IS : 12049 - 1987

(Reaffirmed 2001)

Edition 1.3 (2003-03)

Indian Standard
DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES RELATING TO WOOD BASED PANEL MATERIALS
(Incorporating Amendment Nos. 1, 2 & 3)

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IS : 12049 - 1987

Indian Standard
DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES RELATING TO WOOD BASED PANEL MATERIALS
Wood Products Sectional Committee, BDC 20
Chairman DR P. M. GANAPATHY Members SHRI V. SINVANANDA ( Alternate to Dr P. M. Ganapathy ) National Test House, Calcutta SHRI B. C. Bansal SHRI P. R. CHANDRASEKHAR Directorate General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS Forest Department, Government of Assam, Guwahati Federation of Indian Plywood and Panel Industry, SHRI L. N. DOKANIA New Delhi SHRI M. R. MOTAYED ( Alternate ) Ministry of Defence (DGI) SHRI D. P. GHOSH SHRI J. K. SINHA ( Alternate ) INDUSTRIAL ADVISER Directorate General of Technical Development, New Delhi SHRI P. V. MEHTA ( Alternate ) Ministry of Railways (RDSO), Lucknow JOINT DIRECTOR STANDARDS (CARRIAGE - I) SHRI A. K. KADERKUTTY Western India Plywood Limited, Baliapatam Ministry of Defence (R & D) SHRI U. B. KANCHAN SHRI B. B. MEHTA ( Alternate ) SHRI K. S. LAULY Indian Plywood Manufacturing Co Ltd, Dandoli LT-COL G. B. SINGH (RTD) ( Alternate ) Plywood Manufacturers Association of West Bengal, SHRI M. R. MOTAYED Calcutta SHRI N. M. Chachan ( Alternate ) In personnal capacity ( C-59, Indurpuri, New Delhi ) DR A. N. NAYER Indian Academy of Wood Science, Dharwad DR A. Purushotham DR SATISH KUMAR ( Alternate ) ( Continued on page 2 ) BIS 2003 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS This publication is protected under the Indian Copyright Act (XIV of 1957) and reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement of copyright under the said Act. Representing Indian Plywood Bangalore Industries Research Institute,

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( Continued from page 1 ) Members SHRI A. K. RAMACHANDRAN Representing South Indian Plywood Manufacturers Association, Trivandrum SHRI JOSEPH K. KURIAN ( Alternate ) DR A. V. R. RAO National Buildings Organization, New Delhi SHRI J. SEN GUPTA ( Alternate ) SHRI P. R. RIGHSINGHANI Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headquarters, New Delhi MAJ D. R. KOHLI ( Alternate ) SHRI S. K. SANGANERIA Assam Plywood Manufacturers Association, Tinsukhia Forest Research Institute and Colleges (Timber SHRI S. N. SANYAL Mechanics Branch), Dehra Dun Indian Tea Association, Calcutta SECRETARY Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, SHRI SHARAN SINGH New Delhi DR Y. SINGH Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkee SHRI L. K. AGARWAL ( Alternate ) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OF WORKS (NZ) SURVEYOR OF WORKS (NZ) ( Alternate ) Sitapur Plywood Manufacturers Ltd, Sitapur SHRI H. THOMSON Director General, BIS ( Ex-officio Member ) SHRI G. RAMAN, DIRECTOR (Civ Engg) Secretary SHRI P. SATYANARAYANA Assistant Director (Civ Engg), BIS

IS : 12049 - 1987

Indian Standard
DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES RELATING TO WOOD BASED PANEL MATERIALS
0. F O R E W O R D 0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 28 May 1987, after the draft finalized by the Wood Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council. 0.2 The effective utilization of wood based panel materials calls for rationalization of their dimensions which brings in uniformity, interchangeability and minimizes wastage. With this in view, this standard has been brought out to guide the industry, recommending various dimensions of wood based panel products and the tolerances with which these measurements are to be taken. 0.3 This edition 1.3 incorporates Amendment No. 1 (May 1990), Amendment No. 2 (October 1992) and Amendment No. 3 (March 2003). Side bar indicates modification of the text as the result of incorporation of the amendments. 0.4 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS : 2 - 1960*. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard. 1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard covers the dimensions, such as length, width and thickness, tolerances and method of measurement for wood based panel materials. 1.2 The wood based panels considered are plywood, blockboard, hard-board, fibre insulation board, particle board, veneered particle board, particle board for insulation and high density particle board which are covered in various Indian standard specifications given in Appendix A. 2. TERMINOLOGY 2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in IS : 707 1976 shall apply.
*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ). Glossary of terms applicable to timber technology and utilization ( second revision ).

IS : 12049 - 1987 2.1 The first dimension shall represent the length, the second width and the third thickness. In the case of plywood, blockboard and veneered particle board, the dimension parallel to the grain of the face is taken as the length. 3. DIMENSIONS 3.1 Plywood 3.1.1 Size Plywood panels shall be of the sizes specified below : Length Width mm mm 2 400 1 200 2 100 1 200 2 100 900 1 800 1 200 1 800 900 3.1.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specifications listed in A-1.1. 3.2 Hardboard 3.2.1 Size Hardboards shall be of the sizes specified below : Length Width mm mm 4 800 3 600 3 000 2 400 2 100 2 100 1 800 1 800 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 900 1 200 900 1 200

3.2.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.2. 3.3 Blockboard 3.3.1 Size Blockboards shall be of the sizes specified below: 4

IS : 12049 - 1987 Length mm 2 400 2 100 2 100 1 800 1 800 Width mm 1 200 1 200 900 1 200 900

3.3.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.3. 3.4 Fibre Insulation Board 3.4.1 Size Fibre insulation boards shall be of the sizes specified below: Length Width mm mm 3 600 1 200 3 000 1 200 2 400 1 200 2 100 1 200 2 100 900 1 800 1 200 1 800 900 3.4.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.4. 3.5 Wood Particle Board (Medium Density) and Prelaminated Particle Board 3.5.1 Size Wood particle boards (medium density) and prelaminated particle boards shall be of the sizes specified below: Length Width mm mm 4 800 1 800 3 600 1 200 3 000 1 800 3 000 1 200 2 400 1 800 2 400 1 200 2 100 1 200 2 100 900 1 800 1 800 1 800 1 200 1 800 900 5

IS : 12049 - 1987 3.5.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.5. 3.6 Veneered Particle Board 3.6.1 Size Veneered particle boards shall be of the sizes specified below: Length mm 2 400 2 100 2 100 1 800 1 800 Width mm 1 200 1 200 900 1 200 900

3.6.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.6. 3.7 Particle Board for Insulation 3.7.1 Size Particle boards for insulation shall be of the sizes specified below: Length mm 2 400 2 100 2 100 1 800 1 800 Width mm 1 200 1 200 900 1 200 900

3.7.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.7. 3.8 Wood Particle Board (High Density) 3.8.1 Size Wood particle boards (high density) shall be of the sizes specified below: Length mm 2 400 2 100 2 100 1 800 1 800 Width mm 1 200 1 200 900 1 200 900

IS : 12049 - 1987 3.8.2 Thickness The thicknesses shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1.8. 4. TOLERANCES 4.1 The following tolerances for the dimensions shall be permitted. 4.1.1 Length + 6 mm 0 mm 4.1.2 Width + 3 mm 0 mm 4.1.3 Thickness The tolerance on thickness shall be as given in the specification listed in A-1. 4.2 Edge Straightness 2 mm per 1 000 mm 4.3 Squareness 2 mm per 1 000 mm 4.4 Variation in Thickness on a Board Thickness variation between any two points on a board shall not be more than 0.5 mm. 5. MEASUREMENT 5.1 Length and Width The length and width of the panel shall be measured at two positions as shown in Fig. 1, parallel to and 100 mm

FIG. 1

MEASURING PLACES FOR LENGTH AND WIDTH 7

IS : 12049 - 1987 from the edges using a metre scale or a tape to an accuracy of 1 mm and their average shall be taken as the length and width of the panel. 5.2 Thickness The thickness of the panel shall be measured at the middle points of each side at least 5 mm from the cut edge as shown in Fig. 2, using a slide calipers, to an accuracy of 0.02 mm and their average shall be taken as the thickness of the panel. The pressure applied to the slide calipers during measurement shall be contact pressure.

FIG. 2

MEASURING PLACES FOR THICKNESS

APPENDIX A
( Clause 1.2 ) SPECIFICATIONS CONCERNING WOOD BASED PANELS A-1. All specifications concerning wood based panels, namely, plywood, hardboard, blockboard, fibre insulation board, wood particle board (medium density), veneered particle board, particle board for insulation, wood particle board (high density) for which reference is made in this specification, are listed below. 8

IS : 12049 - 1987 A-1.1 Specifications Concerning PlywoodThe specifications cover different varieties of plywood. following

a) IS : 303-1989 Specification for plywood for general purposes ( third revision ) b) IS : 709-1974 Medium strength aircraft plywood. c) IS : 710-1976 Marine plywood. d) IS : 1328-1982 Veneered decorative plywood. e) IS : 3513 (Parts 1 to 3)-1989 Specification for resin treated compressed wood laminates (compregs) ( first revision ) f) IS : 4834-1968 Veneered wood boards for packing cases. g) IS : 4859-1968 High strength aircraft plywood. h) IS : 4990-1993 Plywood for concrete shuttering work Specification j) IS : 5509-1980 Fire retardant plywood. k) IS : 5539-1969 Preservative treated plywood. m) IS : 7316-1974 Decorative plywood with plurality of veneers. A-1.2 Specifications Covering Hardboards IS : 1658-1977 Fibre hardboards ( second revision ). A-1.3 Specifications Covering Blockboards IS : 1659-1990 Specification for blockboards ( third revision ). A-1.4 Specifications Covering Fibre Insulation Boards IS : 3348-1965 Fibre insulation boards. A-1.5 Specifications Covering Wood Particle Boards (Medium Density) IS : 3087-1985 Wood particle boards (medium density) and IS : 12823-1990 Prelaminated particle boards (under print). A-1.6 Specifications Covering Veneered Particle Boards IS : 3097-1980 Specification for veneered particle boards ( first revision ). A-1.7 Specifications Covering Particle Boards for Insulation IS : 3129-1985 Low density particle boards ( first revision ). A-1.8 Specifications Covering Wood Particle Boards (High Density) IS : 3478-1976 High density wood particle boards.

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