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BSI PD CEN/TS 16526:2013

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Sandwich boards for furniture (SWB-F). Factory made products. Definition, classification and test methods for determination of performance characteristics

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This European Technical Specification defines terms, establishes a classification and specifies test methods for flat, factory made, non-structural, faced and unfaced sandwich boards for use in furniture manufacturing (SWB-F) for dry (service class 1) and humid conditions (service class 2). This European Technical Specification does not specify requirements.

Guidance is provided for the selection of board properties which are relevant for specific board applications.

This European Technical Specification is not applicable to products which are already covered by existing standards.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
3 CEN/TC 112
6 Foreword
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
8 3 Terms and definitions
11 4 Classification
4.1 General
4.2 Classification according to board lay-up
4.3 Classification according to surface appearance
4.4 Classification according to conditions of use
4.5 Classification according to application purposes
12 5 Symbols
5.1 General
5.2 Symbols related to conditions of use
Table 1 — Symbols related to conditions of use
5.3 Symbols related to specific applications
Table 2 — Symbols related to board application in furniture manufacturing
5.4 Combination of symbols for identification of sandwich boards
6 Conditioning and test conditions
13 7 Sampling, preparation and handling of test pieces and expression of test results
7.1 General requirements
Table 3 — Minimum number of test pieces m which have to be tested to determine properties of sandwich boards
14 7.2 Testing of SWB-F in combination with auxiliary material(s) or after execution of additional processing steps
7.3 Test piece size
7.4 Determination of dimensions of test pieces
15 7.5 Expression of test results
8 Test methods
8.1 General guideline on the description and use of test methods
8.2 Physical properties
8.2.1 Determination of board dimensions
8.2.2 Moisture content
16 8.2.3 Apparent density and mass per unit area
8.2.4 Linear expansion due to changes in relative humidity
8.2.5 Behaviour under humidity variations in successive uniform climates
8.2.6 Moisture resistance
8.2.6.1 Principle
17 8.2.6.2 Conditioning
8.2.6.3 Calculation of the property retention index
18 8.3 Mechanical properties
8.3.1 Flexural properties
8.3.1.1 General
8.3.1.2 Bending test
8.3.1.3 Bending properties of sandwich board for shelving and similar applications
19 Figure 1 — Test method for determination of bending properties of SWB-F for horizontal elements such as shelving
Figure 2 — Locations of measuring points “A” and “D” for the test method for determination of bending properties of SWB-F for horizontal elements such as shelving
20 8.3.2 Surface soundness
8.3.3 Compressive properties perpendicular to the plane of the board
8.3.3.1 Flatwise compressive behaviour
21 Figure 3 — Test method for determination of flatwise compressive behaviour of SWB-F
8.3.3.2 Resistance to a concentrated static point load
22 Figure 4 — Test method for determination of resistance of SWB-F to a concentrated static point load
8.3.3.3 Resistance to a concentrated static load applied in close proximity to the board edge
23 Figure 5 — Test method for determination of resistance of SWB-F to a concentrated static point load
8.3.4 Impact resistance
24 8.3.5 Shear strength
8.3.5.1 General shear strength test method
25 Figure 6 — Loading configuration for determination of the shear strength of SWB-F according to EN 789
8.3.5.2 Simplified shear resistance test method
8.4 Properties relevant to processing and to performance in use
8.4.1 General
26 8.4.2 Integrity of board edges
8.4.2.1 General
8.4.2.2 Principle
8.4.2.3 Apparatus
8.4.2.4 Test piece
8.4.2.5 Procedure
8.4.2.6 Expression of test results
8.4.3 Quality of edge banding
8.4.3.1 General
8.4.3.2 Resistance of the board edge with edge-banding against a static concentrated load
8.4.3.2.1 Principle
27 8.4.3.2.2 Apparatus and loading device
Figure 7 — Test method for determination of the resistance of the board edge with edge-banding against a static concentrated load F
8.4.3.2.3 Test pieces
28 8.4.3.2.4 Procedure
8.4.3.2.5 Expression of test results
8.4.3.3 Peel resistance of edge-banding
8.4.3.3.1 Principle
8.4.3.3.2 Apparatus
29 8.4.3.3.3 Peel test fixture
8.4.3.3.3.1 General
Figure 8 — Peel test fixture
30 Figure 9 — Dual roller bearing assembly in the peel test fixture
8.4.3.3.3.2 Bonded test piece
Figure 10 — Dimensions of a bonded test piece with the rigid adherend (top), the bond-line (middle) and the flexible adherend (bottom)
31 8.4.3.3.3.3 Blank test piece without bonding
8.4.3.3.4 Procedure
8.4.3.3.5 Expression of test results
8.4.3.3.5.1 Measured peel resistance of each bonded test piece
32 Figure 11 — Example of the recordings for four test pieces of force [N] (depicted on the y-axis) versus crosshead movement [mm] (depicted on the x-axis) (the region of the autographic curves to be averaged for calculation of the peel resistance is hig…
8.4.3.3.5.2 Mean apparent peel resistance for test pieces without bonding
8.4.3.3.5.3 Corrected peel resistance
8.4.4 Load bearing capacity of fasteners
8.4.4.1 General
33 8.4.4.2 Determination of axial withdrawal resistance of fasteners
34 Figure 12 — Test set-up according to Option 1 for determination of the load bearing capacity of fasteners in SWB-F with a thickness > 15 mm; downward holding forces act on the holding plate
35 Figure 13 — Test set-up according to Option 2 a) (i.e. centre point insertion of the fastener) for determination of the load bearing capacity of fasteners in SWB-F
8.4.4.3 Pull through resistance of fasteners
8.4.4.4 Load bearing capacity of shelf supports
8.4.5 Shear resistance of a grooved board
36 8.5 Formaldehyde emission
9 Marking
10 Test report
38 Annex A (normative) Test methods
A.1 Shear resistance of grooved board
A.1.1 Principle
A.1.2 Apparatus and test set-up
A.1.2.1 Compression testing machine
A.1.2.2 Measurement of force
A.1.2.3 Loading assembly
39 Figure A.1 — Unassembled test set-up for determining the shear resistance of a grooved board
A.1.2.4 Test piece preparation
40 A.1.2.5 Procedure
Figure A.2 — Assembled test set-up for determining the shear resistance of a grooved board prior to the start of test
A.1.2.6 Calculation and expression of results
41 A.1.3 Simplified test method for determination of the shear strength of SWB-F
A.1.3.1 Principle
A.1.3.2 Apparatus and test set-up
42 Figure A.3 — Example for the set-up for a simplified, symmetrical shear strength test for test SWB-F with core material with negligible in-plane compressive strength
A.1.3.3 Test piece preparation
A.1.3.4 Procedure
A.1.3.5 Expression of results
43 A.1.4 Determination of the load bearing capacity of shelf supports
A.1.4.1 Principle
Figure A.4 — Testing procedure for determination of the load bearing capacity of shelf supports
A.1.4.2 Apparatus and test set-up
A.1.4.2.1 Compression testing machine
A.1.4.2.2 Loading block, guiding device for the loading block and the test piece support assembly
44 Figure A.5 — Unassembled test set-up for determination of the load bearing capacity of shelf supports
A.1.4.3 Shelf support
45 Figure A.6 — Reference steel shelf support
A.1.4.4 Test piece preparation
A.1.4.5 Procedure
46 Figure A.7 — Assembled test set-up for determination of the load bearing capacity of shelf supports
A.1.4.6 Calculation and expression of results
A.1.5 Pull through resistance
A.1.5.1 Principle
47 A.1.5.2 Apparatus and test set-up
A.1.5.3 Test piece preparation
48 Figure A.8 — Test configuration for determination of the embedment strength
A.1.5.4 Procedure
A.1.5.5 Expression of results
50 Annex B (informative) Characterization of sandwich boards for different applications in furniture manufacturing
Table B.1 — Essential (e), optional (o) and irrelevant (i) characteristics for SWB-F for different applications (general, vertical elements, horizontal elements, front elements) in dry conditions
51 Table B.2 — Essential (e), optional (o) and irrelevant (i) characteristics for SWB-F for different applications (general, vertical elements, horizontal elements, front elements) in humid conditions
53 Bibliography
BSI PD CEN/TS 16526:2013
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