IS 15491 : 2004 Medium Density Coirboards for General Purposes - Specification

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the requirement of medium densitycoirboards for general purposes having density in the range of500-900 kg/m³.

1.2 This standard does not cover veneered or laminated or otherspecially treated boards, moulded boards, etc.

2 References

IS 707 : 1976 Glossary of terms applicable to timber technology and utilization

IS 848 : 1974 Synthetic resin adhesive for plywood (phenolic and amino plastics)

IS 2380 Methods of test for wood particle boards and boards from other lignocellulosic materials

    Part 1 : 1977 Preparation and conditioning of test specimens

    Part 2 : 1977 Accuracy of dimensions of boards

    Part 3 : 1977 Determination of moisture content and density

    Part 5 : 1977 Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to surface

    Part 14 : 1977 Screw and nail withdrawal test

    Part 16 : 1977 Determination of water absorption

    Part 17 : 1977 Determination of swelling in water

IS 4905 : 1968 Methods for random sampling

IS 7638 : 1999 Wood/lignocellulosic based panel products - Method for sampling

IS 9308 Specification for mechanically extracted coir fibres

    Part 2 : 1987 Mattress coir fibre

    Part 3 : 1987 Decorticated coir fibre