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Table 1. Performance requirements for physical properties of adhesives for structural wood products (Exterior exposure)
Property	Unit	Requirement
Anti-fungal properties ^{Footnote (1)}	–	No indication of the presence of fungal growth
pH of cured adhesive film	–	3.0 ≤ pH ≤ 11.0
Creep resistance A, B 1 , and C tests from CSA O112.9	mm	≤ 0.05 for any specimen
	mm	≤ 0.25 maximum average
Creep resistance B 2 test from CSA O112.9	mm	≤ 0.6 for any specimen
Creep resistance B 2 test from CSA O112.9	mm	≤ 2.9 maximum average

Table 2. Performance requirements for block shear strength ^{Footnote (1)} of adhesives for structural wood products (Exterior exposure)
Property	Unit	Hardwood Requirement	Softwood Requirement
Dry	MPa	≥ 19	≥ 10
After vacuum-pressure	MPa	≥ 11	≥ 5.6
After boil-dry-freeze	MPa	≥ 6.9	≥ 3.5

Table 3. Performance requirements for physical properties of adhesives for structural wood products (Exterior exposure)
Property	Unit	Hardwood ^{Footnote (1)} Requirement		Softwood ^{Footnote (1)} Requirement
_		Lower quartile	Median	Lower quartile	Median
Percent wood failure (dry)	%	15	60	75	85
Percent wood failure (wet)	%	55	80	75	85
Delamination resistance	%	Hardwood	≤ 1.6	Softwood	≤ 1

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