NEMA LD 3.1:995

Foreword
Scope
1 General
     Referenced standards
     Types and descriptions
       General-purpose type
       Postforming type
       Cabinet-liner type
       Backer type
       Specific-purpose type
       High-wear type
       Fire-rated type
       Other types
     Squareness
     Surface finishes
     Conformance with food, drug and cosmetics act
     Cleaning and care of laminates
     Fire rating
     Visual inspection
2 Performance priorities and values
3 Application, fabrication and installation
     Introduction
     General discussion
     Materials
       The decorative high-pressure laminate
       The adhesive
       Factors affecting bonded assemblies
       The substrate
     Conditioning and storage of materials prior to
      fabrication
     Fabrication tooling
       Sawing
       Band sawing
       Circular sawing
       Routing
       Sanding
       Drilling
     General rules for fabrication and installation
       Fabrication and installation in the shop and on
        the job
       Installation on the job
     Postforming laminates
     Field working of bonded assemblies
     Typical problems - causes and preventions
     Care and maintenance of laminate surface

Specifies decorative laminated plastic sheets which consist of papers, fabrics, or other core materials that have been laminated at pressures of more than 500 pounds per square inch (3.45 MPa) using thermosetting condensation resins as binders.