Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

Content page

From [Institution name]

Table 1. Performance requirements for physical properties of adhesives for structural wood products (Limited moisture exposure)
Property Unit Requirement
Anti-fungal properties Footnote (1) – No indication of the presence of fungal growth
pH of cured adhesive film – ≥ 2.5
Block shear strength Footnote (2) (dry) MPa ≥ 10
Block shear strength Footnote (2) (vacuum-pressure soak/dry) MPa ≥ 6.5
Block shear strength Footnote (2) (boil-dry-freeze/dry) MPa ≥ 3.7
Delamination resistance % ≤ 1

Creep resistance
A and B 1 tests from CSA O112.10

 mm ≤ 0.05 for any specimen
mm ≤ 0.25 maximum average

Creep resistance
B 2 test from CSA O112.10

 mm ≤ 0.6 for any specimen
mm ≤ 2.9 maximum average
Table 2. Performance requirements for percent wood failure of adhesives for structural wood products (Exterior exposure)
Property Unit Requirement
_ Lower quartile Footnote (1) Median Footnote (2)
dry % 75 85
vacuum-pressure soak/dry or boil-dry-freeze/dry % 75 85