What is BS EN 302-6 - Adhesives for load-bearing timber structures about?
BS EN 302-6 specifies a method of determining the minimum pressing time for two glue line thicknesses, close contact glue line and 0,3 mm thick glue line (for gap filling adhesive 1,0 mm), at three temperatures.
BS EN 302-6 is applicable to adhesives used in load- bearing timber structures.
BS EN 302-6 is only intended for obtaining a reliable base of comparison of pressing time between adhesives. The method gives results that cannot be applied to the safe manufacture of timber structures without modifications for the influences of timber density/absorbency, moisture content, factory temperature and relative air humidity.
Who is BS EN 302-6 - Adhesives for load-bearing timber structures for?
BS EN 302-6 on Adhesives for load-bearing timber structures is useful for:
- Manufacturers of furniture
- Sculptors of timber structures
- Carpenter
- Constructors of wooden houses
- Civil engineers
Why should you use BS EN 302-6 - Adhesives for load-bearing timber structures?
Adhesive is a substance that binds materials together by surface attachment to prevent separation.
BS EN 302-6 helps in joining or attaching the load-bearing timber structures by using adhesives. The test method outlined in BS EN 302-6 helps in increasing the life of adhesives in different climatic conditions.
Using BS EN 302-6 you can get help in determining the the minimum pressing time under referenced conditions. By using BS EN 302-6 you can manufacture better quality load-bearing timber structures by using good quality adhesives.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 302-6:2013 supersedes BS EN 302-6:2004. BS EN 302-6:2013 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 3023:2004. These include:
- The pressing times are determined for both close contact glue line and 0,3 mm thick glue line
- The pressing times to be used in the test are linked to the reactivity of the adhesive