A building board made into sheets by compressing shredded wood chips with a binder. Also called composition board.

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 497 kg/m3 (31 lb/cu ft) or greater.

A board material manufactured of wood fiber, refined or partly refined and formed into a panel having a density range of approximately 50 to 80 pounds per cubic foot under carefully controlled optimum combinations of consolidating pressure, heat and moisture so that the board produced has a characteristic natural ligneous bond.  Other materials may be added during manufacture to improve certain properties such as stiffness, hardness, finishing qualities, strength and durability.  The smaller size wood particles used in hardboard manufacture are the essential difference between this material and particleboard.

Are composed of compressed bonded fibres. These boards are rigid and can only bend to a limited degree. The outer surface is usually plain and smooth.

Inexpensive substitute for wood made of finely-ground wood fibers bonded under pressure with an adhesive.

A panel manufactured primarily from interfolded wood fibers consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press. Used as a substrate for some veneer products.

A panel manufactured primarily from interfolded wood fibres consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press and used, for example, in the manufacture of siding products.

A dense fiberboard made by first reducing natural wood to fibers, and then pressing the fibers together. Hardboard is available in various sizes and thicknesses.

A general term referring to hot pressed engineered wood panels made with refined wood and a lignin binder. Additives may be introduced during the manufacturing process to impart certain properties such as stiffness and hardness. The density range is roughly 55 to 75 pounds per cubic foot.

Compressed wood fibre board, typically used for wardrobe backs and as an underlay for many types of flooring. Like cardboard but thicker. Strictly dry-area internal use only.

A material made from wood fibers that is designed to simulate wood.

A generic term for a smooth or textured grainless panel manufactured primarily from compressed wood fibres.

Homogeneous panels manufactured primarily from inter-felted lignocellulosic (wood) fibers consolidated under heat and pressured with a density of (31 Lb./cu.ft.) or more often termed "masonite".

Hardboard is made from soft wood pulp and is a cheap product. Generally used as a base for other flooring. It can be painted and sealed but it is not very durable long term.!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8039990704443990"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel ="6807473505"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "FF3300";

A type of board made of wood fibres. Usually used to cover a softwood frame, but not generally used as a finishing material.

A generic term for smooth or textured grainless panel manufactured primarily from compressed wood fibers. Used as exterior siding.

Constructed of inter-felted fibers consolidated and formed under heat and pressure into panels.

Manufactured pressed-wood panels; hardboard is specifically rejected by some manufacturers as an acceptable substrate for resilient floors.

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

Related Article A type of manufactured board similar to particle board but with a much smoother surface. A common brand of hardboard is Masonite.

Reconstituted natural wood, fabricated by reducing natural wood to fibers and then pressing the fibers together into panels of various thickness.

A board material manufactured of wood fiber, refined to form a panel. Hardboard has a density range of approximately 50 to 80 pounds per cubic foot. Created under carefully controlled combinations of pressure, heat and moisture hardboard has a characteristic, natural ligneous bond.

Homogeneous panels manufactured primarily from inter-felted lignocellulosic (wood) fibers consolidated under heat and pressure with a density of 497 kg/M3 (31 LB/cu.ft.) or more.

A very dense panel product, usually with at least one smooth face, made of highly compressed wood fibers; consolidated under heat and pressure, and having a density factor of approximately 50 to 80 pounds per cubic foot.

Material made from wood fibers, compressed under heat and pressure to a density of 31 pounds per cubic foot, which are designed to simulate wood.

A manufactured board made from wood fibres bonded together using heat and pressure, usually without the addition of an adhesive. Highly variable depending on the woods used and the method of manufacture. Commonly known in the US and Australia by the brand name “Masonite”, the panels are no longer being manufactured under that brand name. See panel

Hardboard, also called high-density fiberboard, is a type of fiberboard, which is an engineered wood product. It is similar to particle board and medium-density fiberboard, but is much harder and denser because it is made out of exploded wood fibers that have been highly compressed. It is referred to as masonite in the USA because that was the first brand to be marketed there in the 1920s (25 years after it was invented in England).