ASTM D 1037:2012

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, hardboard, and oriented strand board. Section Significance and Use 3 Apparatus 4 Test Specimens 5 Moisture Content and Conditioning Requirements 6 Accelerated Aging 7 Size, Physical Properties and Appearance of Panels 8 Static Bending 9 Tension Parallel to Surface 10 Tension Perpendicular to Surface 11 Compression Parallel to Surface 12 Fastener Holding Tests: Lateral Nail Resistance 13 Nail Withdrawal 14 Nail-Head Pull-Through 15 Direct Screw Withdrawal 16 Hardness 17 Hardness Modulus 18 Shear in the Plane of the Panel 19 Glue-Line Shear (Block Type) 20 Falling Ball Impact 21 Abrasion Resistance by the U.S. Navy Wear Tester 22 Moisture Tests: Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling 23 Linear Expansion with Change in Moisture Content 24 Cupping and Twisting 25 Interlaminar Shear 26 Edgewise Shear 27 Compression-Shear 28 1.2 Part B Acceptance and Specification Test Methods for Hardboard . The methods for Part B provide test procedures for measuring the following properties of hardboard: Section Thickness 32 Modulus of Rupture 33 Tension Strength Parallel to Surface 34 Tension Strength Perpendicular to Surface 35 Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling 36 Moisture Content and Specific Gravity 37 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 Table 1. 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. 1.5 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. TABLE 1 Basic Test Procedures for Evaluating Properties of Wood Base-Fiber and Particle Panel Materials ASTM Designation Test Methods for C177 Steady-State Heat-Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus A C209 Cellulosic Fiber Insulating Board A C236 Steady-State Thermal Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of the Guarded Hot Box A C384 Impedance and Absorption of Acoustical Materials by the Imped- ance Tube Method A C423 Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients by the Re- verberation Room Method A D149 Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Elec- trical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies B D150 A-C Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials B D257 D-C Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials B D495 High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation B D1666 Conducting Machining Tests of Wood and Wood-Base Materials C D1761 Mechanical Fasteners in Wood C E72 Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction D E84 Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials D E90 Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions A E96 Water Vapor Transmission of Materials A E97 Directional Reflectance Factor, 45-deg 0-deg, of Opaque Specimens by Broad-Band Filter Reflectometry E E119 Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials D E136 Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750 ° C D E152 Fire Tests of Door Assemblies D E162 Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source D E661 Performance of Wood and Wood-Based Floor and Roof Sheathing Under Concentrated Static and Impact Loads D E662 Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials D E906 Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Prod- ucts D A Annual Book of ASTM Standards , Vol 04.06. B Annual Book of ASTM Standards , Vol 10.01. C Annual Book of ASTM Standards , Vol 04.10. D Annual Book of ASTM Standards , Vol 04.07. E Annual Book of ASTM Standards , Vol 14.02.

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