ASTM D1037-12

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 mo

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