ISO/TC 89/WG 5 - Test methods

This document specifies a procedure for determination of accelerated formaldehyde release from uncoated and coated wood-based panels using the gas analysis method. The procedure is also suitable for the testing of other materials (e.g. edge bands, floor coverings, foams, foils, laminated wood products, veneered wood products, coated wood products).

ISO 12460-4:2016 specifies a desiccator method for the determination of the quantity of formaldehyde emitted from particleboard, fibreboard, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB) and wooden laminated flooring.

ISO 12460-5:2015 specifies an extraction method known as the "perforator method". It is used for the determination of the formaldehyde content of unlaminated and uncoated wood-based panels.

ISO 27528:2009 specifies a method for determining the resistance of wood-based panels, of thickness 15 mm and greater, to the withdrawal of screws under axial load. NOTE ISO 27528:2009 establishes fastener holding performance of screws commonly used in applications involving wood-based panels used for building, furniture, cabinet making, joinery or other work in particular regions. Different screws will give different results.

ISO 12460-1:2007 specifies a 1 m3 chamber method for the determination of the formaldehyde emission from wood-based panels under defined conditions, relating to typical conditions in real-life.

ISO 20585:2005 specifies methods for determining the bending strength of particleboards and fibreboards after immersion in hot water. Method A is applicable for water at 70 degrees Celsius and Method B for water at 100 degrees Celsius (boiling temperature).

ISO 9424:2003 specifies a method for measuring the thickness, length and width of test pieces of wood-based panels.

ISO 12460-3:2015 specifies a procedure for determination of accelerated formaldehyde release from uncoated and coated wood-based panels using the gas analysis method. The procedure is also suitable for the testing of other materials (e.g. edge bands, floor coverings, foams, foils, laminated wood products, veneered wood products, coated wood products).

ISO 12460-5:2011 specifies an extraction method, known as the "perforator method", for the determination of the formaldehyde content of unlaminated and uncoated wood-based panels.

ISO 12460-4:2008 specifies a desiccator method for the determination of the quantity of formaldehyde emitted from particleboard, fibreboard, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), and wooden laminated flooring.

ISO 12460-3:2008 specifies a procedure for determination of accelerated formaldehyde release from wood-based panels using the gas analysis method.

Specifies measuring methods for fibre building boards as defined in ISO 818, particle boards as defined in ISO 820, as well as plywood as defined in ISO 2074. Applies to all flat panels. Describes the apparatus, sampling and conditioning, and the procedure.

Applies to fibre building boards as defined in ISO 818, particle boards as defined in ISO 820, as well as plywood as defined in ISO 2074. The principle of the method specified involves the determination of the mass ratio, in grammes, of each test piece to its volume, in cubic centimeters.

Specifies a method for measuring the thickness, length and width of panels such as fibre building boards as defined in ISO 818, particle boards as defined in ISO 820 as well as plywood as defined in ISO 2074. Describes the apparatus, sampling, dimensions and conditioning of test pieces, and the procedure.

Covers fibre building boards as defined in ISO 818, particle boards as defined in ISO 820, as well as plywood as defined in ISO 2074. The principle involves the determination, by weighing, of the loss in mass of a test piece between its state at the time of sampling and its state after drying to constant mass, and the calculation of this loss in mass after drying.