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  • CEN/TS 16368:2014

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    Lightweight Particleboards - Specifications

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    Published date:  19-03-2014

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification of boards
    5 General requirements for all board types
    6 Requirements
    7 Requirements for general purpose lightweight
       boards for use in dry conditions (Type LP1)
    8 Requirements for general purpose (including
       furniture) lightweight boards for use in dry
       conditions (Type LP2)
    9 Supplementary properties
    10 Verification of compliance
    11 Marking
    Bibliography

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    This European Technical Specification specifies the requirements for uncoated particleboards for use in dry conditions in non load-bearing applications with density below 600 kg/m3.This Technical Specification applies to particleboard which is mostly homogenous and continuous in its composition and which does not contain hollow spaces, chambers or other type of cavities which can be encountered as honeycombs in sandwich panels or as tubes in extruded boards.This Technical Specification does not give requirements for extruded particleboards (see EN 14755), flaxboards (see EN 15197) and sandwich panels.NOTETypical applications for lightweight boards are in furniture and non-structural applications e.g. in doors, packaging.

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    Committee CEN/TC 112
    Development Note Supersedes PREN 16368. (04/2014)
    Document Type Technical Specification
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current

    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 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 310:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength
    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 14755:2005 Extruded particleboards - Specifications
    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
    EN 317:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water
    EN 717-1:2004 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method
    EN 312:2010 Particleboards - Specifications
    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 15197:2007 Wood-based panels - Flaxboards - Specifications
    EN 318:2002 Wood based panels - Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity
    EN 1995-1-1:2004/A2:2014 EUROCODE 5: DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL - COMMON RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    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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