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.