TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
	Dimensions	ISI Requirements	Observed Values
1	Length	2440 + 6 0	2442mm
2	Width	1220 + 3 0	1222mm
3	Thickness	19mm ± 5%	18.60mm
4	Squareness	2mm/1000mm	0.96mm
5	Edge Straightness	2mm/1000mm	0.52mm
	Physical Properties
6	Density	0.65	0.651
7	Moisture Content	5-15%	7.35%
8	Adhesion of plies (in dry state)	Some adherent fibre distributed more or less uniformly	Satisfactory
9	Adhesion of plies (in wet state)	do	Satisfactory
10	Glue shear strength (in dry state)	Avg. - 1350N Ind. - 1100N	1425N 1188N
11	Glue shear strength (in wet state)	Avg. - 1000N Ind. - 800N	1272N 930N
12	Tensile Strength	Along the grain Across the grain Total 42.0 N/mm² 25.0 N/mm² 84.5 N/mm²	60.05 N/mm² 40.20 N/mm² 100.25 N/mm²
13.	STATIC BENDING STRENGTH (DRY STATE)
	Along the grain M.O.E. Across the grain M.O.E. Along the grain M.O.R. Across the grain M.O.R.	Avg. - 7500N/mm² Ind. - 6700N/mm² Avg. - 4000N/mm² Ind. - 3600N/mm² Avg. - 50 Ind. - 45 Avg. - 30 Ind. - 27	8510 N/mm² 7250 N/mm² 4850 N/mm² 4105 N/mm² 68 N/mm² 55 N/mm² 48 N/mm² 29 N/mm²
14	STATIC BENDING STRENGTH (WET STATE)
	Along the grain M.O.E. Across the grain M.O.E. Along the grain M.O.R. Across the grain M.O.R.	Avg. - 3570N/mm² Ind. - 3400N/mm² Avg. - 2000N/mm² Ind. - 1800N/mm² Avg. - 25 Ind. - 22 Avg. - 15 Ind. - 13	4520 N/mm² 3750 N/mm² 2890 N/mm² 2230 N/mm² 37 N/mm² 25 N/mm² 21 N/mm² 15 N/mm²
15	Retention of preservatives (ACC)	12kg./m²	12.98kg/m²
16	Mycological Test a) Shoe no separation sign, b) Glue shear strength c) Adhesion of plies	Avg. - 1000N Ind. 800N Adherent fibre distributed more or less uniformly	Satisfactory 1250 N 1010 N Excellent