Scope: Per ASTM D1037: "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 a particleboard, medium density fiberboard, hardboard, and oriented strand board."

Applicable Products: Lumber and wood-base structural material

• Moisture Content and Conditioning Requirements

• Accelerated Aging

• Size, Physical Properties and Appearance of Panels

• Static Bending

• Tension Parallel to Surface

• Tension Perpendicular to Surface

• Compression Parallel to Surface

• Fastener Holding Tests

•  Lateral Nail Resistance

•  Nail Withdrawal

•  Nail-Head Pull-Through

•  Direct Screw Withdrawal

• Hardness

• Hardness Modulus

• Shear in the Plane of the Panel

• Glue-Line Shear (Block Type)

• Falling Ball Impact

• Abrasion Resistance by the U.S. Navy Wear Tester

• Moisture Tests:

•  Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling

•  Linear Expansion with Change in Moisture Content

• Cupping and Twisting

• Interlaminar Shear

• Edgewise Shear

• Compression-Shear

• Modulus of Rupture

• Tension Strength Parallel to Surface

• Tension Strength Perpendicular to Surface

• Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling

• Moisture Content and Specific Gravity