DRAFT FOR DEVELOPMENT DD ENV

14464:2002
Incorporating
Corrigendum No. 1

Sawn timber — Method

for assessment of
case-hardening

ICS 79.040

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This Draft for Development
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Corrigendum No. 1
EUROPEAN PRESTANDARD ENV 1 4464
PRÉNORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE VORNORM November 2002

ICS 79.040

English version

Sawn timber - Method for assessment of case-hardening

Bois sciés - Méthode de mesure de la cémentation Schnittholz - Verfahren zur Ermittlung der Verschalung

This European Prestandard (ENV) was approved by CEN on 23 September 2002 as a prospective standard for provisional application.
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Contents
Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................................3
1 Scope ..............................................................................................................................................................3
2 Normative references ....................................................................................................................................3
3 Terms and definitions....................................................................................................................................3
4 Slicing test method ........................................................................................................................................3
4.1 Apparatus .......................................................................................................................................................3
4.1 .1 Calibrated measuring device ........................................................................................................................3
4.1 .2 Jig ....................................................................................................................................................................4
4.1 .3 Slicing device .................................................................................................................................................4
4.2 Procedure .......................................................................................................................................................4
4.3 Calculation and expression of the result ....................................................................................................6

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Foreword
This document ENV 1 4464:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 1 75, "Round and sawn
timber", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this European Prestandard : Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope
This European Prestandard defines a destructive method of assessing the case-hardening of a piece of sawn
timber with reference to the distortion measured in a slice taken from the piece.
This European Prestandard is applicable to sawn timber and timber which has been planed or surfaced by other
means. It applies to both hardwood and softwood with a thickness not greater than 1 00 mm.

2 Normative references
This European Prestandard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Prestandard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 844 series, Round and sawn timber – Terminology .

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this European Prestandard the terms and definitions given in EN 844-1 to EN 844-1 2 and the
following apply.

3.1
conditioning
additional treatment after a drying process, during which the possible case-hardening is reduced by re-wetting the
surface layers of the timber by means of elevated relative humidity and temperature

4 Slicing test method

4.1 Apparatus
4.1 .1 Calibrated measuring device
Calibrated measuring device graduated in at least 0,1 mm steps.

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4.1 .2 Jig
Jig as shown in Figure 1 .
Dimensions in millimetres

1 00

25
A-A

10
75

A A

Figure 1 — Test jig for assessment of case-hardening

4.1 .3 Slicing device

Band saw or circular saw to cut a cross section from a piece of sawn timber.
Sharp knife or saw to divide the test slice into two equal parts.

4.2 Procedure
Saw a test slice, full cross section with 1 5 mm length taken in the direction of the grain at least 300 mm from either
end of the piece of timber or at mid-point of pieces less than 600 mm long, according to Figure 2.

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Dimensions in millimetres

15

3 00

Figure 2 — Preparation of test slice

The test slice shall be clean and free from features such as bark, knots, resin pockets and reaction wood. Resin
wood shall be avoided. If defects exist, cut the test slice from the nearest defect free area towards the centre of the
piece of timber.
Divide the test slice into two equal parts parallel to the face of the piece of sawn timber from which the test slice
has been taken. Mark the two parts, as shown in Figure 3, in such a way that the two parts can be placed on top of
each other again in its original position.

11a

11b

Figure 3 — Division and marking of test slice

Place the two parts of the test slice in a plastic bag and seal it. Keep at room temperature for 24 h for softwood test
slices, 48 h for hardwood test slices in order to equalise the moisture gradient. At the end of this period remove the
two parts from the bag and place them centred on the test jig, as shown in Figure 4.

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A-A

A A

Figure 4 — Evaluation of case-hardening with test jig

If the width of the piece of sawn timber and of the corresponding test slice is between 75 mm and 1 00 mm, place
the two parts centred across the test jig pins that are at 75 mm pitch. Measure the distance between the two test
pieces at mid-point, with an accuracy of 0,1 mm.

4.3 Calculation and expression of the result

From the measured value subtract the diameter of the test jig pins.
Measured values resulting from the test jig with 75 mm pin distance shall be multiplied by a factor of 1 ,78.
The result may be a positive or negative number.

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