Property

Moisture content
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Definition

The precise mathematical percentage of a material's total mass that is currently composed of trapped, unbound liquid water.

Description

A critical quality-control metric determining the structural stability of timber, the combustion efficiency of biomass fuels, and the curing success of adhesives.

Example

12

Technical definition

Data type

Float

Unit

Percent (%)

Quantity Kind

Prevalence

Usage

Property groups (1)

References

Reference documents (3)

  • EN 13183-1 Moisture Content of Timber v1.0
  • EN 13183-2 Timber Moisture Content Estimation v1.0
  • ISO 12570 Hygrothermal Performance Moisture Content v1.0

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