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. NOTE Typical applications for lightweight boards are in furniture and non-structural applications e. g. in doors, packaging.
PD CEN/TS 16368:2014 Referenced Document
EN 120:1992 Wood Based Panels - Determination of Formaldehyde Content - Extraction Method Called the Perforator Method
EN 14755:2005 Extruded particleboards - Specifications
EN 15197:2007 Wood-based panels - Flaxboards - Specifications
EN 1995-1-1:2004 Eurocode 5 - Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings*, 2024-04-20 Update
EN 309:2005 Particleboards - Definition and classification
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EN 311:2002 Wood-based panels - Surface soundness - Test method
EN 317:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards; determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water
EN 318:2002 Wood based panels - Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity
EN 319:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards; determination of tensile strength perpendicular to the plane of the board
EN 322:1993 Wood-based panels; determination of moisture content
EN 323:1993 Wood-based panels; determination of density
EN 324-1:1993 Wood-based panels; determination of dimensions of boards; part 1: determination of thickness, width and length
EN 324-2:1993 Wood-based panels; determination of dimensions of boards; part 2: determination of squareness and edge straightness
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EN 717-1:2004 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method*, 2024-04-20 Update