ASTM D1037-12(2020)
Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials

Standard No.

ASTM D1037-12(2020)

Release Date

2020

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D1037-12(2020)

Scope

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 1 These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D07 on Wood and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D07.03 on Panel Products. Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2020. Published November 2020. Originally approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D1037 – 12. DOI: 10.1520/D1037-12R20. Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 1 Section 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D1037-12(2020) Referenced Document

• ASTM C273 Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
• ASTM D143 Standard Test Methods for Small Clear Specimens of Timber
• ASTM D1554 Standard Terminology Relating to Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
• ASTM D2395 Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Wood and Wood-Based Materials
• ASTM D2915 Standard Practice for Evaluating Allowable Properties for Grades of Structural Lumber
• ASTM D3043 Standard Methods of Testing Structural Panels in Flexure
• ASTM D3501 Standard Test Methods for Wood-Based Structural Panels in Compression
• ASTM D4442 Standard Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Base Materials
• ASTM D905 Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesive Bonds in Shear by Compression Loading
• ASTM E4 Standard Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
• ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

ASTM D1037-12(2020) history

• 2020 ASTM D1037-12(2020) Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
• 2012 ASTM D1037-12 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
• 2006 ASTM D1037-06a Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
• 2006 ASTM D1037-06 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
• 1999 ASTM D1037-99 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
• 1978 ASTM D1037-78 Standard Methods of Evaluating the Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials