EN 14734:2022

Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of treatability of timber species to be impregnated with wood preservatives - Laboratory method

EN 14734:2022

Name:EN 14734:2022   Standard name:Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of treatability of timber species to be impregnated with wood preservatives - Laboratory method
Standard number:EN 14734:2022   language:English language
Release Date:07-Jun-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 38 - Durability of wood and derived materials
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 38/WG 26 - Physical/chemical factors (analytical methods)   ICS number:79.040 - Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2022
Trajnost lesa in lesnih proizvodov - Ugotavljanje možnosti za impregnacijo lesnih
vrst z biocidnimi proizvodi za zaščito lesa - Laboratorijska metoda
Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of treatability of timber
species to be impregnated with wood preservatives - Laboratory method
Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten - Bestimmung der Tränkbarkeit von
Holzarten zur Tränkung mit Holzschutzmitteln - Laborverfahren
Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Détermination de l'imprégnabilité
d'essences de bois par des produits de préservation - Méthode de laboratoire
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14734:2022
ICS:
71.100.50 Kemikalije za zaščito lesa Wood-protecting chemicals
79.040 Les, hlodovina in žagan les Wood, sawlogs and sawn
timber
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 14734
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 79.040 Supersedes CEN/TR 14734:2004
English Version
Durability of wood and wood-based products -
Determination of treatability of timber species to be
impregnated with wood preservatives - Laboratory
method
Durabilité du bois et des matériaux dérivés du bois - Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz und Holzprodukten -
Détermination de l'imprégnabilité d'essences de bois Bestimmung der Tränkbarkeit von Holzarten zur
par des produits de préservation - Méthode de Tränkung mit Holzschutzmitteln - Laborverfahren
laboratoire
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents . 5
5.1 Copper sulfate pentahydrate, at least 98 % pure, solution of 50 g/kg. . 5
5.2 Indicator solution. 5
5.3 Sealing compound . 5
6 Apparatus . 6
7 Preparation of test specimens . 7
8 Procedure. 7
8.1 Moisture content and density determination . 7
8.2 Impregnation of test specimens (standard procedure) . 7
8.3 Measurement of penetration . 8
9 Data handling. 9
9.1 Treatability classes for individual test samples . 9
9.2 Differentiation between treatability classes 3 and 4 . 10
9.3 Assignation of a treatability class to a set of specimens . 10
10 Test report . 11
Annex A (informative) Guidance on sampling . 12
A.1 General . 12
A.2 Origin of the material . 12
A.3 Homogeneity of the sample . 12
A.4 Heartwood . 12
A.5 Saw pattern . 13
A.6 Seasoning . 13
A.7 Grading . 13
Annex B (informative) Example of a test report . 14
Bibliography . 16
European foreword
This document (EN 14734:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 38 “Durability of
wood and wood-based products”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TR 14734:2004.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
The basis for this document was prepared as being part of the work for SMT project MAT-CT 94061
project number 3307: Improvement of CEN standards by short term methods for testing the natural
durability and treatability of solid wood and wood based panel products.
It provides the means whereby the treatability of sapwood or heartwood of different wood species can
be determined in order to determine likely reaction to impregnation with wood preservatives. Such an
assessment provides data for use in EN 351-1 which establishes a system for specifying the treatment of
wood with wood preservatives based upon the penetration and retention of preservatives achieved by
the treatment process. EN 351-1 recognizes that different wood species respond to treatment differently
depending on their ability to absorb preservative, and requires a different level of compliance depending
on the treatability of the wood concerned. While EN 350 includes a subjective classification of the
treatability of different wood species using a four class system, the method described in this document
provides the means to determine the treatability objectively.
Although the method described uses an aqueous solution as the impregnating liquid, the method can be
modified using other preservative types, e.g. organic solvent or emulsion preparations, if the response of
the wood to a specific preservative is required. However, the method does not take account of
preservative formulations where the active ingredients are selectively adsorbed on to the wood substrate
resulting in the solvent penetrating more deeply than the biocides.
1 Scope
This document specifies a laboratory method for the determination of the treatability of wood in order
to determine the likely reaction of different wood species to impregnation with wood preservatives. It is
also applicable to investigate variation between samples of the same species but of different origin.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at
— IEC Electropedia: available at
4 Principle
After moisture and density determination of each of the test specimens, a set of test specimens is
impregnated with copper sulfate solution in accordance with a standard test procedure. After application
of an indicator solution to the exposed cross-section and to one of the exposed longitudinal surfaces of
each of test specimens, the lateral and axial penetration is measured and the treatability class is
evaluated.
5 Reagents
5.1 Copper sulfate pentahydrate, at least 98 % pure, solution of 50 g/kg
Dissolve 50 g of copper sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO • 5H O) in 950 g water, preferably deionized.
4 2
NOTE The volume of copper sulfate solution required will depend on the capacity of the impregnation
apparatus.
5.2 Indicator solution
For the indication of the penetration an indicator solution, e.g. chrome azurol S, can be used. Dissolve
0,5 g chrome azurol S and 5 g sodium acetate in 100 ml water.
Other indicators can be used but should have at least the same sensitivity to copper as chrome azurol S.
5.3 Sealing compound
A sealing compound which is inert to the copper sulfate solution (5.1) and unaffected by the test
conditions.
6 Apparatus
Ordinary laboratory apparatus and:
6.1 Balance, capable of weighing with maximum permissible error of 0,01 g.
6.2 Conditioning chamber, well ventilated and controlled at (20 ± 2) °C and (65 ± 5) % relative
humidity.
6.3 Measuring devices, capable of measuring the dimensions of test sample size of up to 40 mm and
1000 mm, respectively, and to a maximum uncertainty of measurement of 0,1 mm.
6.4 Drying oven, capable of being controlled at (103 ± 2) °C.
6.5 Desiccator, with efficient desiccant (silica gel for example).
6.6 Treatment vessel, consisting of a chamber and header tank with ancillary vacuum and pressure
pumps capable of exerting a vacuum of (1 ± 0,5) kPa and a pressure of (10 ± 1) × 10 kPa. The pipe work
between the treatment vessel and the pumps shall be designed so that adding or draining treatment
solutions can be achieved while maintaining the existing pressure in the vessel. A typical treatment vessel
with connected pumps and storage tank is shown in Figure 1.

Key
1 storage tank
2 pump
3 vacuum pump
4 treatment vessel (chamber)
PI pressure gauge
Figure 1 — Typical treatment vessel (with connected pumps and storage tank)
7 Preparation of test specimens
Prepare a minimum of ten test specimens, each from a different plank of the wood species
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