Specifies product requirements for the purposes of quality control in manufacture and performance requirements for three classes of particleboards, i.e., standard (STD), moisture resistant (MR) and high performance (HP) particleboards.
AS/NZS 1859.1:2004 Referenced Document
AS/NZS 4266.10 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Wet bending strength after immersion in water at 70oC or boiling temperature
AS/NZS 4266.11 Reconstituted wood-based panels Methods of test Method 11: Moisture resistance under cyclic test conditions (Supersedes AS/NZS 4266.11 (INT): 2001)
AS/NZS 4266.13 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Resistance to axial withdrawal of screws
AS/NZS 4266.14 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity
AS/NZS 4266.16 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Formaldehyde emission - Desiccator method
AS/NZS 4266.2 Reconstituted wood-based panels — Methods of testing, Part 2: Decorative overlaid panels*, 2017-12-13 Update
AS/NZS 4266.3 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Moisture content
AS/NZS 4266.4 Reconstituted wood-based panels Methods of test Method 4: Density (Supersedes AS/NZS 4266.4(int): 2001)
AS/NZS 4266.5 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test Method 5: Modulus of elasticity in bending and bending strength
AS/NZS 4266.6 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Tensile strength perpendicular to the plane of the panel (internal bond strength)
AS/NZS 4266.7 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Surface soundness
AS/NZS 4266.8 Reconstituted wood-based panels - Methods of test - Swelling in thickness after immersion in water
EN 120 Wood Based Panels - Determination of Formaldehyde Content - Extraction Method Called the Perforator Method
EN 326 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 3: Inspection of an isolated lot of panels*, 2024-04-20 Update
EN 326-2 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 2: Initial type testing and factory production control*, 2014-08-01 Update
EN 622 Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 5: Requirements for dry process boards (MDF)*, 2024-04-20 Update
EN 622-1 Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 1: General requirements
ISO 3340 Fibre building boards; Determination of sand content
AS/NZS 1859.1:2004 history
1970AS/NZS 1859.1:2017 Reconstituted wood-based panels-Specifications Part 1: Particleboard
2006AS/NZS 1859.1/AMD 1:2006 Amendment No.1 to AS/NZS 1859.1-2004 Reconstituted wood-based panels--Specifications Part 1: Particleboard
2004AS/NZS 1859.1:2004 Reconstituted wood-based panels-Specifications Part 1: Particleboard (Incorporating Amendment 1: February 2006; Amendment 2: March 2011)