Properties
Density:650-800 Kg/m3 @ 12% m.c
Durability:Class 1: Very Durable.
Colour:Golden-brown, yellow-brown, red-brown to blood red.
Texture:Moderately coarse and uneven.
Grain:Usually interlocked; sometimes wavy.
Figure:Highly decorative, flame-like figure on back sawn boards, ribbon figure distinct on quarter-sawn material.
Permeability:Class 4: Highly resistant; heartwood is untreatable and sapwood is comparatively narrow.
Workability
General:Excellent all round characteristics.
Sawing:Excellent.
Planing:Machines well to a smooth finish.
Blunting:Low.
Boring:Good characteristics; clean and smooth.
Turning:Turns to a clean finish.
Nailing:Nails well.
Gluing:Glues well with all adhesives.
Finishing:Excellent, polishes to a lustrous finish.
Mechanical Properties
Strength:SD5.
Structural Grade:F22 (denser/ redder timbers) F17 (lighter, pale coloured timbers).
Hardness (Janka):4.7kN (seasoned), 4.2kN (unseasoned).
Max. Crushing Strength:58MPa (seasoned), 38Mpa (unseasoned).
Modulus of Elasticity:12GPa (seasoned), 10GPa (unseasoned).
Modulus of Rupture:95MPa (seasoned), 74MPa (unseasoned).
Seasoning
General:Excellent drying properties with little or no degrade.
Movement:Very low.
Shrinkage:Very low.
Properties
Density:650-800 Kg/m3 @ 12% m.c
Durability:Class 1: Very Durable.
Colour:Golden-brown, yellow-brown, red-brown to blood red.
Texture:Moderately coarse and uneven.
Grain:Usually interlocked; sometimes wavy.
Figure:Highly decorative, flame-like figure on back sawn boards, ribbon figure distinct on quarter-sawn material.
Permeability:Class 4: Highly resistant; heartwood is untreatable and sapwood is comparatively narrow.
Workability
General:Excellent all round characteristics.
Sawing:Excellent.
Planing:Machines well to a smooth finish.
Blunting:Low.
Boring:Good characteristics; clean and smooth.
Turning:Turns to a clean finish.
Nailing:Nails well.
Gluing:Glues well with all adhesives.
Finishing:Excellent, polishes to a lustrous finish.
Mechanical Properties
Strength:SD5.
Structural Grade:F22 (denser/ redder timbers) F17 (lighter, pale coloured timbers).
Hardness (Janka):4.7kN (seasoned), 4.2kN (unseasoned).
Max. Crushing Strength:58MPa (seasoned), 38Mpa (unseasoned).
Modulus of Elasticity:12GPa (seasoned), 10GPa (unseasoned).
Modulus of Rupture:95MPa (seasoned), 74MPa (unseasoned).
Seasoning
General:Excellent drying properties with little or no degrade.
Movement:Very low.
Shrinkage:Very low.
Properties
Density:650-800 Kg/m3 @ 12% m.c
Durability:Class 1: Very Durable.
Colour:Golden-brown, yellow-brown, red-brown to blood red.
Texture:Moderately coarse and uneven.
Grain:Usually interlocked; sometimes wavy.
Figure:Highly decorative, flame-like figure on back sawn boards, ribbon figure distinct on quarter-sawn material.
Permeability:Class 4: Highly resistant; heartwood is untreatable and sapwood is comparatively narrow.
Workability
General:Excellent all round characteristics.
Sawing:Excellent.
Planing:Machines well to a smooth finish.
Blunting:Low.
Boring:Good characteristics; clean and smooth.
Turning:Turns to a clean finish.
Nailing:Nails well.
Gluing:Glues well with all adhesives.
Finishing:Excellent, polishes to a lustrous finish.
Mechanical Properties
Strength:SD5.
Structural Grade:F22 (denser/ redder timbers) F17 (lighter, pale coloured timbers).
Hardness (Janka):4.7kN (seasoned), 4.2kN (unseasoned).
Max. Crushing Strength:58MPa (seasoned), 38Mpa (unseasoned).
Modulus of Elasticity:12GPa (seasoned), 10GPa (unseasoned).
Modulus of Rupture:95MPa (seasoned), 74MPa (unseasoned).
Seasoning
General:Excellent drying properties with little or no degrade.
Movement:Very low.
Shrinkage:Very low.