Hardboard

Hardboard

A manufactured building material made by pressing wood fibres into sheet goods.

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hardboard

Building materials; Lumber

A manufactured building material made by pressing wood fibers into sheet goods.

hardboard

Construction; Carpentry

manufactured board made with compressed particles of wood formed together. One side of the board smooth with the other side rough. Hardboard in sheet form is often used and ...

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Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fibrous-felted, homogeneous panel made from lignocellulosic fibers consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press to a density not less than 31 lb/ft3 (497 kg/m3).

hardboard

Agriculture; General agriculture

A generic term for a panel manufactured primarily from interfelted lignocellulosic fibers (usually wood), consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press to a density of 496 ...

hardboard

Aviation; Aeronautics

A composition material made by bonding sawdust and chips of wood with an adhesive under heat and pressure.

framed hardboard

Convention; Conferences

Masonite or similar material on a 1 x 2 or 1 x 3 frame.

air space

Building materials; Lumber

The area between insulation facing and interior of exterior wall coverings. For best results, manufacturers recommend filling this space with insulation and allowing at least 3/4" ...

annual ring

Building materials; Lumber

The rings that are generated each year as a tree grows. The age of the tree can be determined by counting the growth rings. The size of the rings can also indicate what type of ...

compression web

Building materials; Lumber

A member of a truss which connects the bottom and top chords and provides downward support.

conifer

Building materials; Lumber

Conifer species are trees or shrubs of the evergreen variety that bear cones. An example would be the pine.

coniferous forests

Building materials; Lumber

Forests comprised of mostly cone bearing trees such as pine forests.

convection

Building materials; Lumber

Currents created by heating air, which then rises and pulls cooler air behind it.

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