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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 322:1993

NORME EUROPEENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 1993

UDC 674.815:620.168.334

Descnptors: W d - b a s d panel, fibreboard, particleboard, plywood. OSE. cement-bonded particleboard, test method. moisture
content

English venion

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Wood-based panels Determination of moisture
content

Panneaux à base de bois

1'humiditC
- DCteniMtion de Holrwrkstoffe - B e s t i r w i g des Feuchtegeholtes .

This European Standard was approved by LEN on 1992-12-1s. CEN m b c r s are bound t o comply with the CEWCENELEC Internal
Regulations h i c h stipulate the d i t i o n s for giving t h i s European Standard the status of a national standard w i t h o u t
any alteration.

Up-to-date l i s t s and bibliographiul references concerning such MtiOMl standards nay be obtained on application t o
the Central Secretariat or t o any CEN mbcr.

The European Standards exist i n three O f f i c i a l versions (English, French, German). A version i n any other language
rade by translation under the responsibility of a CEN m k r i n t o i t s ovn language and notified t o the Central
Secretariat has the same status as the o f f i c i a l versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of a t r i a , Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxclbwrg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, SuitrerLand and United Kingdom.

European Committee for Standardization

m i t ¿ Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Norung

e 1993 Copyright reserved t o CEN mbcrs

Ref. No. EN 322:1993 E

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Conrwrtr &t

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Norutive references...................................... 1

Principle ................................................. 4

App8r8tUS ................................................. 4

T a t p$cCßS............................................... 5

Procedure ................................................. 5

Expresston of results ...................................... 5

Estimrtion of board moisture Content ...................... 1

Test report ............................................... 5

Annex A (inforutive) Bibliography .......................... 6

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Foreword

This European Standard was prepared by Working Group 4 "Common test methods* (Secretariat: United Kingdom) of
Tachnical Committee CEN/TC 112, Wood-based panels (Secretariat: Germanv).

The text is based on IS0 9425:1989 which has been elaborated with European participation.

Thisstandard is one of a series of standards specifying methods of test for determining dimensions and properties
. _ of wood-
based panels.

No existing European Standard is superseded.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a nat¡onaI standard, either by publication of an identical text or by
endorsement, a t the latest óy August 1993. and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December
1994.

In accordance with the CENKENELEC Internal Regulations. the following countries are bound to implement this European
Standard: Austria. Belgium. Denmark. Finland. France. Germany. Greece. Iceland. keland. Italy. Luxemburg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal. Spain. Sweden, Switzerland. United Kingdom.
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2 N o r u t i v e references

This European Standard 1ntorporat.r by dated or undated reference. provirions f r o m other publicationr. niare
normative references a n c i t e d a t the appropriate p l u e s i n tñe text ind the publications are l i s t e d hcca-
after. For dated references, suesequant W n d Y n t s t o or r e v i r i a m of any of these p i b l i e 8 t l m s apply t o
t h i s ~uropaanStandard, only when incorporated i n i t by .iarib«it or revision. For undated references the
l a t e s t e d i t i o n of the publication referreâ t o applies.

EN 326-1 -
wood-basad panels Swpiing. c u t t i n g 8nd inspaction
and expression of test results * )
- Part 1: S u p l i n g and c u t t i n g of test pieces

3 Principle

ûet.riliMtiOfb by Ciaighing, of the loss of . .

uof euh Zart piece ktcmn i t s s t a t e 8 t the time o f s u p l i n g
uid i t s State 8 f t U drying t0 t o r i S t U l t U S S 8 t (103 t 2) *C. md C 8 1 C U h t i o c i O f t h i s 1OSS O f M S S 8S 8 per-
cent- of tñe mass of the test piece a f t e r drying8 these results are used t o estimate the m i s t u r e content
o f whole boards.

88lance, scale Interval 0.01 g.

4.2 Wylng wen

V e n t l l i t e d drying oven, capable of being controlled a t (10s t 2) *C.

4.3 o.ricc8toc

S t l i e 8 gel m t i i n i n g a desiccant. t o u i n t a i r the a i r u clou 8s possible to the absolutoly dry coriditlon.

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5 Test pieces

1.1 -1iw and Cutting

Saapling 8nd cutting o f the test pieces shall be c8rried out i n ucordance with E)I 3 2 6 1 . Test pieces shall
cover the f u l l thickness o f the Ward.

S.2 ûiaensions

lhe test piece shall haw 8 ainiatm i n i t h i 111s of 20 g: sh8pe 8nd size are uniaportuit. lhe tart p i e e s
shall be free f r o m loose splinters and sawdust.

6 Procedure

6.1 Waighing mfora drying

bìeigh each t e s t piece i n the as-rampled state t o (in accuracy of 0.01 g.

This i n i t i a l weighing shall be c8rried out iMedi8tety after mapling oc where t h i s ir impossible, p r r
cautions shall ôe taken t o avoid changes i n the i o l s t u r e content of the test p i C u a f t e r rmpling.

6.2 Drying

Pl- th test pi- i n tht drying OVOít (4.2) 8t 8 tari9cr.t- Of (103 f 2) *C W t i l COMtUlt U S $ h8â been
reached.

Constant mass i s consided t o 8e r e d d when the results of two successive weighing operatiom, carried
out a t an interval o f 6 h, do not d i f f e r by #ca t h i n 0,l % o f the U
I o f the test piece.

6.3 üoighing a f t e r drying

A f t e r th. tart p i e c m haw been cooled t o .pprowiutely coo. t y w r 8 t u n i n the desiccator (4.31, aeigh
each test piece t o an 8ctw.y o f 0.01 g, rapidly .nough to avoid an 4 n c r e . u In mittun tontent greater
than 0.1 t.

7 Expnrrion of i w u l t r

C8lculatc the moisture content H of e u h test piece, as 8 pertantage by mass t o the nearest 0.1 %, i n
u c o r d a m w i t h the following fOiw18:

w-w
Hr- x 100
%
where

q i s the i n i t i a l mr of the test piece, i n grms

ao i s the nass o f the test piece a f t e r drying, i n g r m

8 E S t i M t i a i , of board moist- content

The moisture! content o f 8 board shall be obtained by C81CUlit~ngthe a r i t h m

tents of a11 the test pieces taken from the saœe bard and shall óe expresse
place.

9 test report

A s described i n EN 326-1.
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Annex A (informativ)

Bibliography

EN 309 Particloboards - Definition and classification

EN 313-1 Plywood - Classification and Terminology - Part I r Classification

EN 316 wood fibmb08rds - ûefinitioris, Cl8ssifiCatiOn and $*IS

EN 633 Ccrant-bondad particleboards - Definition and c l ~ s r i f i c a t i o n

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ISO 9425 wood-based panels - Detenin.tion of moisture content

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