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Measurement of Wood Composite Panels

Measurement of Wood Composite Panels. Forestry 280. General Approach…. In the United States, wood-based panel production is typically reported on a square-foot basis, standardized to a given thickness of panel.

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Measurement of Wood Composite Panels

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  1. Measurement of Wood Composite Panels Forestry 280

  2. General Approach… • In the United States, wood-based panel production is typically reported on a square-foot basis, standardized to a given thickness of panel. • Most other countries use a cubic volume measurement, typically cubic meters, m3, or some multiple thereof, e.g., thousand cubic meters, m3 x 103 or Mm3.

  3. U.S. Conventions: • Structural Panels (construction plywood and OSB) • Production is conventionally reported as square feet of panel (sf), or some multiple, e.g., Msf (thousand square feet) or MMsf (million square feet) on a 3/8 inch thickness basis.

  4. Non-Structural Panels (Particleboard, MDF, Insulation Board, Hardboard) • Particleboard and MDF are conventionally reported as sf of panel (or multiple thereof) on a 3/4 inch thickness basis. • Insulation board is measured as sf, 1/2 inch thickness basis. • Hardboard is reported as sf, 1/8 inch thickness basis

  5. Industry Production Stats • Aggregate production figures (for industries as a whole) are often reported as billion sf, at given thickness basis (BSF, or sf x 109).

  6. Conversion to various thickness bases or to cubic volume… • See handout, “Nonveneer Panel Products: Particleboard, Hardboard….” from Briggs, 1994.

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