SLOVENSKI STANDARD

SIST EN 320:2011
01-oktober-2011

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Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of resistance to axial withdrawal of

screws

Spanplatten und Faserplatten - Bestimmung des achsenparallelen

Schraubenausziehwiderstands

Panneaux de particules et panneaux de fibres - Détermination de la résistance à

l'arrachement des vis selon son axe

Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 320:2011

ICS:
79.060.20 9ODNQHQHLQLYHUQHSORãþH Fibre and particle boards

SIST EN 320:2011 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 320

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2011

ICS 79.060.20 Supersedes EN 320:1993

English Version

Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of resistance to

axial withdrawal of screws

Panneaux de particules et panneaux de fibres - Spanplatten und Faserplatten - Bestimmung des

Détermination de la résistance à l'arrachement des vis achsenparallelen Schraubenausziehwiderstands
selon leur axe

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 March 2011.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Contents Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................3
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................4
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................4
3 Principles ................................................................................................................................................4
4 Apparatus ...............................................................................................................................................4
5 Test pieces .............................................................................................................................................5
5.1 Sampling .................................................................................................................................................5
5.2 Dimensions .............................................................................................................................................5
5.3 Conditioning ...........................................................................................................................................5
5.4 Preparation of test pieces .....................................................................................................................5
6 Procedure ...............................................................................................................................................6
6.1 Positioning of test pieces .....................................................................................................................6
6.2 Application of the force .........................................................................................................................7
6.3 Measurement of maximum load ...........................................................................................................7
7 Expression of results ............................................................................................................................8
7.1 For a test piece.......................................................................................................................................8
7.2 For a board .............................................................................................................................................8
8 Test report ..............................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................................9

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Foreword
This document (EN 320:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 112 “Wood-based
panels”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by October 2011.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 320:1993.

Compared to EN 320:1993, the following modifications have been made:

a) Scope extended to include also particleboards;

b) Normative references updated.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the resistance of fibreboards and
particleboards to axial withdrawal of screws.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 326-1, Wood-based panels — Sampling, cutting and inspection — Part 1: Sampling and cutting of test
pieces and expression of test results

EN ISO 1478, Tapping screws thread (ISO 1478:1999)

3 Principles
Face and edge withdrawal of screws are determined by measuring the force required to withdraw a defined
screw from the test piece. Edge withdrawal is only determined on boards of 15 mm thickness or more.

4 Apparatus
4.1 Testing machine, which shall be capable of applying in increasing axial load to the underside of the
screw head through a suitable stirrup, whilst adequately restraining the test piece at the same time and
measuring the maximum load to an accuracy of 1 %.

4.2 Metal jig.

For testing face withdrawal of screws of boards of less than 15 mm thickness, the use of a metal jig with a
central boring, which restrains the test piece (see Figure 1), is recommended.

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Dimensions in millimetres

Figure 1 — Principle of testing face screwholding on boards of < 15 mm thickness

5 Test pieces

5.1 Sampling

Sampling and cutting of the test pieces shall be carried out according to EN 326-1.

5.2 Dimensions

Five test pieces are taken from each sample board. The test pieces shall be square with a side length of
(75 ± 1) mm.

5.3 Conditioning

The test pieces shall be conditioned to constant mass in an atmosphere with a mean relative humidity of
(65 ± 5) % and a temperature of (20 ± 2) °C. Constant mass is considered to be reached when the results of
two successive weighing operations, carried out at an interval of 24 h, do not differ by more than 0,1 % of the
mass of the test piece.

NOTE The tests should be carried out not later than 1 h after removal of the test pieces from the conditioning
environment.

5.4 Preparation of test pieces

After the test pieces have been conditioned, the screws shall be inserted into prebored pilot holes. Holes shall
have a diameter of (2,7 ± 0,1) mm and a depth of (19 ± 1) mm. They shall be drilled perpendicular to the
surface of the test piece, located at the midpoints of one face and two adjacent edges (on edges for boards of
≥ 15 mm thickness only.

For this test, a steel screw, nominal size 4,2 mm × 38 mm, with a thread no. ST 4,2 according to EN ISO 1478
and a thread pitch of 1,4 mm (see Figure 2) shall be used. The screws shall be inserted into the test pieces in
such a way, that (15 ± 0,5) mm of complete thread are embedded in the test piece. For testing face
screwholding on test pieces of < 15 mm, insert the screw in such a way that the length of the incomplete
thread, y, protrudes on the opposite side of the test piece.

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Dimensions in millimetres

Key
y length of incomplete thread

Figure 2 — Parallel shank screw, nominal size 4,2 mm × 38 mm, with a thread no. ST 4.2 according to
EN ISO 1478, thread pitch: 1,4 mm

6 Procedure

6.1 Positioning of test pieces

Mount the test pieces in the testing machine so that the surface under test is not supported at any point closer
than 15 mm to the periphery of the embedded part of the screw, and is held perpendicular to the direction of
the force applied to the screw (see Figure 3). For the testing of face screw withdrawal on boards of < 15 mm
thickness, the metal jig (see Figure 1) shall be used in such a way that the screw is inserted into the boring in
the centre of the metal jig, and the test piece is well restrained by the metal jig.

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Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 Stirrup
2 Test piece
t test piece thickness
F load

Figure 3 — Screw withdrawal test on boards of ≥ 15 mm thickness (example)

6.2 Application of the force

An increasing axial force is applied to the underside of the head of each screw in turn, through a stirrup
incorporating a parallel-sided slot of suitable width to fit easily to the shank of the screw. Apply the axial load
to the underside of the screw head at a constant rate of movement of (10 ± 1) mm/min until maximum load is
achieved.

6.3 Measurement of maximum load

Record the maximum load, to the nearest 10 N, sustained by the test piece during the withdrawal test on the
face and both edges (edge screw withdrawal for boards ≥ 15 mm thickness only).