of panels
    EN 321:2001 Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture resistance under cyclic test conditions
    EN 319:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to the plane of the board
    EN 120:1992 Wood based panels - Determination of formaldehyde content - Extraction method called the perforator method
    EN 13986:2004 Wood-based panels for use in construction - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    EN 310:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength
    EN 1087-1:1995 Particleboards - Determination of moisture resistance - Part 1: Boil test
    EN 326-1:1994 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 1: Sampling and cutting of test pieces and expression of test results
    EN 322:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture content
    EN 326-2:2010+A1:2014 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 2: Initial type testing and factory production control
    EN 324-1:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of dimensions of boards - Part 1: Determination of thickness, width and length
    ENV 1156:1998 Wood-based panels - Determination of duration of load and creep factors
    EN 317:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water
    EN 1058:2009 Wood-based panels - Determination of characteristic 5-percentile values and characteristic mean values
    EN 300:2006 Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) - Definitions, classification and specifications
    EN 717-1:2004 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method
    EN 789:2004 Timber structures - Test methods - Determination of mechanical properties of wood based panels
    EN 324-2:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of dimensions of boards - Part 2: Determination of squareness and edge straightness
    EN 323:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of density
    EN 12369-1:2001 Wood-based panels - Characteristic values for structural design - Part 1: OSB, particleboards and fibreboards
    EN 318:2002 Wood based panels - Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity
    EN 335-3:1995 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Definition of hazard classes of biological attack - Part 3: Application to wood-based panels
    EN 12871:2013 Wood-based panels - Determination of performance characteristics for load bearing panels for use in floors, roofs and walls
    EN 309:2005 Particleboards - Definition and classification
    EN 311:2002 Wood-based panels - Surface soundness - Test method
    ISO 3340:1976 Fibre building boards — Determination of sand content
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